# Sound Problems

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-problems/233109>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 8, 2004, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-problems/233109 "2004-03-08T12:06:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-problems/233109/1 "2004-03-08T12:06:26Z")

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I just recently noticed a sound problem with my computer’s DVD player. Apparently when I try to play either a DVD or a CD I get very choppy sound. It’s almost as though whatever DVD/CD I put in is skipping ever second.

Anyone have any ideas what’s wrong?  
I tried to update my drivers and such, but they are updated.

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**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-problems/233109/2 "2004-03-08T12:17:12Z")

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Maybe you have too much stuff running in the background. What OS are you running?

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**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-problems/233109/3 "2004-03-08T18:45:33Z")

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> [@Lord Ashtar](#):
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> Maybe you have too much stuff running in the background. What OS are you running?

I’m running XP.

I don’t know if it’s a problem with running too much stuff or not. It’s odd.