Posted: 4/2/2009 9:52:22 AM EDT
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I have a Panasonic Toughbook CF-29. Windows XP Professional. I want to be able to watch movies on it when away from home.
I have been trying movies in the DVD drive. They all work but some movies have very faint voices but the music is normal volume. I've purchased external speakers and they make the music louder but the voices are still too quiet to be able to hear them. Some movies and videos work fine. Others, are too faint to hear the voices. There doesn't seem to be any pattern as far as what type of movie works well and which ones don't. I've also ripped them to a hard drive. If the voices are good on the DVD, then they are good on the ripped one. If they are faint on the DVD, then they are faint on the hard drive. Any recommendations? |
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You most likely need to updat your audio codec. just google audio codec, download it, scan for viruses before installing and you should be all set.
you might want to try http://www.downloads.com and do the search for codec. they are a safe site. Good luck. |
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You most likely need to updat your audio codec. just google audio codec, download it, scan for viruses before installing and you should be all set. you might want to try http://www.downloads.com and do the search for codec. they are a safe site. Good luck. Thanks for the info!! I went to the site you linked and searched for codec. I found a bunch. Which one do I need??? http://download.cnet.com/1770-20_4-0.html?query=audio+codec&tag=srch&searchtype=downloads&filterName=platform%3DWindows&filter=platform%3DWindows |
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Have you tried the Panasonic website for updated drivers? They have a support section - you might be able to find the correct drivers there.
http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TCCHomePage?langId=-1&storeId=15001&catalogId=13401 Just randomly searching for "audio codec" isn't much of a help. I think that was a joke post. Av. Edit for spelling. |
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my bet is you need to pick a different audio track.
A lot of new movies either default to 5.1 or dts, or don't have a stereo track at all. Because 5.1 or 6.1 puts all voice through a center channel and you only have stereo, you lose out on volume. See if you can select stereo or dolby digital and see if that fixes it for you. |