Troncoso

ok, so i go and buy a new dvd drive for my computer, so i could watch dvds on my computer:

HP dvd1040i
20x Multiformat DVD writer

well, i put it in the computer, and i downloaded the nero software that came with it:

Nero 7 Essentials

so that's cool, i can put dvds in the drive and watch them, right? NO!!!
it doesnt have any sound, it says that the multimedia i am using requires the use of dolby digital technology, and offers me a free trial....what's up with that?

patrickv

you are using Nero to view the Dvd movies am i right ?
nero is so old news.....use VLC or purchase POWERDVD from Cyberlink.
you have many alternatives to dvd player other than Nero

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Troncoso

well, you wouldnt happen to know why i dont get any sound when i try playing dvds in windows media player would you? oh, and what about for light scribe? should i keep nero for that?

munkyeetr

I would use Nero for burning disks and Lightscribe is a part of that process (it allows you to create disk labels with the burner itself, though you need Lightscribe capable disks).

For playing, I agree to use VLC or PowerDVD, both are good apps.

As for the sound, do you hear sound in other programs? In Windows, when it boots? Check your sound drivers, your volume control, and you Media Player Volume.

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Troncoso

its just with dvds in windows player that i dont get sound. i get sound from videos on my HDD, i get sound just fine with everything else. but, i'm not worried about it, i only use it for music, which does give me audio. thanks for the help. VLC works great.

David_UK

Troncoso

Turns out this is a common problem. Happened to me yesterday too. Installing Nero overwrites the audio codec in WMP. (Check -open WMP>tools>options>DVD>advanced. If it shows Nero in the main tab, you've lost your audio codec for DVD playback). You just need to download a new codec to replace it. I used 'ac3 filter' from the opensource project which cured my WMP9 problem.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...ckage_id=63808
I used v1.09a because I knew it worked, but there are newer versions available.

patrickv

it depends on the Nero installation,the type you did. some people installing it FULL which install this stupid nero dvd player (forgot the name) but if you did a custom install, untick the unnecessary such as dvd player,soundtrax etc, your settings would have remain fine

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