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    Blu-Ray Problems?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by jubbing, Feb 23, 2010.

  1. jubbing

    jubbing Notebook Deity

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    I have a Alienware M15x (see sig for specs if needed), and suddenly my blu-ray player keeps freezing, even before you can play the movie.
    I have tested it out before and it has worked well twice where I've watched movies on it. I tested the same Disc I have used (The Chronicles of Riddick) and suddenly the picture just freezes, but the timer continues to tick along.
    I am using PowerDVD8.

    A little help needed, thanks guys.
     
    jubbing, Feb 23, 2010
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  2. LinkRS

    LinkRS Notebook Consultant

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    Hi Jubbing,

    I had that issue one time too. It seems to have something to do with the sound. When PowerDVD8 tries to initialize the sound driver, it freezes. I was able to alleviate this a few times by doing a "cold" boot (shut down, pull battery, and hold down power button, then putting battery back in and starting up). The combination of the latest sound drivers (from support site), PowerDVD8, and a fresh boot seems to resolve it most of the time. Good luck!

    Rich
     
    LinkRS, Feb 23, 2010
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  3. EntityX

    EntityX Notebook Evangelist

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    If you are having trouble with powerdvd8 try windvd. Unfortunately there aren't many players out there that support blu ray yet.
     
    EntityX, Feb 24, 2010
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  4. jubbing

    jubbing Notebook Deity

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    Yea.. it might just be the blu ray reader problem.. so I might just call up Dell and tell them to replace it (as a new version of the blu ray players from sony work much better).
    But I'll try that hardboot way first.. just to make sure!
     
    jubbing, Feb 24, 2010
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