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dvd playback
"terry down" wrote in message ... has anyone got any ideas for my dvd playback that jerks after about 5 minutes and then freezes. pc world suggested uping my ram, so i now have 319meg showing but no change to my playback. cheers I don't know if the situation of a DVD [player in a Packard Bell is different then in any other make or model system, but it can be any of the following. 1- A bad CD/DVD player. [It has and does happen] 2- A bad or faulty DVD drivers. [You don't normally need drivers. It depends on the operating system your using] 3- The program your using to view the DVD's may need to be reloaded. It may be in a conflict with another program. 4- A loose power connection to the unit. Make sure the connection is tight. 5- A bad power supply. Sometimes the power supplies go belly up, you can however test or have it tested to see if it is working properly. If anyone else has a suggestion I hope they come up with it. My mind is blank today. All of the above will cost you nothing to have checked out. It will cost you for a power supply if that is needed and a DVD for the system but here in the US they are both cheap. I am not sure of the prices in the UK. I have seen DVD players for $35 USD and power supplies for $30 USD and with the £ they may even be equivalent. My friend from the UK always states that if its $30 here and its £30 there its quite rare. He said you guys pay more. Well he lost me on that one. :-) Elector |
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"terry down" wrote in message ... has anyone got any ideas for my dvd playback that jerks after about 5 minutes and then freezes. pc world suggested uping my ram, so i now have 319meg showing but no change to my playback. cheers If you can give more information like the actual system specs and OS it may assist more. Also the DVD playback software being used? At the moment it sounds either like lack of processing power or video card issues. It may be worth locating updated video drivers and trying this approach first to see if it improves playback streaming. Simon |
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I have done a little research into dvd play problems
I have only had my hands on about 6 problemental systems I have noticed usually the system does not meet the minimum requirements Processor crunching is very impoortant If an AMD processor the minimum processor should always be exceeded If an Intel processor the minimum is usaully OK The video card although not a requirement should be one that supports hardware playback The ones that PB places on the board Especially the older ones are suspect The software you are using can also add to the problem It is essential to know all the variables before a coeffecient can be expressed System Processor Video card Software I had a compaq that met all the specs and exceeded them I even added a great video card for dvd playback Improvement was astronomical It still skipped frames I checked all the message boards Other people had the same problems Even knowledgeable people Sometimes even the best intentions fail "terry down" wrote in message ... has anyone got any ideas for my dvd playback that jerks after about 5 minutes and then freezes. pc world suggested uping my ram, so i now have 319meg showing but no change to my playback. cheers |
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"terry down" wrote in message ...
has anyone got any ideas for my dvd playback that jerks after about 5 minutes and then freezes. pc world suggested uping my ram, so i now have 319meg showing but no change to my playback. cheers Can you tell us what cpu, video card, and DVD player you are using? How are you connecting your DVD player to the system? What DVD playback sw and Operating System are you using? Are you trying to playback a dvd while doing anything else? What kind of DVD disc are u using? DVD, DVD-RW, DVD+RW? |
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