[mythtv-users] Noisy DVD Player - Any "slowdown software" available?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 03/09/2006 10:45 AM, Rickard Borgmäster wrote:
> The DVD player (NEC ND-3550) in my HTPC is a bit noisy, which makes it a
> pain in the ass to watch DVD:s without ripping them first. I know that
> there are several softwares for Windows that will slow down the disc to
> get rid of the sound. No need to spin the disc faster than data is
> accessed, right?
>
> So, do you guys know of any good solution to fix this within Linux?


If using xine, replace the default setting with the following in your 
~/.xine/config file:

# slow down disc drive to this speed factor
# numeric, default: 4
media.audio_cd.drive_slowdown:2

Mike