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Desire hd ear piece sounds distorted.

Guys I have my desire hd ear piece speaker sounding distorted when I turn the in call volume to its max. Any idea why It's happening? I have full wipe the custom Rom and re flashed my phone but still the problem is there. So any idea ?
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Guys please help I have tried flashing back to original Rom but the problem is not solved yet.
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puri1 said:
Guys please help I have tried flashing back to original Rom but the problem is not solved yet.
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Hi. try flashing back the stock rom. If still same prob, then and take it back frm where you bought it. They should fix under waranty, or exch it. it may be faulty
btw did the issue started happening after u flashed a custom rom?

I had the same problem...
...searched all over trying to find a solution relating to Desire HD but eventually found my answer in a thread relating to an older HTC phone.
I doubt I'd find it again so I can't give the credit where it's deserved but the poster suggested a couple of possible causes and solutions as I recall;
1. The speaker in the earpiece naturally contains a magnet and could over time pick up bits of metal fragments (swarf) from dust, in your pocket, off tables, etc. He suggested using a stronger magnet to stroke it off perhaps, or even easier (and perhaps safer for other components) just blow!
2. The speaker will have a thin plastic diaphragm that resonates to form the sound. If this becomes malformed somehow it will produce crackling/tinny noise and poor volume. The solution here is to close your mouth over the earpiece and either blow or suck If one doesn't work then try the other and test again.
Sounds comical I know(!), but it worked for me. I can't remember if it was blowing or sucking in my case but I was very glad I had avoided having to go through customer services and being without my phone. Instant fix and it's been fine since.
Like I said, this isn't Desire HD specific advice - it could happen to any cellphone really. I hope you have the same joy as I did ;-)

Funny but it works!
I was just going to unroot and return my Desire Z Vision to stock, and try to get it fixed under warranty. What a hassle!
I'm not sure whether the blowing or the sucking was it, but it fixed the terrible sound distortion coming from the phone earpiece speaker at higher than minimum in-call volumes.
Thanks so much! I love the XDA community!

Stuntchicken said:
Sounds comical I know(!), but it worked for me.
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I have been searching for a replacement earpiece speaker and found your post.
The blowj** did really help me.
regards

Guys thanks for advice but I have got rid of my desire and now a happy camper with inspire 4g
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Hey guys!
I had this issue too, trying the blowing, sucking thing and now I have NO sound at all coming from the earpiece speaker
Any solution?
Thanks in advance

DanteGR said:
Hey guys!
I had this issue too, trying the blowing, sucking thing and now I have NO sound at all coming from the earpiece speaker
Any solution?
Thanks in advance
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To me I have tried blow trick but it messed up the ear piece more. But there is no way you going to loose the sound unless you drop the phone , try the magnet trick or using a vacuum cleaner ( I was once thinking of doing that ) try to re flash your DHD may be it will help and try to go with stock Rom first with mod kernel .
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puri1 said:
To me I have tried blow trick but it messed up the ear piece more. But there is no way you going to loose the sound unless you drop the phone , try the magnet trick or using a vacuum cleaner ( I was once thinking of doing that ) try to re flash your DHD may be it will help and try to go with stock Rom first with mod kernel .
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I just blew on the earpiece mate. Nothing more.. I have never evr dropped the phone not even once in 7 months...
I will try the things you suggest and get back if I have any luck.
Thank you very much for taking the time to reply though

Hi, I am on a t-mobile branded stock DHD which has never been rooted and the in call volume is amazingly low, I can barely hear people when I'm outside and most of the time I have to put it on speaker, I never had this problem with my n95 or bb 9780, can anyone help or offer any suggestions, is there a chance my handset could be faulty. Also does call quality improve in gingerbread as I am still awaiting that update.
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loyal32 said:
Hi, I am on a t-mobile branded stock DHD which has never been rooted and the in call volume is amazingly low, I can barely hear people when I'm outside and most of the time I have to put it on speaker, I never had this problem with my n95 or bb 9780, can anyone help or offer any suggestions, is there a chance my handset could be faulty. Also does call quality improve in gingerbread as I am still awaiting that update.
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What I can tell you my friend is that when I first got the phone for a while (about 2 months) the in-call volume and quality was very decent. I did not have a single problem. That is until the sound distortion started....

