Video card Win 10

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So I have a DELL xps 8900, Win 10 with a GeoForce 720 card. When I try and view videos at Amazon they are not HD. If I looking device manager I see the generic Intel video and the Nvidia. I'm connected to the monitor via HDMI. How do I force the system to use the Nvidia card?

Hmm, checking on YouTube I can play videos at 1080p so how do I get the Amazon videos at HD?
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JohnBusiness Consultant (Owner)
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Connect the monitor in the simplest way possible and reinstall the Nvidia driver.

Do you have two video cards?
xmouser

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The onboard Intel card and the NVIDIA. I've updated the NVIDIA drivers but still getting SD quality. It may be an Amazon issue. i'm coming from a MAC and it always played at a higher resolution.
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Hook your monitor as you had, restart, then click on the desktop, look at Display and see what the native resolution is.
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Thanks for the help. I updated Silverlight - even though I 'updated' Silverlight an hour ago and now I can get 1080. I'm getting 1080 for display under Intel but it's telling me under Nvidia that no compatible device is attached. That's a battle for another day. Thanks.
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You are very welcome and I was pleased to help you. Best of luck going forward.

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