my dvd player, plays dvds but the sound and picture is choppy. I had 256mb memory and upgraded to 750mb but it,s still the same. I tried a other dvd and it does the same. when I download movie clips from the web I can play them ok. any idea what could be wrong? here,s a summary of my equipment from everest.. Version EVEREST v2.20.405 Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/ Report Type Quick Report Computer SN022192420088 (usernut2000) Generator best Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail) Date 2006-10-31 Time 23:25 --------[ Summ------------------- Computer: Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition OS Service Pack Service Pack 2 DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c) Computer Name SN022192420088 (usernut2000) User Name best Motherboard: CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 2000 MHz (20 x 100) Motherboard Name Gigabyte GA-8SIML (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 2 DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN) Motherboard Chipset SiS 650 System Memory 736 MB (DDR SDRAM) BIOS Type AMI (03/14/02) Communication Port Communications Port (COM1) Communication Port Communications Port (COM2) Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1) Display: Video Adapter SiS 650 (32 MB) 3D Accelerator SiS 315 Integrated Monitor NEC A727 Packard Bell [17" CRT] (120810221) Multimedia: Audio Adapter SiS 7012 Audio Device Storage: IDE Controller SiS PCI IDE Controller Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive Disk Drive ST340810A (40 GB, 5400 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100) Optical Drive IDE DVD-ROM 16X (16x DVD-ROM) SMART Hard Disks Status OK Partitions: C: (NTFS) 38162 MB (29641 MB free) Input: Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard Mouse Logitech-compatible Mouse PS/2 Network: Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139/810X Family Fast Ethernet NIC (192.168.0.3) Network Adapter WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface (172.189.255.79) Modem Aztech CNR V.92 Modem Peripherals: Printer CAPTURE FAX BVRP USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller

I see you only have 32 megs of onboard video RAM. I would say that's the problem. You have an AGP slot on your mobo, so I would suggest you buy a decent video card. I'm sure someone will recommend one for ya. Good Luck. Keep Smiling It makes them think you're up to something...

What software are you using to watch DVD? Have you also updated your video drivers to the latest?

I had an old HP machine with a 32 meg video card and DVDs wouldn't even play with any software. I upgraded it to a 64 meg AGP card and it worked fine. With the price of AGP cards today, I would shoot straight for a 128 meg card. IMHO..... Keep Smiling It makes them think you're up to something...

No, the video card is not the problem. I have an old compaq with a 4mb card that will play DVDs. My guess is that DMA on your dvd drive somehow got disabled. Go to Device Manager, check your IDE/ATAPI controllers, right click on the channel your DVD drive is on, and select properties. From here you'll be able to determine the transfer mode and enable DMA if necessary. Check out my flickr stream.

If non of the above works, purchase an ATI video card with mpeg2 video acceleration.

i have definitely found this helps- make sue in Device Manager it has proper Monitor listed by make / model - not something generic like Default Monitor