DanteGR said:
What I can tell you my friend is that when I first got the phone for a while (about 2 months) the in-call volume and quality was very decent. I did not have a single problem. That is until the sound distortion started....
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Yh I got mine earlier this year but I can't even remember if the in call volume was even any good to begin with
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HTC Desire HD weird sound from earpiece
Hey guys
I am experiencing something really weird. On my desire HD, when I start a call (make/receive) the sound is at max and is fine, after sometime the calls sound is all distorted as if the speaker is burst, once I lower the sound its fine i.e. <50%. If i keep my phone upside down for some time, the sound gets normal on the earpiece but again after sometime it gets distorted again.
What is going on? My speaker (earpiece) sounds okay for a few mins and then gets distorted, and after sometime it gets back to normal and then again distorted.. help me out guys i cant figure out and cant fix it.
I have tried:
1) Magnet in front of earpiece to pull out fragments of small metals on the speaker
2) Left the phone in an air tight jar with a dessicant on the earpiece
What next?

uma1rkhan said:
Hey guys
I am experiencing something really weird. On my desire HD, when I start a call (make/receive) the sound is at max and is fine, after sometime the calls sound is all distorted as if the speaker is burst, once I lower the sound its fine i.e. <50%. If i keep my phone upside down for some time, the sound gets normal on the earpiece but again after sometime it gets distorted again.
What is going on? My speaker (earpiece) sounds okay for a few mins and then gets distorted, and after sometime it gets back to normal and then again distorted.. help me out guys i cant figure out and cant fix it.
I have tried:
1) Magnet in front of earpiece to pull out fragments of small metals on the speaker
2) Left the phone in an air tight jar with a dessicant on the earpiece
What next?
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The earpiece has failed and needs replacing I'm afraid.

iridium21 said:
The earpiece has failed and needs replacing I'm afraid.
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Maybe yes, but its like alright for a few mins, e.g. in a 10 min call, 6 min its fine, then its like something is gradually appearing on the speaker to make it sound bad, slowly and gradually the sound gets from OK to bad as if something is vibrating with the speaker.
What I dont understand is that how does it get okay after a few mins rest?
I live in Pakistan, no Official HTC Support here, everything is either smuggled or people order from abroad... If it fails its a pretty tough situation for me !

Last resort is to blow in the earpiece or to use the professional air spray blower, but none of these trials is curable, this info is from HTC support website, mine requires repair, or I can use it for gaming and chatting, in that way an itoutch is quite enough.
Actually it was a great "phone" but now it's just an itouch or game&watch, or may be elastic baloon according to the technician solution.
Thanks htc ... No more purchases
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same problem
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Last resort is to blow in the earpiece or to use the professional air spray blower, but none of these trials is curable, this info is from HTC support website, mine requires repair, or I can use it for gaming and chatting, in that way an itoutch is quite enough.
Actually it was a great "phone" but now it's just an itouch or game&watch, or may be elastic baloon according to the technician solution.
Thanks htc ... No more purchases
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same problem with me.. it happened suddenly 2 weeks ago after searching/formatting/ changing some tweeks i decided to repair my phone with following available spare parts..
http://www.ebay.nl/itm/Ear-Piece-Ea...ltDomain_0&hash=item3f14a47875#ht_2453wt_1037
if i succeed i will tell you how difficult it was

In call volume to low, seems to affect some peolple. HELP!!!

Hi,
this has been posted a few times by different users, including me.
As the title says, when making calls the volume is not loud enough, while other people has to turn the volume down.
On the online chat with HTC they told me to compare it with other HOX but i only have one :silly:
I am on T mobile uk and ARHD 7.2.1 but flashed many before. Tried sim card on an old phone without any problems.
Warranty or there are other solutions? Please help is driving me crazy whe call my misses (is me shouting at her, for her to shout back)
Thanks

I turned the hearing aid setting on and it's loud enough now.
Settings/Call/ select hearing aid.
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dwalk1 said:
I turned the hearing aid setting on and it's loud enough now.
Settings/Call/ select hearing aid.
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Interesting, but I can't find that setting under Settings ---> Call

dwalk1 said:
I turned the hearing aid setting on and it's loud enough now.
Settings/Call/ select hearing aid.
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Get lost kid

Here's a screenshot. Maybe the setting is under something else on your phone. It definitely increased my volume.
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Trying the screenshot again
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have you per-chance installed a cover or protector over the speaker holes?

