Audio + Video won't sync Win 7

[TheRealMrGrey]

My computer can play Skyrim on Ultra settings, and yet somehow it can't play a DVD with the audio and video signals matching up. Even my 10-year-old DVD player can play a simple DVD. What can I do to solve this?

I've looked around on forums. I've found lots of suggestions, and lots of people with this problem, but most are along the lines of "try this other 3rd party media player, no really it will work this time" ... OP says "yeah, thanks, tried it and it didn't work." But no solution.

I've tried the following:

Win Media Player
Media Player Classic
VLC Media Player

One of the latter two places some bloatware on my Chrome and completely screwed up its settings. None of them work.

I've updated my video and sound drivers to latest versions. Didn't help.

What settings SHOULD I be looking for to solve this problem? Surely there is some setting that is wrong, and thus playback of a simple DVD won't work properly.

It baffles me that my computer can play complex games flawlessly but not DVDs.

Also: my CPU is overclocked at 3.0 GHz (20 x 150 MHz, RAM @ 1500 MHz).

 

[bamaland101]

have you tried installing K-lite codec pack? dl the mega pack this should fix such problems..

 

[AnonymouseUser]

You have two options:

1) Make an ISO of the DVD and mount it with something like Virtual CloneDrive. If it plays fine then you have a hardware issue, and if not then you have a software issue.

2) Boot to a Linux Live USB (with codecs) and play a DVD. If it plays fine you have a software issue, and if not then you have a hardware issue.

 

[TheRealMrGrey]

Thanks, I will try these suggestions and post the result.

 

[paul878]

What kind of DVD are you trying to play?
Commercial or home made?
Have you try that problem DVD on another computer?