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    no video, only audio when playing original DVD

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by cars-are-cool, Oct 1, 2007.

  1. cars-are-cool

    cars-are-cool Notebook Enthusiast

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    when Im playing an original DVD on my pc I cannot see any video only a green screen but the audio is there but when i played it in my dvd player it worked :confused: i am using windows vista WMP and i got the same thing on Vista Media Center


    my specs are: intel core 2 duo 1.73ghz
    1 gb of ram
    go 7900 gs 256mb
     
    cars-are-cool, Oct 1, 2007
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  2. Thaoster

    Thaoster Notebook Consultant

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    You need a software DVD player decoder installed, like PowerDVD or WinDVD.
     
    Thaoster, Oct 1, 2007
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    cars-are-cool Notebook Enthusiast

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    i download some but i still get the green screen :confused: y
     
    cars-are-cool, Oct 1, 2007
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  4. Thaoster

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    Try installing new drivers for your video card.
     
    Thaoster, Oct 1, 2007
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    cars-are-cool Notebook Enthusiast

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    i download and install the 1s from dell.com
     
    cars-are-cool, Oct 1, 2007
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    Try Media Player Classic aka K-lite.
     
    allan_huang, Oct 1, 2007
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    cars-are-cool Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok ok i got it working thanks to allan huang i o u 1 thanks for all your help too thaoster
     
    cars-are-cool, Oct 1, 2007
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