I've had this issue a while ago, and I found out that it was because dust had gone through the ear piece and settled.
Try to clean you ear piece with a soft (and clean off course) toothbrush, I was astonished by the amount of dust that crept in.

dwalk1 said:
Trying the screenshot again
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I don't have this option on my settings.
Why?
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dwalk1 said:
Trying the screenshot again
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I don't have this option on my settings.
Why?

Maybe you just clean the holes , a needle might help, then vacuum it careful solved the Problem for me....
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I too do not have the hearing aid option!
ARHD 7.2 but FWIW I don't ever remember seeing it in stock 1.26, 1.28, 1.29 either

Maybe this option only exists in the leaked base.

Arhd 7.2 is based on leaked 2.05 base...
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It will solve the voice problem
i had same problem with my HOX when i bough there isnt any problem with my phone but in time i realize that incall volume is too low
at first i think its a software /firmware /costum rom problem but i learned that there isnt any solution with software (yet) and a decided to opening my phone for analyzing problem and than i noticed that actually incall volume's speakers volume isnt low but when i closed my phone volume is decrasing
and i found the problem the holes on the incall volume's speakers are filled with dirt and its blocking the volume i opened holes and at last i solved the my problem
if u have any question about that solutian please e-mailet to me eczahmetcetiner @ hotmail. com i will ansver for everybody

Screen replacement
If you had sent your screen for replacement and are suffering from low volume.. This could be the reason
The dudes over at the service place didn't remove all the protective plastic that come with a new screen... There was this small plastic piece protecting the earpiece from behind the holes.. it was sitting between the holes and on the earpiece speaker. Removed it and what a difference..

External speaker issues

Is somebody experiencing issues with the external speaker? Everything was normal until suddenly the speaker started to sound like is broken. I am using viper audio and I am not sure if this is making the problem. But, somebody can tell me what can I do?

Actually I realized that my external speaker is damaged (even if I don't know how it happened) in conclusion I decided to buy the the spare part at zandparts. Believe me or not this is a great phone and having a galaxy note 3 too, I prefer this one a thousand of times.

Update***
I replaced the speaker and everything is working fine again

legolgel said:
Update***
I replaced the speaker and everything is working fine again
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you got it replaced or replaced them yourself. if so, how?

legolgel said:
Is somebody experiencing issues with the external speaker? Everything was normal until suddenly the speaker started to sound like is broken. I am using viper audio and I am not sure if this is making the problem. But, somebody can tell me what can I do?
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yeah my speaker does the same. now its not working at all...

Yeah, I replaced it by myself and there is a website where you can find the spare parts.

speaker
legolgel said:
Yeah, I replaced it by myself and there is a website where you can find the spare parts.
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was the speaker on the zenfone2 easy to replace ? I bought a zenfone2 from Eglobal and after 7 weeks speaker as failed

I know this sounds really stupid, but push on the holes on the back cover slightly hard over the mesh, i did this and it worked, weird but hope it helps you aswell
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yeah my speaker does the same. now its not working at all...
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I got scared, because the same thing happened to me and all i had to do was press on the speaker and it worked, on the back press on the mesh and it might work.! hope it helps

My speaker was broken too but it's very easy to replace it and the speaker's price is very low on aliexpress or ebay. I found a how to on ifixit.com

Aha. It seems that i'm not the only one. I replaced the speaker in March in ASUS service center and it breaks again now.

hi all, experiencing same problem with my zenfone 2, sent the device to a local repair shop but they said that problem with the chip on the board.
They changed 2 speakers and same problem, what you guys think ?
The thing is that I could still hear some sound at very high frequency but things such as music or youtube no.

