Does VLC Media Player damage speakers?
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I use a HP laptop and the speakers suffered some unknown damage.As I had it under the warranty I contacted HP and they said that as I use VLC Media Player which is an Audio Booster Software it is not covered under HP warranty and will not be repaired.I contacted VLC Developer Jean regarding this and he said said that
"Of course, this is total bullshit.
The 200-400% of VLC are about the input level, not the output level.
VLC uses the classic Windows API, and therefore cannot output more than
what the driver does.
At worse, VLC will output a saturated square signal, but cannot go above
what the driver allows.
To explain in a more clear way for stupid HP people who refuse to
understand: this is like saying: "Listening to Death Metal will harm
your speakers."
They put cheap speakers that do not support the sound they are
outputting."
Also HP refuses to give any proof regarding this.So can you please clarify more on this issue?
"Of course, this is total bullshit.
The 200-400% of VLC are about the input level, not the output level.
VLC uses the classic Windows API, and therefore cannot output more than
what the driver does.
At worse, VLC will output a saturated square signal, but cannot go above
what the driver allows.
To explain in a more clear way for stupid HP people who refuse to
understand: this is like saying: "Listening to Death Metal will harm
your speakers."
They put cheap speakers that do not support the sound they are
outputting."
Also HP refuses to give any proof regarding this.So can you please clarify more on this issue?
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I talked to HP and this is what they said " The VLC player has a
capacity to boost the volume upto 200-400%. The speakers installed on HP
notebooks are of 4 Ohms speakers and can take volume only upto 100%. In
case there is any rise in volume above 100%, the brass caps on the speakers
are burnt which in turn damages the speakers. Hence, it is not covered
under warranty."
capacity to boost the volume upto 200-400%. The speakers installed on HP
notebooks are of 4 Ohms speakers and can take volume only upto 100%. In
case there is any rise in volume above 100%, the brass caps on the speakers
are burnt which in turn damages the speakers. Hence, it is not covered
under warranty."
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shwetanshu said:
I talked to HP and this is what they said " The VLC player has acapacity to boost the volume upto 200-400%. The speakers installed on HP
notebooks are of 4 Ohms speakers and can take volume only upto 100%. In
case there is any rise in volume above 100%, the brass caps on the speakers
are burnt which in turn damages the speakers. Hence, it is not covered
under warranty."
You should call them through the phone and tell them to rip up their paper mill diplomas and commit hari-kari. The maximum physical power dissipation is limited by the audio codec's DAC, the power delivery mechanism, and the speakers' construction. If they don't want their speakers to blow up then they should manufacture them properly. The software volume level is merely an abstract representation of relative levels. If you were to crank the volume up to 1,000,000 your laptop won't turn into a nuclear weapon, that's just absurd; it will cap out and start clipping.
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