new Toshiba won't shpw online video in full screen...

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    I recently bought a Toshiba Satellite A205. Not too shabby.

    I noticed that if I try to watch a video online(i.e. youtube) it'll play just fine, but when I try to make it go fullscreen, it just shows a black screen. It does this in Firefox and IE. Any ideas?

    Thanx in advance for the help.
     
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    get .flv plugins/codecs installed?
     
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    I've installed 2 codec packs that included an flv codec and it still doesn't work. Thanks for the help though.
     
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    OK, I fixed it. It turns out it was the display settings.

    For anyone else that is looking for a solution:

    I am using Windows Vista. I changed the display settings from 32-bit to 16-bit and the online videos now show perfectly.

    Now the next problem. It messes up my wallpaper and I'm sure other things switching to 16-bit. Is there another solution that'll allow me to keep 32-bit AND watch online video.
     
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    As of yet I have NOT found any solutions to this problem. Permanent, I mean. I hate having to switch back and forth to watch online videos in full screen.

    Can ANYONE offer a solution... PLEASE!
     
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    I can't imagine watching junk quality video in full screen. I guess it depends on ones taste.
     
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    That was helpful.
     
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    I've not actually tried fullscreen FLV video in Vista but it could simply be your version of flash or your graphics drivers. Have you tried updating both?
     
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