Moto Z play speaker distortion

I have been using the moto z play for around 6 months and recently I have been observing that the speaker on the z play distorts and crackles at near full volume. It cannot play any high pitched sound without distortion. I used be pretty clear earlier. I am planning to visit the service center. What do you guys suggest? Anyone else face the same issue here ?

aniketkuber said:
I have been using the moto z play for around 6 months and recently I have been observing that the speaker on the z play distorts and crackles at near full volume. It cannot play any high pitched sound without distortion. I used be pretty clear earlier. I am planning to visit the service center. What do you guys suggest? Anyone else face the same issue here ?
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Try the arise sound mod it will make a good output

aniketkuber said:
I have been using the moto z play for around 6 months and recently I have been observing that the speaker on the z play distorts and crackles at near full volume. It cannot play any high pitched sound without distortion. I used be pretty clear earlier. I am planning to visit the service center. What do you guys suggest? Anyone else face the same issue here ?
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I would suggest taking it in and have it looked at. The prior suggestion would be proper if you had complained about a low volume and was looking to boost your volume. But I have not heard complaints about distorting and crackling at full volume. The other suggestion at this point would make things worse. I keep all of my volumes set to max and have none of the issues you mention. Good Luck.

Jimi Mack said:
I would suggest taking it in and have it looked at. The prior suggestion would be proper if you had complained about a low volume and was looking to boost your volume. But I have not heard complaints about distorting and crackling at full volume. The other suggestion at this point would make things worse. I keep all of my volumes set to max and have none of the issues you mention. Good Luck.
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ok. Will take it to the service center since it is well within warranty. I plan to keep this phone for a long time but without a distorted speaker. thanks.

Kdx10 said:
Try the arise sound mod it will make a good output
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does the phone needs to rooted to use it ? I plan to keep using it stock.

aniketkuber said:
does the phone needs to rooted to use it ? I plan to keep using it stock.
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Unfortunately u need to be rooted and twrp installed to use arise. It is worth rooting the phone because of that amazing mod

I Found a Speaker Distortion Fix

Like many, my phone has the lower speaker distortion on speaker phone calls and general audio, like YouTube, when turned up high. If you are rooted, I have found a solution to all situations except speaker phone calls.
I installed Viper4android through Magisk, kept all default settings except under the Speaker phone section. I checked the Master Power and FIRequalizer boxes, chose Rock setting under FIRequalizer, and modified it to lower all of the levels from 250 to 4k to -6.8 db.
This removed the frequencies that caused terrible sound from the lower speaker, including when Google assistant speaks.
Does anyone have a solution for when on a speaker call though, as this has no effect there?

keever25 said:
Like many, my phone has the lower speaker distortion on speaker phone calls and general audio, like YouTube, when turned up high. If you are rooted, I have found a solution to all situations except speaker phone calls.
I installed Viper4android through Magisk, kept all default settings except under the Speaker phone section. I checked the Master Power and FIRequalizer boxes, chose Rock setting under FIRequalizer, and modified it to lower all of the levels from 250 to 4k to -6.8 db.
This removed the frequencies that caused terrible sound from the lower speaker, including when Google assistant speaks.
Does anyone have a solution for when on a speaker call though, as this has no effect there?
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Nice find my friend. Well done ?:good:

Good one!!:good:

If I had this issue i'd return mine. I don't love workarounds for hardware fixable issues.

Wow. This actually makes it sound 10x better. Thanks for this!

Jonathan-H said:
If I had this issue i'd return mine. I don't love workarounds for hardware fixable issues.
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Good luck. I just received my 5th RMA(6th overall phone) and just like each one before it, the distortion is present.

onishchuk4 said:
Good luck. I just received my 5th RMA(6th overall phone) and just like each one before it, the distortion is present.
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That's some bad luck. The phone I bought retail had the distortion issue but the first replacement I got fixed it.

darkfire404 said:
That's some bad luck. The phone I bought retail had the distortion issue but the first replacement I got fixed it.
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Tbh, I'm pretty sure everyone has it to a degree. Either your volume isn't cranked to 100% max, or it's not as prevalent but I do think it affects all devices. There are several lengthy threads with heaps of people confirming this. I just rooted my phone so I'm going to give OP's fix a shot.

