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    Is there a way to quieten the DVD drive during playback?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by WilliamG, Nov 24, 2007.

  1. WilliamG

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    On my Windows-based systems, I can use Nero Tools to slow the DVD drive to 1x so it's as quiet as a mouse. I find the MBP DVD drive quite noisy playing movies at night in the quiet of my room. Can anything be done about it?

    Thanks for any help.
     
    WilliamG, Nov 24, 2007
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    coyoteunknown Notebook Consultant

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    Really, I think it depends on the movie and it's level of copy protection. I've got some Sony Arccos DVD's that seem to play while the DVD drive is spinning as fast as possible. Honestly, you'd think it'd blow up as loud as it is.

    Otherwise, I've never heard of a program that'll slow a DVD down while reading. You could always rip the DVD movie onto the hard disk, than it'd be extremely quiet while playing.
     
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    count_schemula Notebook Deity

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    Yeah, just Mactheripper that thang to the HD.
     
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    Hehe ripping every disc I want to play is hardly a convenient solution!
     
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    Takes like 5 minutes, then you can just delete the file when you are done with it.

    Otherwise, yeah, you are dealing with physical media spinning round and round.

    Sometimes it helps to eject and reinsert the DVD, looking for that good seating in the drive.
     
    count_schemula, Nov 24, 2007
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