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NVIDIA Graphics Update 2009 Improves Cursor Movement, HD Playback

Monday January 26, 2009 3:35 pm PST by Arnold Kim
Apple released an update for owners of NVIDIA (unibody) MacBooks, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs.

This update improves cursor movement when using the Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter with the Mini DisplayPort enabled MacBook Air, MacBook and MacBook Pro.

It also improves playback of HD video running on systems with NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT or GeForce 9600M graphics.

The update should be available in your Mac OS X software update.
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Kilamite
40 months ago
Hurray.

Maybe 1080p content will playback much better on the 9600GT.
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J the Ninja
40 months ago
Okkkayy......now SystemUIServer is segfault'ing and crashing roughly every 2 minutes, and iStat Menu's doesn't work.....at all.

Anybody do this one successfully?

Nvm, fix'd.
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flyinmac
40 months ago

Okkkayy......now SystemUIServer is segfault'ing and crashing roughly every 2 minutes, and iStat Menu's doesn't work.....at all.

Anybody do this one successfully?


No problems on mine yet (system specs in my signature)
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uni
40 months ago
Let's hope it fixes my screen tearing issue with flash content and hd content, something that I have seen all macbook pros exhibit in the local apple store..
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Kilamite
40 months ago

Okkkayy......now SystemUIServer is segfault'ing and crashing roughly every 2 minutes, and iStat Menu's doesn't work.....at all.

Anybody do this one successfully?


Updated fine for me too.

Need to see if HD stuff plays back smoother. Interesting to see if this boosts performance in any games.
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SimonTheSoundMa
40 months ago
Nothing for the 8600M GT then.

We are still lacking major features such as MPEG4/.h264 hardware decoding, decent performance and glitchy graphics.
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lftrghtparadigm
40 months ago
Hmm, wasn't even aware the new products had such issues.

My iMac with ATI craphics plays HD content just fine, wonder what was up with the NVIDIA chips. Glad I didn't jump on one of these early, sounds fishy to me
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Thiol
40 months ago
Does anyone know if this solved the 30 inch monitor image quality problem?

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=636416
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Nermal
40 months ago

Hurray.

Maybe 1080p content will playback much better on the 9600GT.


I hope so. I have a 1080p HD DVD (from DVD Studio Pro) and it drops frames all over the place on my 9600. I'm looking forward to trying this update once I get home.

Edit: Problem not solved.
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The Samurai
40 months ago
Hope this irons out some of the external display flickering issues.
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