Hi all, I use AsusA7N266 mobo which has integrated soundcard [nvidia I believe - supporting Ac97 codec on board] for which my SuSE chooses intel driver - which should be fine - as Intel made the AC97 codec in the first place. Problem is this - if I play DVD or pre-recorded .divx rips, the sound is fine, but if I try to play from VCD in any form [directly, or after copying the mpeg/DAT files on to the HDD], I get very low quality on sound. This is tried using mplayer and mencoder. The output has really poor sound quality. What could be the problem. Same media plays fantastic in Windows [with the motherboard's native drivers of course]. The sound quality is pathetic otherwise.. :-(( MPlayer is compiled at home. Please help -- Rohit ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56792108 G9,F-1,Chandivali : SDE : TLSI : 9821394599 AT bplmobile DOT com This mail was sent using Linux. You can safely open any attachments. The note below, if any, is compulsorily added for non-mahindrabt recipients. ********************************************************* Disclaimer This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ********************************************************* Visit us at http://www.mahindrabt.com