Poor DVD ROM Performance

[FMJGomerPyle]

I have a NEC 12x DVD ROM, and I'm using the software that came with it, called InterVideo DVD or something like that. I have AMD Athlon 1.2 on ASUS A7V133 with 256MB. Using an old Voodoo3 2000 PCI for now. When i play a DVD, it's a little jumpy and the audio sometimes crackles.
Please tell me what could be the cause(s) of this.
If this is caused by bad software, can someone recommend a good player?

 

[splice]

sounds like you don't have DMA enabled... could be the VooDoo3 though. In my DVD box I use the Hollywood Plus decoder card... which can be had for $40

 

[Dark]

Try PowerDVD. I always got the best results with that proggy.

 

[w74656]

check your DMA and the drive mode in the BIOS (should be UDMA/33)

 

[johneetrash]

<< I have a NEC 12x DVD ROM, and I'm using the software that came with it, called InterVideo DVD or something like that. I have AMD Athlon 1.2 on ASUS A7V133 with 256MB. Using an old Voodoo3 2000 PCI for now. When i play a DVD, it's a little jumpy and the audio sometimes crackles.
Please tell me what could be the cause(s) of this.
If this is caused by bad software, can someone recommend a good player? >>



for a while my dvd audio was crackling, but i forgot that i disabled DMA by mistake... turned it back on and everything is fine now