Re: Stuttering DVD playback with sound problems 9700 to blame?

"Bill L" <> wrote in message
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> > "Bill L" <> wrote in message
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> > > Hello all
> > >
> > > Had a Sapphire 9700 np in the PC for about 2 weeks now but am getting
> > > serious playback problems with DVD movies (note: this is the only way
I
> > can
> > > currently watch DVD movies). Basically the video stutters and move out
> of
> > > sync with the soundtrack (you know the actor speaks and the dialogue
is
> > > heard a fraction of a second later) eventually the movie becomes
> > > un-watchable.
> > >
> > I cured some DVD audio sync problems by unchecking "Enable digital CD
> audio
> > for this CD-ROM device" in the properties of the DVD-ROM. Letting the
> sound
> > go through the cable straight to the soundcard instead of down the PCI
> bus.
> >
>
> Some good suggestions - I'll try the disabling the digital playback on the
> DVD ROM (what's the down side of this though?).
>
> I've been as through with the Ti200 uninstall as I can be (first
uninstalled
> the drivers via control panel, the ran Detonator RIP) and I absolutely
hate
> re-installing windows :-(
>
> I have to confess ignorance about ATI MMC - what is it?! (ATI's DVD
> player?).
>
> Thanks for the input though, it's much appreciated.
>
> Bill

The downside of disabling digital audio playback is that you'll need to
connect an audio cable between your DVD ROM drive and soundcard/onboard
sound. If you have a suitable audio connector on your motherboard, you could
even use a digital audio DVD ROM Drive cable (has a narrow plug and only 2
wires) so quality wont suffer.

Uninstall routines are notorious for leaving bits behind in the registry and
old files etc If you want to be totally confident that you've got rid of ALL
Ti200 related bits, a complete OS reinstall from scratch on a freshly
formatted hard disk is the safest bet (although admittedly not a quick
solution). If its been some time since this has last occurred, it will
likely make your machine run faster and more reliably though.

As for what MMC does, have a look here:
http://www.ati.com/products/faqs/mmcfaq81.html#1 As stated in my earlier
message, it may not install with your "non-built by" ATI hardware though -
you'd need to check that out first.

Paul