Author Topic: DVD's on laptop have no sound (Read 167 times)

Meatwad · « **on:** March 28, 2006, 09:27:25 PM »

Tries a few dvd on my new laptop and both have no audio. I tried using media player 9 and then divx media player, both have no luck. MP3 files work just fine though. Is there a trick in to getting the dvd audio to work?

Edit - I even used the speaker plugs and fiddled with the volume and dvd audio settings, didnt help.

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 28, 2006, 10:57:00 PM »

I think you need a dedicated DVD program installed. I know when I was having problems with my DVD player, the computer would not load DVD's on WMP when I didn't have something like PowerDVD installed anyway.

Rolex · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2006, 12:04:58 AM »

Google VLC

beet1e · « **Reply #3 on:** March 29, 2006, 01:29:55 AM »

MW - here's a shot in the dark for you to consider.

Like many other guys on these boards, I build all my own PC systems from scratch. My current system has an Asus A7N8X-DLX mobo with onboard sound.

I can play sound files (.WMV, .WAV etc.) using various programs like Windows Media Player or Winamp. I can also play CD audio files, but... in order to do that, an extra cable is needed, linking the audio out port on the CD/DVD player to a port on the mobo. I think this is because the hardware is playing the audio CD, not a piece of software.

I wonder if your laptop has the equivalent of this cable installed?

Meatwad · « **Reply #4 on:** March 29, 2006, 05:42:16 PM »

Works now. I went and got powerdvd and they play fine now. Thanks for the help

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 30, 2006, 12:57:33 AM »

Hot damn! I am awesome!