absolutely no audio

[maulydaft]

hullo!
I am a totaly newbie. My new dvd deck (LG cd burner and dvd reader)with PowerDVD plays the video on my dvd but not the sound! The thing plays audio cds so i guess I didn't do anything wrong on the inside...
Help is greatly appreciated! I'll have to exchange the damn hardware if my machine is just screwy with dvds in general...
mauly

[setarip]

Try selecting a different audiostream under PowerDVD...

[maulydaft]

Tried that, no luck...

[setarip]

Try using WinDVD instead of PowerDVD.

(If yours is not a purchased or trial version of PowerDVD, this could be the cause of your problem...)

[maulydaft]

Is there are free version of WinDVD? The PowerDVD I have is purchased. I got some info from the PowerDVD people. I upgraded to Direct X 9 (I have a vague idea about what THIS software deos ) and now I'm getting sound but it's VERY low and burpy. THe video quality is (and has been) crappy too. I was told to upgrade my driver but my ECS motherboard site doesn't seem to have an upgrade for the VIA ac 97. So that's where I'm at right now!

[setarip]

"Is there are free version of WinDVD?"

I believe InterVideo provides a trial version that allows for 5 or 6 minutes of playback...