Sound Issue on Windows Media W/Dell 700M

DELLGUY · October 27th, 2004

Hi all,

This is my first post on this forum and I hope someone will be able to help me out here.

I just received my 700M yesterday and I love it! It is so cool, and the screen is beyond words

...

Anyway, There's just one problem. The speakers, when playing a cd, sound very loud and clear. However, When I put a DVD on and play it with either Windows media or Dell media players, I can bearly hear the sound at all. I've gone into all the settings for the speakers and made sure that everything was put up to the max. Still sounded very low?

Is there a setting in the media that I am not aware of, besides the volume setting on the program?

Has anyone ever experienced this?

**NetRyder** · October 27th, 2004

First of all, welcome to OSNN.

Originally Posted by DELLGUY

I just received my 700M yesterday and I love it! It is so cool, and the screen is beyond words ...

Hehe, that was exactly my reaction when I saw the screen. Real beauty, isn't it?

Anyway, There's just one problem. The speakers, when playing a cd, sound very loud and clear. However, When I put a DVD on and play it with either Windows media or Dell media players, I can bearly hear the sound at all. I've gone into all the settings for the speakers and made sure that everything was put up to the max. Still sounded very low? Is there a setting in the media that I am not aware of, besides the volume setting on the program?

Has anyone ever experienced this?

I can't say I've seen this happening. Pretty odd issue. If it's specific to DVDs only, you might want to try uninstalling and reinstalling the DVD decoder from one of the CDs that Dell provides (is it WinDVD?).
Before you do that, you could also try using VLC, since that uses its own DVD decoding library. http://www.videolan.org/vlc

**Electronic Punk** · October 27th, 2004

Do Dell still bundle WinDVD 4? (:O)

**NetRyder** · October 27th, 2004

Originally Posted by Electronic Punk

Do Dell still bundle WinDVD 4? (:O)

No idea. That's what I got with my 5100 a year and a half ago. Haven't checked what they sent with my dad's 700m.

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DELLGUY OSNN One Post Wonder Joined: October 2004 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Power: 0	Sound Issue on Windows Media W/Dell 700M Hi all, This is my first post on this forum and I hope someone will be able to help me out here. I just received my 700M yesterday and I love it! It is so cool, and the screen is beyond words ... Anyway, There's just one problem. The speakers, when playing a cd, sound very loud and clear. However, When I put a DVD on and play it with either Windows media or Dell media players, I can bearly hear the sound at all. I've gone into all the settings for the speakers and made sure that everything was put up to the max. Still sounded very low? Is there a setting in the media that I am not aware of, besides the volume setting on the program? Has anyone ever experienced this?

October 27th, 2004	Top \| #2
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 294	First of all, welcome to OSNN. Originally Posted by DELLGUY I just received my 700M yesterday and I love it! It is so cool, and the screen is beyond words ... Hehe, that was exactly my reaction when I saw the screen. Real beauty, isn't it? Anyway, There's just one problem. The speakers, when playing a cd, sound very loud and clear. However, When I put a DVD on and play it with either Windows media or Dell media players, I can bearly hear the sound at all. I've gone into all the settings for the speakers and made sure that everything was put up to the max. Still sounded very low? Is there a setting in the media that I am not aware of, besides the volume setting on the program? Has anyone ever experienced this? I can't say I've seen this happening. Pretty odd issue. If it's specific to DVDs only, you might want to try uninstalling and reinstalling the DVD decoder from one of the CDs that Dell provides (is it WinDVD?). Before you do that, you could also try using VLC, since that uses its own DVD decoding library. http://www.videolan.org/vlc http://kunal.kundaje.net

October 27th, 2004	Top \| #4
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 294	Originally Posted by Electronic Punk Do Dell still bundle WinDVD 4? (:O) No idea. That's what I got with my 5100 a year and a half ago. Haven't checked what they sent with my dad's 700m. http://kunal.kundaje.net

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