[Linux4christians] LinDVD & Netflix - No Sound

[Mike McMullin]

On Sun, 2009-09-27 at 08:59 -0400, Don Parris wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've got a Dell Ubuntu box with LinDVD, and normally rent & watch
> movies from Redbox.  I decided to try Netflix, and got my first movie,
> only to discover LinDVD doesn't pick up the sound.  Video is fine.
> There just is no sound.  Again, it works fine with DVDs from Redbox.
> 
> Can anyone tell me what additional codec LinDVD needs?  I installed
> VLC, but it produces choppy sound and panelized video.  Yes, I've used
> Google and haven't realy found anything useful to help me solve this.
> I'm hoping someone here has more multimedia experience.

  I'm not sure if this will help, but I've found that Gnome MPlayer
seems to solve a lot of my video problems when they pop up, such as the
choppy play.  What lacks in it is an actual full screen on the version
that I am using.