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HP Pavilion 15-cs1004na
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

hello, i have a 4k monitor and want to use it to watch videos on the laptop but whenever i watch videos on it and go full screen it has massive frame rates drops even though the video is 1080p, when i make the screen 1080p though and play the same video it doesent happen

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@Fiercevinegar 

 

Even video only FHD but machine still has to generate massive information for a FULL 4K screen that why when you reduce its size to FHD it will play on a smaller screen.

 

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ok but i can play 4k videos on my laptop and it doesent lag and its only using 40% cpu when i full screen it 

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@Fiercevinegar 

 

Probably you connect your machine to the monitor using its HDMI 1.4 port. You have to get lower refresh rate to be able to use full 4K external monitor.

 

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no? the monitor shows 4k 60 and works as 4k 60, that isnt the problem lol, the problem is when i watch youtube the frame rate tanks for no reason 

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