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20-10-2007, 10:19
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Dvd Player problems
Hello.
For some strange reason my Dvd player on the computer is playing up when I put in a dvd in, it sometime takes ages to recognise then when it does start to play it becomes fragmented (freezing then starting again ) The player manages to recognize music C.Ds and plays them O.K also Rewritable C.Ds with folders on, including photo files. I have tried using different programs other than windows media player with no success. I,am not sure if it is a memory problem because my Cpu is working at 1% usually when I put a dvd in. any suggestions will be gratefully appreciated. Expat |
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05-11-2007, 14:07
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Re: Dvd Player problems
Some DVD's work on PC's and some don't.
I suggest for playing any DVD's at all using this: Download VLC Media Player 0.8.6c - filehippo.com It's real good to use, plays more file formats than any other media player. (That I know of)
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05-11-2007, 14:17
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Re: Dvd Player problems
And you can stream video from a dreambox to it
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05-11-2007, 21:08
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Re: Dvd Player problems
Right firstly if its hardware(which it sounds like) what diference is a new media player going to make.
First thing, check your BIOS hasn't dropped to a lower spec mode ( there are a few different ones some a lot slower than others ) Check DMA is enabled for the drive as well. DVD requires a LOT more data than audio or pictures so any slowdown is likely to be 'flow' releated. The fact that your dvd takes a while to initially load suggests that the laser may be a little dirty or that the firmware driving it is wandering off track a little. Again, the error correction of audio/data is a lot easier than DVD video to perform. You mention that you don't think its memory then quote CPU %, these are totally unrelated. You can have a PC whose memory is nearly full but at 1% CPU and vice versa a CPU at 100% with cart loads of RAM left. You need to check both. Let us know your PC spec so we can advise further (CPU speed, Installed RAM, free space on HD, Graphics card make/model) |
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