onishchuk4 said:
Tbh, I'm pretty sure everyone has it to a degree. Either your volume isn't cranked to 100% max, or it's not as prevalent but I do think it affects all devices. There are several lengthy threads with heaps of people confirming this. I just rooted my phone so I'm going to give OP's fix a shot.
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I had insane distortion on my previous phone. Any volume above zero and the speaker would buzz around like crazy. If I run my replacement at max stock volume (No audio mods installed), I get clear sound with no distortion. So either I'm lucky or the issue isn't as prevalent as you think

darkfire404 said:
I had insane distortion on my previous phone. Any volume above zero and the speaker would buzz around like crazy. If I run my replacement at max stock volume (No audio mods installed), I get clear sound with no distortion. So either I'm lucky or the issue isn't as prevalent as you think
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Well, the thing is that it's not noticeable in ever scenario. You need to play audio which has someone speaking in it. A good one would be any linus tech tips video where he's @ CES. Playing music and a lot of other types of audio doesn't bring it out.

onishchuk4 said:
Well, the thing is that it's not noticeable in ever scenario. You need to play audio which has someone speaking in it. A good one would be any linus tech tips video where he's @ CES. Playing music and a lot of other types of audio doesn't bring it out.
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I initially tested my speakers at full volume using audiocheck and a bunch of well recorded tracks. I just tested with a couple of Linus videos from CES and the results were the same. There is no perceptible distortion/buzz when compared against my laptop speakers and headphones. If there is any distortion, the only way I would be able to know would be to set up a measuring rig and check what the THD is on these speakers. and compare it to any specs that Google has put out if they did reveal that information in the first place.
It is true that a lot of devices have terrible speakers and there are loads of people who have complaints about them. That doesn't mean every phone is defective. 6 defective phones in a row means you either have really bad luck, all your replacements were from the same production batch that was terrible, or Google QC is really ****ty.

darkfire404 said:
I initially tested my speakers at full volume using audiocheck and a bunch of well recorded tracks. I just tested with a couple of Linus videos from CES and the results were the same. There is no perceptible distortion/buzz when compared against my laptop speakers and headphones. If there is any distortion, the only way I would be able to know would be to set up a measuring rig and check what the THD is on these speakers. and compare it to any specs that Google has put out if they did reveal that information in the first place.
It is true that a lot of devices have terrible speakers and there are loads of people who have complaints about them. That doesn't mean every phone is defective. 6 defective phones in a row means you either have really bad luck, all your replacements were from the same production batch that was terrible, or Google QC is really ****ty.
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In terms of batch, you're probably right. All 6 have been either from October 16th or November 22nd. I suspect that not many of the black 128GB versions are selling. I received this latest one on tuesday and it's build date is October 16th.
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keever25 said:
Like many, my phone has the lower speaker distortion on speaker phone calls and general audio, like YouTube, when turned up high. If you are rooted, I have found a solution to all situations except speaker phone calls.
I installed Viper4android through Magisk, kept all default settings except under the Speaker phone section. I checked the Master Power and FIRequalizer boxes, chose Rock setting under FIRequalizer, and modified it to lower all of the levels from 250 to 4k to -6.8 db.
This removed the frequencies that caused terrible sound from the lower speaker, including when Google assistant speaks.
Does anyone have a solution for when on a speaker call though, as this has no effect there?
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What version of Viper did you install? I see like 3 different ones. I tried your settings, but I don't notice a difference. Also, the -6.8db doesn't stick. When I exit the app and come back in, I see that the levels have all gone to -7.

I can confirm this trick fixed minw

Ok I tried a different version, Viper4Android FX and the distortion is gone! Fingers crossed that Google fix this in an update soon.
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onishchuk4 said:
Ok I tried a different version, Viper4Android FX and the distortion is gone! Fingers crossed that Google fix this in an update soon.
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Do you have a link to ur version? My version always goes to -7.0 db as well and -6.8 doesn't stick.

Ap3xGam3r said:
Do you have a link to ur version? My version always goes to -7.0 db as well and -6.8 doesn't stick.
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Mine doesn't stick to 6.8 either. Only 6.9. Sounds fine.
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onishchuk4 said:
Mine doesn't stick to 6.8 either. Only 6.9. Sounds fine.
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Are you on driver version 2.5.0.4 as well?

Ap3xGam3r said:
Are you on driver version 2.5.0.4 as well?
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2.5.0.5
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Update. This fix is useless. Doesn't work anymore. Just played a YouTube video and its just as terrible as before.
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onishchuk4 said:
Update. This fix is useless. Doesn't work anymore. Just played a YouTube video and its just as terrible as before.
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Nope,
Still work fine for mine.