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"Rayjo Thath" <xtuba@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message news:9jduvp$fs6$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> I didn't expect a "magical solution" to appear but by piecing together all
> the information, it is possible that someone will have an idea that will in
> the end be the solution.  That is what I meant.  I may be able to find
> another machine that I can try it in but otherwise I guess I'll just live
> with it.  Thank you to everyone that has helped.  If anyone has anymore
> ideas, please post them and if I find a solution myself, I will post it.
> 
> Rayjo
> 
> 
> "Biz" <nospam@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:9jdqud$e1b$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> > No one is magically going to just come up with a silution to solve your
> > problem.  The 2 things left are to try another drive in your machine, and
> > try your drive in another system that is known to be working fine(by
> > swapping out the drive already installed).  Now you will know for sure.
> >
> > --
> > Biz
> >
> > "First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me.....Blow!" - Ash
> >
> >
> > Rayjo Thath <xtuba@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:9jdk67$anj$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> > > Well, I've tried a thing or two and nothing has seemed to help.  I did
> > > enable DMA on the CD Writer which helped it but not the DVD drive.  I
> > never
> > > got around to ripping the DVD to the hard drive but I belive I have
> > decided
> > > that it is in fact a DVD drive problem.  Here are some things I have
> > > discovered (remember I only have the X-Men DVD right now and this is the
> > > only one I'm testing with):
> > >
> > > *  In the WinDVD set up I moved the slider all the way from best quality
> > to
> > > best performance and it didn't help.  All I got was a worse picture.
> > >
> > > *  I bumped up to 1024x768 from 800x600 and it didn't help although the
> > > video was somewhat clearer.
> > >
> > > *  Video is shaky in both full screen and windowed modes.
> > >
> > > *  Movie shakes in approx. the same places in the movie everytime.  The
> > > places that are shaking almost appear to be getting worse.
> > >
> > > This leaves me at 2 conclusions:
> > > 1.  My DVD drive can't handle the movie at certain points for whatever
> > > reasons
> > > or
> > > 2.  The DVD disc may be messed up.
> > >
> > > I skipped over towards the end of the movie and it doesn't have that
> > > problem.  I am really getting aggrivated that I can't watch a smooth
> movie
> > > on this machine.  The computer can obviously handle it because I get
> great
> > > quality when it isn't skipping.  It's almost like the drive is having
> > > trouble reading the disc at certain points.  I hope this info will help
> > > someone find a solution to this problem.  :-(
> > >
> > > Rayjo
> > >
> > >
> > > "Rayjo Thath" <xtuba@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:9jd17p$175$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> > > > Hmm.... you have some interesting points.  I have noticed that when
> the
> > > > video stutters, the DVD makes a sound like it is reading differently
> > than
> > > it
> > > > has previously in the movie.  That is to say it has went from a smooth
> > > > spinning type read to one where it seems like it is searching on the
> > disk.
> > > > I hope that makes sense.  Anyway, I'm going to go enable DMA on my
> > writer
> > > > and see if that helps.  I don't know why it isn't enabled other than
> the
> > > > fact that it is the system default.  Also, I did run across a program
> > the
> > > > other day that would copy a DVD to the hard drive so I will try that
> as
> > > > well.  Thanks for your help.
> > > >
> > > > Rayjo
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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> >
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