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How to slow down and quiet DVD-drive during playback

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FH   10-10-2007 at 07:19:05 AM

My one and only drive is actually a Sony/NEC/Optiarc AD-7173A DVD-Writer. When using it to play DVDs it spins up to an unnecessarily high and loud speed. Is this a property of the drive, of the DVD player software (an old version of PowerDVD) or of Windows (power management)? How can I slow it down to make it quieter?

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g-paw   10-10-2007 at 10:35:44 PM
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It sounds like it's a problem with the DVD player. You can slow down record speeds in most recording software but don't think you can slow the play speed. Could try another Drive. I have a Samsung that is the quietest DVD burner I've ever had

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CompTIA_Rep   10-10-2007 at 11:28:21 PM
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You can also adjust speeds of the drive. Plextor has software built in to do this, and I believe NERO has software to do this aswell (drivespeed ).

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FH   10-11-2007 at 05:06:28 AM
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Thanks. When I run a quality test in Nero CD-Speed at reduced speed, the drive stays at the reduced speed when subsequently playing back DVDs. In other words it is possible to slow playback speed and I would be very surprised if the latest versions of DVD player software didn't do it. Probably just a question of upgrading that software. What are you using these days? A simple program would do me. I don't care about hi-def nor multi-channel audio.

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CompTIA_Rep   10-11-2007 at 05:57:43 AM
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Plextor is what I run. I also have an external samsung drive that is real nice and quiet to.

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