[xine-user] sound breaking up

[Eric B. <er...@c-...>]

I am a newbie to DVDs and xine.
I have built a new PC because my old one was to slow toplay DVDs for my
grandchildren.
I decided to install Mandrake 9.1 download as well as the default MS XP
I found versions of various Video players on Mandrake and on the same DVD
from Linux format.
I had difficulty finding PLF but eventually loaded VLC with urpmi.
I found that xine now supported commercial DVDs
The problem is that the video under xine is perfect but the sound breaks up.
Pointers as to what I should do or further data I should collect gratefully
received.
When I play sound CDs with Xine the sound is perfect.

The motherboard is a GIGAbyte GA-7VT600 1394 which states that the on-Board
sound is Realtek ALC655 CODEC
Mandrake Control centre says under Sound card that it is VT8233 (AC97 Audio
Controller)
The module used is snd-via82xx with an alternative via82cxxx_audio. Trying
this alternative causes the sound to fail.

Windows XP control panel says under sound - Realtek AC97 Audio for VIA Audio
Controllers

Eric Bridgewater