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SoundCard problems with DVD playback???
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Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:11 pmby Taazz19
Recently purchased a Lite-On LDW-440D DVD recorder. I am trying to watch a regular DVD with PowerDVD 4.0. The picture is excellent but the sound is very choppy or shuttered. I updated the IDE drivers and got the latest sound card drivers but the problem still exists. I tried another DVD player software and the same thing happened. I have an Athlon 1.2, 80 GB HD and a Sound Blaster Live Value soundcard. Any ideas? Please help so I can watch a DVD in peace.
Thanks
Posted:
Wed Oct 29, 2003 12:34 amby CDRecorder
Welcome to CDRLabs!
Is DMA enabled for your drive?
Posted:
Wed Oct 29, 2003 7:29 amby Taazz19
DMA is enabled. Thanks you for the welcome. Do you think maybe the sound card is to old and has to be replaced??
Posted:
Wed Oct 29, 2003 11:52 amby CDRecorder
I wouldn't think that the sound card is too old; I know someone with that same sound card in a 1.7GHz P4 system, and it plays DVDs just fine. I suppose a new sound card wouldn't hurt, but I don't think it is causing the problem.
Did you have a DVD drive before you added the Lite-On? If so, did it ever play DVDs right?
Also, does the sound card work right when you play an audio file such as an MP3 or WAV file?
Posted:
Wed Oct 29, 2003 12:50 pmby Taazz19
First time with a DVD drive. I can play an audio cd in the DVD drive and the sound is perfect. I just don't uderstand why the sound would screw up with a DVD.
Posted:
Wed Oct 29, 2003 1:11 pmby CDRecorder
How about an audio file (Wave or MP3) that is on your hard drive?
Posted:
Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:04 pmby Taazz19
Plays just fine, only problem is with the DVD playing....
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Wed Oct 29, 2003 5:45 pmby CDRecorder
Strange. How high is your CPU usage while playing DVDs? I'll need to know what version of Windows you're running to tell you how to find out because it is different in different versions of Windows.
Re: SoundCard problems with DVD playback???
Posted:
Wed Oct 29, 2003 6:13 pmby dodecahedron
Taazz19 wrote:I have an Athlon 1.2, 80 GB HD and a Sound Blaster Live Value soundcard.
do you have
any trouble at all with audio on your system?
what's your motherboard? is it based on a VIA chipset?
there's known issues with VIA chipset based motherboards and SB Live soundcards.
if your motherboard is indeed based on a VIA chipset, try updating to the latest 4-in-1 drivers.
check out
www.viaarena.com for more info on this matter.
Posted:
Wed Oct 29, 2003 6:25 pmby Stoner
Ain't nothing like using the onboard sound, or use a different sound card. Or you can reinstall the Live's driver.
Posted:
Wed Oct 29, 2003 10:22 pmby Taazz19
Going to try a couple different things. Thanks for the help....
Posted:
Wed Oct 29, 2003 10:25 pmby CDRecorder
You're welcome. I hope that you are able to fix it!