laptop, dvd, low audio

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hi, I have a laptop with XP SP2 that came with a dvd player installed.
When I use media player classic to watch a dvd the audio is so low that
even with maxed out volume in control panel i can still barely hear the
sound from the dvd. my MP3s work fine in mpc, just not dvds. any ideas
why?
 
lrbtav said:
hi, I have a laptop with XP SP2 that came with a dvd player installed.
When I use media player classic to watch a dvd the audio is so low that
even with maxed out volume in control panel i can still barely hear the
sound from the dvd. my MP3s work fine in mpc, just not dvds. any ideas
why?
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How do they sound using a real dvd player program such as PowerDVD?

MPC is still a beta.
 
using "hp dvd play" pos software that came with this laptop yields the
same shitty sound output provided i ensure max volume is attributed to
both programs.

Is there a software solution that will force some sort of sound
amplification for my DVDs, or am i sol? Thanks
 
lrbtav said:
using "hp dvd play" pos software that came with this laptop yields the
same shitty sound output provided i ensure max volume is attributed to
both programs.

Is there a software solution that will force some sort of sound
amplification for my DVDs, or am i sol? Thanks
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The only other thing I can offer is try updating your sound drivers.

(from HP, of course)

A workaround would to be to put powered speakers into the audio out
plug.
 
lrbtav said:
hi, I have a laptop with XP SP2 that came with a dvd player installed.
When I use media player classic to watch a dvd the audio is so low that
even with maxed out volume in control panel i can still barely hear the
sound from the dvd. my MP3s work fine in mpc, just not dvds. any ideas
why?
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I don't think that the DVD has anything to do with the audio, and Media
Player Classic may have to depend on the Max-Volume setting of WinXP. So

1. Just like desktop, you select "Control Panel" -> "Sound And Audio Device
Properties" -> "Advanced" there you can set the Max Audio of whatever you
want. And the max volume you control from Media Player Classic will depend
on the Max-Volume of "Play Control"

2. If it still won't work then there may be something is wrong with the
speaker of the laptop (the DVD doesn't have speaker).
 
lrbtav said:
using "hp dvd play" pos software that came with this laptop yields the
same shitty sound output provided i ensure max volume is attributed to
both programs.

Is there a software solution that will force some sort of sound
amplification for my DVDs, or am i sol? Thanks
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This is a pretty common complaint.

http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-455389.html

See 3.6.4 and 3.6.5 here. There is mention of a feature called
"dynamic range compression" or "midnight mode" in 3.6.2. That
may help bring up the level of quiet passages.

http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html

You can see a mention of a feature like that, for playback, here:

http://www.intervideo.com/jsp/Press.jsp?mode=05-08-2002

"Dolby Dynamic Range Compression: Listen to DVDs without bothering
the person next to you. WinDVD 4 reduces the dynamic audio range
of movies to improve audibility in noisy environments, like airplanes,
and to avoid bothering others in quiet settings – at night, for example."

According to this, certain kinds of audio CDs are suffering from
the exact opposite problem:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_race

Paul
 
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