Search results

I can get to 1% and sometimes 0% before it forces into hibernate. I don't use Chrome Web browser. I did the test on the IE but I like using Firefox. The format of videos watched where .mkv in 720p. And I used the VLC from windows app store. Nothing else was running beside the task manager...

Ok. So after some test of using IE and watching videos on vlc from windows app store, I still only got 5 hours. What's best to do with the charge cycles on the li-ions of these computers? Always charge fully to 100% and always drain fully to 0%? I've heard we should only discharge to 20% and...

I'll try on vlc from app store and report back. Thanks for tge info on app power consumption. I had no idea.

It's vlc player from their website. The app store only plays full screen. Is there a way to play it in window?

I did a factory reset as I got it 2 weeks ago. I was using vlc to play MKS files on 720p. Should I do another factory reset and start over again?

Wow. So I'm getting 5 hours max, on 720p videos with brightness at lowest and not using anything else. So would you say that there might be a problem with my battery? I'm trying to find out so that if I need to get in touch with support and Exchange my sp3 I'll do it sooner rather than later...

How long are you guys getting of video watching? On downloaded movies/tv series and youtube?

Thanks for reply The choice of vlc was because of the file format. It's .mkv and and the player on windows 8 that can play this, only plays in full screen so it doesn't allow me to do other things while video is playing. I was also using Firefox browser and I ram from 100% battery to about...

I got a SP3 i5 258gb 8gb and i cant seem to get over 5 hours of use. It has got 53 charge cycles now and charge capacity of 40,782 mWh. I get at max 5 hours watching videos on VLC that are 720p at lowest brightness. Is this normal performance? Ive seen people who reviewd saying they can get...