Why would the sound be scratchy when watching a DVD movie on the computer?

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The disk could be dirty, it could be a poor quality DVD, or your speakers could be the problem. You can get programs to help clean up the sound.

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when i got a new burner and tryed watching a dvd on it i also had the same problem but figured out that if u turn down the c.d. volume in the main sound board controls of the computer. that helped. the sound controls can be found in the control pannel.

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Try shutting down any unnecessary programs that are using processor time and memory. Displaying a DVD movie requires moving a large amount of data. Any bottlenecks can cause an interruption in the data stream. Even a brief interruption can be heard as a popping or skipping sound, and can cause jerkiness in the picture.

Try uninstalling and reinstalling your player program.

Try using a different DVD player program. The installation of the program that you are using may be corrupted, or just may not be compatible with your particular OS/hardware configuration.

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It also might be your sound card that might be the problem. if you have a sound card that came with your computer installed already, you might want to think about buying a new one. i threw out my old one because my sound was bad overall. i thought it was my speakers but a best buy salesman said it wasnt. i recommend getting creative lab sound card. hope that helps.

First answer by Brad Deneau. Last edit by Iloveipods. Contributor trust: 42 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 216 [recommend question]

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