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Now this may be the wrong place to look but im unsure. I have looked for the answer in many places with no luck, and I've had luck with this community in the past to help my with my technical problems. So the deal is, Im running my pc on a 52" sony bravia,(unsure of the specs at the moment but could find if needed) now whenever I click movies to play in fullscreen, it will work for about 3-5 seconds and then freeze while the audio will continue. Im not sure if my drivers are outdated? But I just got it cleaned and updated from a local pc servicer, so that shouldnt be the problem. I've heard it could be the colour bits im running it at but I've tried going down to 16 and no fix, so Im keeping it at 32 which im sure my tv can handle. I've also updated my flashplayers and a few other media players but no luck. If anyone has had or heard of a similiar problem and has a fix it would be much apreciated. Thank you.

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A compact troubleshooting summary for — symptom: fullscreen video on a TV freezes after a few seconds while audio keeps playing. ’s trial-and-error ideas are useful; below is a focused diagnostic path that narrows down whether the problem is driver/acceleration, the TV/EDID handshake, or hardware.

Common quick checks and controlled tests

  1. Reproduce and isolate: play the same file in windowed mode and on a different monitor (or the PC display). If windowed is fine and only fullscreen fails on the TV, the fullscreen rendering path or TV handshake is implicated. Try a different player (VLC or MPC-HC) and switch the player’s video output module (DirectDraw/Direct3D/OpenGL) or disable DXVA/hardware acceleration.

  2. Connection and timing: test a different cable/port (HDMI vs VGA/component) and force a safe resolution/refresh rate that the TV supports (e.g., 720p/1080p at 50/60 Hz). Mismatched rates or EDID negotiation can stall the GPU-to-TV pipeline.

  3. Clean driver path: install the latest GPU driver from the vendor (NVIDIA, AMD, Intel) and consider a clean uninstall before reinstalling (tools like Display Driver Uninstaller are commonly used for thorough removal). If the driver release on the vendor site differs from what the servicer installed, use the vendor package.

  4. Monitor health and logs: watch GPU temperature and load while playing (GPU-Z, HWMonitor). Check Windows Event Viewer for driver or display-related errors logged at the freeze time.

  5. TV firmware and picture modes: try the TV’s different picture modes and check for firmware updates from the manufacturer.

If disabling acceleration or a driver clean-install fixes it, the root was software/decoder interaction; if not, test the PC on another display—persistent freezes there point toward GPU hardware failure. Useful links: vendor driver pages (NVIDIA, AMD, Intel), Event Viewer docs, and VLC for output-module tests.

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No one has had or heard of similiar problems?
I do not require a for sure fix but any advice or tips on what it COULD be would be just as apreciated. Thanks :)

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right click on screen,graphics,set this screen as primary,also from your tv remote cycle through cinema 1,wide 16.9 etc trying each one,there may also be an option to change your screen resolution in display settings,think it is just a case of trial and error,try external settings on TV VIDEO 2 etc,good luck

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