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    Error!HELP!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by chefdoeuvres, Apr 25, 2009.

  1. chefdoeuvres

    chefdoeuvres Notebook Consultant

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    I have updated all my audio and video drivers and when I play a game my audio is great with the subwoofer, but when I play a movie it has very bad audio. It began with media center, then media player, and finally power dvd. What should I do?
    I'm sure it has nothing to do with the storm.gen virus. But it's off my pc now.
     
    chefdoeuvres, Apr 25, 2009
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    Mastershroom wat

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    What do you mean by "very bad"? Is the sound full of static, or is it just not very loud or bass-heavy?
     
    Mastershroom, Apr 25, 2009
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    full of static. I'm on the road and need help!
     
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    What kind of movies? From a DVD or Blu-Ray disk, or a downloaded/ripped video file?
     
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    dvd. It used to work and went bad, then worked again, and here we are...
     
    chefdoeuvres, Apr 26, 2009
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    What media player are you using?
     
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    powerdvd. What can i do?
     
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    Try using Windows Media Center. I've never had any issues playing DVD movies with it.
     
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    Media center does not know that there is a dvd in my pc.
     
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    That sounds like it could be an issue with your DVD drive, then. I know for a fact Windows Media Center plays DVD movies right out of the box.
     
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    Can someone actually suggest something?
     
    chefdoeuvres, Apr 26, 2009
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