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Hello,
I searched so I hope this hasn't been covered *too* much before, ha. I recently put together a new Windows Vista Home Premium Computer and realized that standard DVD movies are not playing at the same level of sound quality I had previously on my old Windows XP machine. What I mean by worse sound quality is that the volume seems lower, and the bass seems much less thunderous.
All music and games sound just as good on my new PC, only the DVDs sound worse. I am using the same Loogitech 4.1 speakers as before, and I am also using a Soundblaster card from Audigy in both PCs. The old one had a SB Live! and the new one has a SB Audigy2 SE...shouldn't make a differance.
My old PC had PowerDVD installed as the DVD codec, and on my new Home Premium Vista machine I am using the Microsoft supplied codec. I am writing here to ask if this is likely the cause? Can I install the PowerDVD I had been using before on the new pc even though it only says its for Windows XP?
Thanks for any advice!
I searched so I hope this hasn't been covered *too* much before, ha. I recently put together a new Windows Vista Home Premium Computer and realized that standard DVD movies are not playing at the same level of sound quality I had previously on my old Windows XP machine. What I mean by worse sound quality is that the volume seems lower, and the bass seems much less thunderous.
All music and games sound just as good on my new PC, only the DVDs sound worse. I am using the same Loogitech 4.1 speakers as before, and I am also using a Soundblaster card from Audigy in both PCs. The old one had a SB Live! and the new one has a SB Audigy2 SE...shouldn't make a differance.
My old PC had PowerDVD installed as the DVD codec, and on my new Home Premium Vista machine I am using the Microsoft supplied codec. I am writing here to ask if this is likely the cause? Can I install the PowerDVD I had been using before on the new pc even though it only says its for Windows XP?
Thanks for any advice!