DVDs too dark

Sleepy Floyd · 08-18-2004, 04:41 PM

Whenever I play a DVD, the picture is too dark to watch. Any ideas? The monitor settings are ok for non-DVD video (.mpg, etc.).

**Fox** · 08-18-2004, 04:43 PM

Is it totally black or just dark? If it's totally black, you may have a codec problem. Otherwise, there are usually settings in the display properties for DVD playback. If not, look in the settings of your video player for a brightness control.

Sleepy Floyd · 08-19-2004, 07:46 AM

I fiddled with Windows Media Player, but none of the settings looks good. It's not a codec problem, because there's an extremely dark picture. Any suggestions? The monitor settings are ok for everything else except DVD.

**Fox** · 08-19-2004, 12:14 PM

what media player are you using? If you're doing this with windows media player, then you'll be able to adjust the brightness by going to view-> enhancements ->video settings

Sleepy Floyd · 08-19-2004, 09:19 PM

I found the video settings for WMP. Unfortunately, the four settings offered don't help any.

08-18-2004, 04:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sleepy Floyd Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 8 OS: XP	DVDs too dark Whenever I play a DVD, the picture is too dark to watch. Any ideas? The monitor settings are ok for non-DVD video (.mpg, etc.).

08-18-2004, 04:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	Is it totally black or just dark? If it's totally black, you may have a codec problem. Otherwise, there are usually settings in the display properties for DVD playback. If not, look in the settings of your video player for a brightness control.

08-19-2004, 07:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sleepy Floyd Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 8 OS: XP	I fiddled with Windows Media Player, but none of the settings looks good. It's not a codec problem, because there's an extremely dark picture. Any suggestions? The monitor settings are ok for everything else except DVD.

08-19-2004, 12:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	what media player are you using? If you're doing this with windows media player, then you'll be able to adjust the brightness by going to view-> enhancements ->video settings

08-19-2004, 09:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sleepy Floyd Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 8 OS: XP	I found the video settings for WMP. Unfortunately, the four settings offered don't help any.