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Hi everyone!
I have quite a tough problem, which I've been unable to solve for some time now. The problem is that I get a distorted sound with DivX, Xvid etc and DVD movies. There is no problem with video, and although there is sound, it is distorted as in heavy crackles over the sound.
To solve this problem, a few people suggested that codecs were the problem, and that I should reinstall them. I found several DivX etc codecs (starting with the one from www.divx.com) and one by one installed them and checked after each installation to see if the distortion had disappeared, it hadn't.
I also tried formatting my hard drive and re-installing Windows XP Home and this had no effect. Immediately after the re-installation (i.e. before installing any codecs), I tried playing a DivX movie and then a DVD movie using the Windows Media Player bundled with XP Home and Power DVD respectively, but the distortion was still there.
I began to think that this might be a hardware problem, so I purchased a new sound card, and yet again, this did not solve the problem.
I must point out that I get absolutely NO distortion whatsoever playing MP3s using Winamp or Windows Media Player, or Music CDs, the distortion issue relates only to movies. Games, sounds from Windows, sounds from websites, all work fine, both with the old and new sound cards. I've reinstalled the old sound card now (Sound Blaster Live!).
After reinstalling Windows XP, I again tried to install codecs from www.divx.com and the like, but this still has not solved the problem. There is nothing wrong with the DivX files I am trying to play since they work perfectly in my other computer. The DVDs I have been testing are also perfect as they've been purchased from retail stores over the years.
I've even tried replacing the speakers, but to no avail! Although admitedly that was silly since MP3s and audio CDs work fine.
Currently I have Windows Media Player 10 and Power DVD version 4. I have tried several versions of Windows Media Player and also other players such as the DivX player from www.divx.com and Winamp. I find the least distortion is with Winamp - it plays DivX files better than Windows Media Player in terms of distortion. Although still, the distortion is very bad.
Other than throwing out the computer and starting from scratch, I'm at a loss as to what to try next. I wonder if anyone has any suggestions whatsoever. At this stage I'm willing to give anything a shot!
Thank you all for your help.
Niraj.
I have quite a tough problem, which I've been unable to solve for some time now. The problem is that I get a distorted sound with DivX, Xvid etc and DVD movies. There is no problem with video, and although there is sound, it is distorted as in heavy crackles over the sound.
To solve this problem, a few people suggested that codecs were the problem, and that I should reinstall them. I found several DivX etc codecs (starting with the one from www.divx.com) and one by one installed them and checked after each installation to see if the distortion had disappeared, it hadn't.
I also tried formatting my hard drive and re-installing Windows XP Home and this had no effect. Immediately after the re-installation (i.e. before installing any codecs), I tried playing a DivX movie and then a DVD movie using the Windows Media Player bundled with XP Home and Power DVD respectively, but the distortion was still there.
I began to think that this might be a hardware problem, so I purchased a new sound card, and yet again, this did not solve the problem.
I must point out that I get absolutely NO distortion whatsoever playing MP3s using Winamp or Windows Media Player, or Music CDs, the distortion issue relates only to movies. Games, sounds from Windows, sounds from websites, all work fine, both with the old and new sound cards. I've reinstalled the old sound card now (Sound Blaster Live!).
After reinstalling Windows XP, I again tried to install codecs from www.divx.com and the like, but this still has not solved the problem. There is nothing wrong with the DivX files I am trying to play since they work perfectly in my other computer. The DVDs I have been testing are also perfect as they've been purchased from retail stores over the years.
I've even tried replacing the speakers, but to no avail! Although admitedly that was silly since MP3s and audio CDs work fine.
Currently I have Windows Media Player 10 and Power DVD version 4. I have tried several versions of Windows Media Player and also other players such as the DivX player from www.divx.com and Winamp. I find the least distortion is with Winamp - it plays DivX files better than Windows Media Player in terms of distortion. Although still, the distortion is very bad.
Other than throwing out the computer and starting from scratch, I'm at a loss as to what to try next. I wonder if anyone has any suggestions whatsoever. At this stage I'm willing to give anything a shot!
Thank you all for your help.
Niraj.
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