low volume when playing DVD movies

I have installed a DVD player [Maximus DVD Player], and the supplied codecs.

All works fine .. except the sound is very quiet. All volume controls are set to MAXimums, including volume control on the speakers. I pretty sure it's not the player at fault, because even Windows Media Player has the same "problem" with DVDs.

While listening to the movie, even with everything at MAX the sound is so quiet any other sounds in the room make it quite hard to hear the movie soundtrack. If you forget to change the volume settings back as you finish, your ears really get blasted(!)

Anyone have any idea how to fix this problem i.e.and get the volume back to the same output levels that all other apps generate?

 

You have checked the audio properties in the player software setup screen as well as adjusting the virtual Vol slider/control on the "front" panel?

 

Checked all control settings .. all at max!

Checked all settings. It needs the Wave volume control at max as well as overall volume control in Windows; plus in either player (MAXimus DVD or Windows Media Player 8) the volume is set an max.

 

Have you checked to see if the speaker cable is fully plugged into the soundcard as well as into the speaker end ?.

Cable is not frayed ?

 

I have a very similar problem, my dvd's are too quiet, and I've checked cables and windows panel settings, as well as dvd software volume settings....

Soren

 

checked all cables etc

Yes, all cables are okay. I've even tried the speakers from our other computer - same result. I didn't think it was that but check to make sure, as all other sound e.g. CD music, AVI files etc etc) play perfectly l_o_u_d !

 

Seem to have found a solution

Whilst the sound is still not as loud as CD Audio etc, by installing another DVD Player (InterActual) from a DVD we got at Xmas the problem has improved in a major way - we can hear the DVDs now .

Looks like the free codec from Maximus DVD is not that good.

 

Actually many DVDs have low sound, try playing it on a regular domestic DVD player and see, in my experience quite a few DVDs get this "problem ", so if you only have a few it might be likely they all suffer.