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Question

Glitches/Artifacts On Video Playback

by Apr 22, 2018 4:20PM PDT
https://imgur.com/eWld3EA

Probably a very easy question for you, but I'm getting these glitches and screen artifacts every now and then for seconds at a time on YouTube and most other forms of video playback.

It happens in a few different browsers I've tried and it also happens regardless of whether I'm plugged in or low on battery etc.

Any input at all would be nice, so many thanks in advance even if you're not quite sure.

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That looks like a failing GPU.
by Forum moderator Apr 22, 2018 4:33PM PDT

I respect your privacy and won't pry for machine details here. Your choice about that.

One last idea. Google "Disable Hardware Acceleration in Chrome" and give that a shot too.

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TYVM
by Jeckles Apr 22, 2018 5:33PM PDT

I have one quick corollary to that if you may:

Would it necessarily be a faulty GPU if this is a problem I have not seen for a while and have never seen while playing video games?

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