@RoadiJeff wrote:
Did you guys read through the link I provided concerning this several weeks ago?
I did all those suggestions as well as the Dell recommended solutions:
Verify the correct DVD solution is being used.
Check for drive indexing on removable media drive.
Try different DVD movies.
Set power management to Always On
Uninstall all third-party DVD software.
Check for and install any DVD decoder patches/updates.
Flash the BIOS to the most current version available.
Reinstall the video driver.
Set the screen resolution to the optimal settings for DVD playback or Prime Mode for the monitor.
Make sure this is not a pause during layer transition on DVD movie playback.
Confirm that DMA is enabled for the DVD drive in Microsoft® Windows® XP.
Verify Active Desktop is disabled.
Clear the startup environment in Microsoft® Windows® XP.
Reinstall the DVD decoder software.
Uninstall the video drivers in Safe Mode in Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP, or Windows Server® 2003 operating systems.
Reinstall or update the DirectX software.
Run System Restore in Microsoft® Windows® XP.
None of these helped me and I'm so frustrated!!!
Same problem here on an i9300. Followed all the forum links and could not change Secondary IDE Channel's Current Transfer Mode from PIO to UDMA, even afer uninstalling in Device Manager. I followed steps in the following link and it worked for me, but not suggesting you follow as much as read to understand why transfer mode changes back to PIO in Windows, then decide how you want to address it. 3rd party link follows, so user beware.
When I try to watch DVDs on my computer they play very choppy. The audio works but there is a delay to the visual picture. I went to the device manager and the settings are on DMA if available but the DVD is still choppy. I made sure all programs were closed even my security program when I play the DVD but its still choppy. I tried a different DVD but it still plays choppy. I have no clue what is causing this please help. One of the main reasons I got a laptop was to watch DVDs but watching choppy movie is driving me insane! I think I have plenty of memory is there something I need to install to fix this? HELP!
Got the exactly same problem and it was very irritating. All DVDs that I watched always choopy problems. I have checked and changed the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers, changed this and that, following everything advised in the forum, but the problem was still there, until I found this :
@steven troise wrote:
ok here is the problem Go to Start, Run, type in "msconfig", no (""), select OK. Now click on the StartUp tab. Uncheck everything that you don't need running in the background. keep systray and explorer and scan registry checked.
then run scandisk. then run defrag. make sure you stop your screen saver from running. once everything is done try watching a movie. with less programs running in the background will free up some resources and video shouldnt be choppy.
I followed this and now I have no more choppy problems. I tried a DVD which had always terrible choppy problems, it ran very smoothly from first until the end and had not even a single problem. Hope this works for you too and others who have the same problem with me.
RoadiJeff
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July 6th, 2005 02:00
I've been reading several threads about poor DVD playback. See if this helps you any:
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_video&message.id=136815
nperk7288
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July 11th, 2005 00:00
Skung
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July 28th, 2005 10:00
nperk7288
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July 28th, 2005 23:00
I did all those suggestions as well as the Dell recommended solutions:
Verify the correct DVD solution is being used.
Check for drive indexing on removable media drive.
Try different DVD movies.
Set power management to Always On
Uninstall all third-party DVD software.
Check for and install any DVD decoder patches/updates.
Flash the BIOS to the most current version available.
Reinstall the video driver.
Set the screen resolution to the optimal settings for DVD playback or Prime Mode for the monitor.
Make sure this is not a pause during layer transition on DVD movie playback.
Confirm that DMA is enabled for the DVD drive in Microsoft® Windows® XP.
Verify Active Desktop is disabled.
Clear the startup environment in Microsoft® Windows® XP.
Reinstall the DVD decoder software.
Uninstall the video drivers in Safe Mode in Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP, or Windows Server® 2003 operating systems.
Reinstall or update the DirectX software.
Run System Restore in Microsoft® Windows® XP.
None of these helped me and I'm so frustrated!!!
RoadiJeff
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July 28th, 2005 23:00
MJChicago
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July 30th, 2005 02:00
Skung
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July 31st, 2005 06:00
Got the exactly same problem and it was very irritating. All DVDs that I watched always choopy problems. I have checked and changed the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers, changed this and that, following everything advised in the forum, but the problem was still there, until I found this :
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=insp_video&message.id=136849
@steven troise wrote:
ok here is the problem Go to Start, Run, type in "msconfig", no (""), select OK. Now click on the StartUp tab. Uncheck everything that you don't need running in the background. keep systray and explorer and scan registry checked.
then run scandisk. then run defrag. make sure you stop your screen saver from running. once everything is done try watching a movie. with less programs running in the background will free up some resources and video shouldnt be choppy.
I followed this and now I have no more choppy problems. I tried a DVD which had always terrible choppy problems, it ran very smoothly from first until the end and had not even a single problem. Hope this works for you too and others who have the same problem with me.