Fut the whuck?????

Sally · UberTweaker Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 1158 Location: WA

Alright, here's the problem.

My girlfriend has an HP a610e (athlon 2800+, HP 8xDVD+/-R/RW, 512mb PC3200, onboard sound, etc.). The problem is that during DVD playback, the sound is distorted.

I have been through the obvious and here is what I know:
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Yes, it only involves DVD playback. All other sound is normal. Her sound is outputed to her Panasonic minisystem and both CD and digital format audio sound perfect. Any kind of burnt retail DVD that I have tried has been effected by this issue. Also, any playback software used still brought the same results (POWER DVD, MSI DVD, NERO). I have updated the DVD drive's firmware, updated the sound card driver, uninstalled and reinstalled both, reset the bios, and scratched my head.

Any other ideas or suggestions on this would be magnificant.
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meobius · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 8:12 am Post subject:

could be that the output volume is set to high and is distorting in the minisystem... try with just headphones
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Josh · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:27 am Post subject:

Is the DVD drive connected up to the onbaord sound pins? That may be your problem.....may
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fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

You said burnt retail DVD....I'm assuming that means copied DVD's. Does it do the same thing with store-bought DVD's? If not, check your sound settings on your copying/compression software. It sounds like whatever you used to copy the DVD jacked the sound level up, especially since you say regular CD's and such sound fine.
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Sally · UberTweaker Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 1158 Location: WA

MEOBIUS
I have tried headphones and the problem is still evident.

JOSH
There isn't an audio cable from the drive to the onboard audio pins...but this shouldn't be required, no? Bare in mind that nothing has been altered on this system from its retail condition.

FUSSNFEATHERS
My appologies, I mis-typed...it was supposed to read "retail OR burnt DVDs I have tried a great number of DVDs and all suffer from this.

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So really, I don't know where the problem lies....with the sound card or on the DVD ROM end of it. Reguardless, she thinks I am dumb for not fixing it yet

and I am begining to believe her

Help???
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smith.p.sean · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:10 pm Post subject:

try other software. The codect of the software might be the problem. Also try to update.

Hoedizzy · Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2005 3:08 pm Post subject:

I've looked at sally's GF's computer, software is not the issue we tried different software, SAME PROBLEM!

fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

Wierd. Ok, do you have the old fashioned cable hooking the DVD drive to the soundcard/mobo? If so, remove it, and under the drive properties, enable digital audio. Check to see if the software is defaulting to a different volume control.......should be set to the wav volume. Sometimes it'll default to another setting, which could be up too high.

It could also be a bad drive, that's corrupting the audio data from DVD's. CD's and DVD's treat audio tracks differently, and if the drive is going out to lunch, the audio will be distorted. Try another drive in the same machine, and see if it does the same thing.
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1sttimer · Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 1:22 am Post subject:

seems like your getting soudn from the motherboard purchase a
soundcard if you hav ethe same problem take it back

Sally · UberTweaker Joined: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 1158 Location: WA