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Old 05-11-2009, 04:22 PM   #4 (permalink)
wmpryor
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Re: Uneven sound levels DivX & DVD Movies

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Originally Posted by yustr View Post
Most DVD's are recorded in surround sound format - typically Dolby 5.1. In this format the dialog is 90% from the center channel speaker. The music is primarily from the L/R fronts. If your sound card is decoding the format into 5.1 but you only have 2 speakers your missing almost all of the dialog. Try setting the audio of your video player to stereo. Its probably an option in the menus.
I went back and checked my settings and made sure that I had "stereo speakers" selected. When going through the various options before, I thought I had selected this properly. After re-doing it the sound was much better. However, the overall sound volume (loudness) is barely adequate. Perhaps, I should invest in a set of better speakers with more power. Thanks very much for your help.
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