Music and "sounds" are fine, it's only the speech that is coming out messed up. I can play mp3 and wave and mpg movies with Windows Media Player and they come out ok, both the music and spoken words. Also the sound in games is fine. It's only the DVD movies that come out sounding like the people are on valium; again the music and other sounds in the movies is fine, it's only the peoples voices. I didn't install any special CODEX, and the computer is a farily new 3 GHz Sony VAIO with 512MB RAM and a DVDRW. It came with a special version of WinDVD 4 for Sony.  Should I install the latest DiVX CODEC?  Thanx.
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The DiVx codec is for decoding files in a divx format. Thus it may not be useful to install this.\n\nMy suggestion is to try playing DVDs with another media player. There are plenty of DVD player applications on the internet. From my personal experience, Cyberlink PowerDVD works great. You can try it out from the download link on their site.
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ok brother u got to copy all those vcds on to ur hard disk and u can conver it in to "divx". it is a new file format which gives u beter image quality and sound at reduzed size.\n\nand burn the divx files to dvd!\nwww.divx.com
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It sounds as if there's something wrong with either your CD or the player, I have the CD and although there are parts that are intentionally lower than others, there should be no problem hearing them. If the problem continues, try listening to the CD on another player to determine if the fault is with your system or with the recording.\nIf the system is not the fault then I'd take the CD back to the shop and get a replacement if I were you, it's well worth the extra effort (it's actually my favourite and most played CD).
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Each device operates at a different frequency, just like a video card operating at 65mhtz, or a faster one at 72 mhtz. If one is operating at a different frequency (cant see it with the naked eye) then it will show up as a distortion. Just like having two music notes that are not harmonious with each other they cause distortion or in the parady given a bad chord.
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Idiot Check,\n Does the DVD work in a different player - If so then the disk is not the problem.\n Try a different DVD - If the second disk works but the first disk does not then your disk may be "finger printed" -wipe it off.\n\nNone of those work then you do have either a hardware decoder or a software decoder?\n\nIf it is a software decoder then posably the drivers are messed up
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Go to your Sounds and Audio Devices in Control Panel. Check if the right things are selected, on every tab. Same with your media player.
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codec missing......\nDownlaod "real alternative".It is less in size and u canplay almos t all types of videos. Here is the link.\nhttp://www.digital-digest.com/dvd/downloads/showsoftware_powerdvd_48.html
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You have a great media player. I use Winamp 5.23, for any audio songs, and I think it's excellent. Windows media player 10 is definitely a superb one, if you want to burn things. \n\nIf you want to see DVD movies, you should have PowerDVD 6 or latest one. \n\nThere are two other media players, Quicktime & Real Player. These are good for enjoying media online.
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Maybe some videos required a specific codec like DivX. Go to http://www.divx.com/ to download it.
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i would suggest: recording audio tracks and stuff is sony vegas; for music creation fruityloops...sorry if im not into cakewalk products, im not just satisfied with the sound quality it produces (for the final product)...it has a distinct sound unlike sony vegas, what you recorded is what you'll hear.... if its trash in then for sure its trash out...hehehe...a lil exageration there...and also you need to get a dose of plugins to enhance your sound... try wavearts, waves, timeworks, izotope, sony express packs...but try not to overdo it...i just had all sorts of these plugins just for reference--so you wont be limitted with your resources...
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Someone already covered the win movie maker 2 idea. First version had some problems.\n\nFor the windvd try downloading some codec packs here:\nhttp://www.free-codecs.com/\n\nTry the newest Kazaa codec pack or the windows media, that may fix your problem.
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In my opinion, If you updated everything and your still getting the buffer overrun error, then I would back up all my user data files (word docs, email, etc.) and run the VAIO recovery just to make sure that it is a hardware problem. ** almost forgot, when did you start encountering this problem. If you could burn dvd's last week, then try a system restore back to the time when it did work properly. ** now if you recover the unit to its orignal configuration and you still have the problem, your gonna have to contact sony tech support so they can set you up for service or send you out another part.
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actually it may be the codec. download updated codecs. Also try reinstalling WMP. Check for scractches on the DVD. This happened for me already, went to a different computer and it worked.
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could be an error in your media player.  but if it is an audio file then that is normal since the visualizations don't really matter.  but video files, then you might want to fix your software by re-installing it from microsoft.com or upgrading to the next player version.  beta 11 is the newest
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you can check for plug-ins or find out if you have it configured correctly. most pro tools have the user set the default audio folders, and configure the output setting. you didn't specify the exact program you're using. when I was a help desk op. we'd asked you that. and check you systems default wav player setting cause you said it was old. most newer media players override the default player setting. go through you options or preferences and make sure you configured your pro tools software. Thats why they are pro-tools they expect you to know a bit more about the deatils of your system. You can also check for plug-ins and updates. another option is to manually open the wav files by opening them from the default audio folders. Many older textbooks used the quicktime settings for IE... make sure you have you system configured to meet the specified user requirements for that legacy software.
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Lots of variables here...First off are you refering to playing on the internet? If so, lag may be your problem.  .Aint familiar with your card but if it has sufficient memory the first place I would look would be the ATI website. Download the latest drivers. Nextly try reducing the resolution and turning off some of the video effects. If you are running on an older slower system this could be your problem. Putting a hi end vid card on a sytem that has a 500 mhz processor is not going to cut the mustard either. You might also try tweaking your direct x settings. Sound can also be an issue. If you have an ancient soundcard, the processing of the sound may be causing this. Been thru it all my friend! Avid gamer myself! Good luck!
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Maybe from the video card, but I think it's because of the codecs, get Ace Mega Codec pack and make shure you have DivX installed. Rarely, you may find a movie encoded with a codec that is not that popular, maybe that's your problem.