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Posted by Oldus Fartus on 10/17/06 01:49
AZ Nomad wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:53:18 +0800, Oldus Fartus <denisand@iiNOSPAMnet.net.au> wrote:
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>> AZ Nomad wrote:
>>> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:24:47 GMT, Jeff <j@donotspam.me> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> "Dave C." <myaddress.net> wrote in
>>>> news:B_adnSpJrvcBS6_YnZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@comcast.com:
>>>>>> John wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It must be something else that is wrong that I need to do. I am going
>>>>>> to have to buy some blank DVD-RWs to test on because I'm not prepared
>>>>>> to waste any more blanks. Unless of course someone can tell me for
>>>>>> definite what the issue might be?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John
>>>>>>
>>>>> John,
>>>>>
>>>>> On my CD-DVD burner, I have a cable that runs from the burner to a
>>>>> connector on my sound card. Why I mention this is that I had a CD
>>>>> burner/DVD reader in my computer that failed last month. I bought a
>>>>> new CD/DVD burner which came with Nero 6 software.
>>>>>
>>>>> When I took out the failed CD burner, there was no audio cable from
>>>>> the burner to the cound card. The new burner came with an audio cable
>>>>> that was required to be connected from the burner to the audio card
>>>>> (as well as to the IDE cable and power connector, of course).
>>>>>
>>>>> I do not know any more about this, but maybe someone else can say the
>>>>> if you do not have the audio cable, (and you may very well have one
>>>>> connected) it is a consideration.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dave C.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> That cable is for the audio when you play a CD to go directly to the
>>>> sound card, bypassing the IDE cable (and usually unnecessary). It is not
>>>> a factor when burning DVDs.
>>> No, but it sure might be a factor during playback. I tried to ask if the OP had
>>> tried other DVDs or other players.
>
>> Nup - the cable is not required.
>
> You tried other DVD players?
> You tried other DVDs in your PC?
I am not the one having the problems, but yes, regardless of the DVD
player or DVD disc or PC, the audio cable when playing DVDs is not
required. The audio has to be decoded from what is effectively an MPEG
stream, and to my knowledge no PC DVD drive has the necessary decoder.
The stream is passed via the IDE bus to either a hardware or software
decoder in the computer.
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Cheers
Oldus Fartus
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