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seth556
10.12.06, 3:28 pm
Whenever I try to play a Media Player video or a DVD video is is always very bright. I checked the color config thing and it was all normal. Also when I play mpg files nothing it wrong.
Minion
10.16.06, 5:50 am
it would sound like a codec issue if there weren't dvds involved.
it sounds like the color space config for WMP is way off. something to do with the YUV, specifically if i had to guess.
uninstal WMP and re-install it. see if that does the trick
seth556
10.16.06, 1:32 pm
Tryed that, I had wmp 10 and now I have 11. The color is off for regular videos and dvd's.
penguinrusty
10.17.06, 3:21 am
try Winamp instead of WMP.
Minion
10.17.06, 7:09 am
winamp=phail

download VLC player instead. plays pretty much everything
seth556
10.17.06, 2:22 pm
I have winamp but that dosen't play dvd's does it?
Minion
10.17.06, 3:03 pm
vlc will play dvds too
seth556
10.17.06, 5:28 pm
I'll check it out.
Minion
10.17.06, 5:55 pm
it should fix codec issues if that the problem.
it has it's own set of dedicated codecs. it odesn't pull the codecs you already have on your hard drive (which may be currupted)
it'll play pretty much any codec and format too
penguinrusty
10.17.06, 7:39 pm
Yea, vlc is t3h pwn....it even plays bin files....
seth556
10.18.06, 10:46 am
It fixed the color a little bit but still not much.
Minion
10.19.06, 5:05 am
do you have your xp instal disc? do a restore installation
seth556
10.19.06, 12:33 pm
Restore install?
penguinrusty
10.21.06, 9:07 pm
do you have your xp instal disc? do a restore installation
Why would he need to wipe his hard drive with a restore install just to fix his color?

Try using a different monitor, and if that doesn't work, reinstall your video card's or motherboard's video drivers. They should be on the CD that came with your computer, otherwise it if's a mainstream card, just download them from www.ati.com or www.nvidia.com depending on what you have.
seth556
10.22.06, 9:35 am
I don't have a video card. Also I've used 2 different monitors.
Minion
10.23.06, 5:12 am
Why would he need to wipe his hard drive with a restore install just to fix his color?
he wouldn't. you're thinking of formatting. restoring it just flashes your system files.
penguinrusty
10.23.06, 4:00 pm
I still think it's his drivers.