New work laptop.. .I'm screwed aren't I?

markdotpeters5

Sunspark I've tried, unfortunately it's exactly the same

markdotpeters5

Think I'm going to have to rely on 365 on my own hardware running Windows 10/MacOS Sonoma, maybe get a Macbook air M1 dedicated for work or similar that works for me.

markdotpeters5

So plot twist, company decided they're going to remove 365 access… Queue mad panic!

Have tried quite a few options but one that seems to work really well is a USB capture card and AMCap on a 'safe' PC with Windows 10.. so I'll have to find a laptop with an Nvidia card that I can use to control dithering and use that…

What a mission!

Firemaker

markdotpeters5

Hey, depending on the company you work at and your relationship with IT, you can potentially ask them to enroll you in the Windows 10 ESU program and extend your license with 1 more year. If the company is big enough they might be extending this for certain users for certain reasons.

Also, this laptop appears to have no native HDMI port. And HDMI is usually way better for the eyes in my experience than DP for some reason. Converters to HDMI feel different than native HDMI port.

If you have identified your video card as the source of the issues and not Win 11, you can use eGPU setup with a video card that does not cause harm under Win 11. It'll completely bypass any laptop video card. But for this purpose, you would need IT to provide you with certain permissions I would imagine - most corporate environments would not allow to attach a GPU to the motherboard via thunderbolt. (also properly setting this up is a pain)

ensete

markdotpeters5 Have tried quite a few options but one that seems to work really well is a USB capture card and AMCap on a 'safe' PC with Windows 10.. so I'll have to find a laptop with an Nvidia card that I can use to control dithering and use that…

Can you give a detailed explanation of your setup here?

Sunspark

Plenty of laptops with Nvidia cards.. Framework has one.

markdotpeters5

AMcap actually turns out to be a paid for app that you can actually no longer pay for.. I managed to get it working just as well in potplayer though (VLC was a touch laggy).

Sunspark yes, must also run Windows 10 but also shouldn't be a huge issue.

markdotpeters5

Firemaker I’ve told them about ESU, they’ve not come back with a response yet.

I’ve also tried the eGPU option and it did work (with an Nvidia graphics card) but was still unusable unfortunately (even setting the Nvidia colour depth etc)

tck175

markdotpeters5 same here , you are not alone !

markdotpeters5

tck175 so frustrating isn’t it. Just let us turn it off Microsoft!!!

markdotpeters5

Still haven't got any options here. Last resort is an e-ink display.

ensete

markdotpeters5 If you are in the US, file a formal ADA accommodation request with your HR department.

markdotpeters5

ensete I'm not, and I'm a contract resource, so I don't want to make too many waves else it'll be easier for them to just see me out the door. They've agreed to apply ESU for my Windows 10 laptop for now though, so that buys me another year which will more than likely see out my contract.

smilem

ensete

I wonder how can you file ADA is this condition is not a disability that is acknowledged?

markdotpeters5

ensete basically use a 'safe' Windows PC, then use a capture card to output the 'Windows 11 PC" to that card.. Use VLC to view it on the 'safe' PC. Seems fairly usable. I don't think the capture card really matters, I just got a cheap one from Amazon.

ensete

markdotpeters5 When I said specific I mean specific hardware with links to that specific hardware. There are approximately eleventy bajillion USB capture cards on the market.

markdotpeters5

ensete I really don't think it's the model that made the difference, but here's the link NEWHOPE video capture card, 4K HDMI to USB C 3.0 capture card, 1080P HD 60fps Live and Record Video Audio Grabber for Gaming, Streaming, Teaching, Video Conference: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

Donux

If I would disregard all the noise out there, including this forum, I would naturally gravitate towards asus zenbook, vivobook laptops with IPS flicker free certified displays, also would discover MSI and gigabyte laptops, they also ship their machines with flicker free certification. The later is used by Elon Musk too as far as I have read online. And of course we all discussed this issue of flicker free means no low frequency flicker, but anything more than that should be checked with pro tools.

markdotpeters5

Donux having personally tried many displays that are 'flicker free' which are anything but, I'll pass. There are some very experienced and clever people on this forum, from which I've learned a great deal.

You don't need 'pro tools' to check flicker, you just need an Opple Lightmaster which are readily available for under £100/$100

Donux

markdotpeters5 Well good luck with $100 Lightmaster 🙂 From my side, all I am saying is - its better to have manufacturer to write its flicker free, rather than not to write. Screens might be bad, but not extremely bad, and there is a sign of some level of awareness that customers care about it. Its a positive thing.

JTL

markdotpeters5 You don't need 'pro tools' to check flicker, you just need an Opple Lightmaster which are readily available for under £100/$100

That's where I have some discontent. I don't have an Opple however my understanding is the specifications are ambiguous about it's exact measurement capabilities (e.g no explicit frequency response) and some of the graphs/readouts look suspicious to me.

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