PowerDVD Playback Problems

Nate RFB · Post by **Nate RFB** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 3:08 pm

Since no one has elected to answer in the Audio Help forum...I ask this forum how to get my DVD-playing program back working. Basically, PowerDVD (as well as other programs) all have choppy video and sound when playing a DVD. CDs work just fine...and I'm 99% sure it's not the actual ROM itself. The video IS a bit choppy when playing...so I know it's not entirely the sound. When I change my Speaker settings to SPDIF, the video appears smooth...although now the sound is completely gone. Help, please ;.;

AbsoluteDestiny · Post by **AbsoluteDestiny** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 5:49 pm

It sounds like your sound card is having to work overtime to decode the audio. When you choose SPDIF, the audio is passed out of the SPDIF port on your sound card if you have one and not really processed.

However, you then need an external device.

I'd try getting updated versions of the sound card drivers first and see if that helps.

Nate RFB · Post by **Nate RFB** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 12:30 am

Huh. It's funny you say that...because I just went and tried updating my sound card, Sound Blaster Live, and am absolutely STUMPED as to what to do next. Because when I run the updates/patches/whatnot, it gives me the following error: "No Sound Blaster soft/hardware detected."

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Definetly have it installed....definetly have the card in the system...NOW what am I supposed to do? It certainly seems indeed that it's the card itself causing this mayhem.

Dannywilson · Post by **Dannywilson** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 1:29 am

try moving the card to another PCI slot and that might help.

Nate RFB · Post by **Nate RFB** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 11:23 am

No, changing the slots doesn't do anything either. I hope to god I don't have to buy a whole new sound card...I mean, this thing works great except for this sudden inability to playback DVDs.