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

[Wander Winkelhorst]

On 3/9/06, Michael T. Dean <mtdean at thirdcontact.com> wrote:
> 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

You could allso try

hdparm -E 2 /dev/cdrom

Which works with all programs (as far as i know)