Stuttering Audio On Video Playback (Using Vlc)

[rixalex]

Hi,For many months now i have been using VLC media player to watch downloaded avi files. In the last week or so though, the audio has started to stutter every minute or so for a few seconds. Picture seems ok. Tried downloading the latest updates but problem remains. Any ideas people? Thanks.

[Langsuan Man]

In VLC player, while it is playing, go to Audio > Audio Device > Mono (instead of Stereo)

If that doesn't solve it, delete the program and then reinstall it

VLC does have a tendency to become corrupted over time, but is still, IMHO, the best player out there

[rixalex]

In VLC player, while it is playing, go to Audio > Audio Device > Mono (instead of Stereo)

If that doesn't solve it, delete the program and then reinstall it

VLC does have a tendency to become corrupted over time, but is still, IMHO, the best player out there

Thanks for the tips.

I tried switching to Mono. No change.

As far as deleting and reinstalling goes, i think i have effectively already done this, as when i requested updates it made me uninstall before it installed the latest version.

Anything else it could be?

[Darrel]

Is this on all files or only some?

Try using WMP instead, just to see what happens.

[Laawman]

I've had this a couple of times in the past - solved by hunting down the latest audio drivers for the soundcard. Worth a try.

[sbk]

I have this on my netbook too, and it does teh same for WMP too, audio drivers update seems to be the culprit then, will search them out

[Supernova]

VLC is a piece of crap.

Use KMPlayer or get MPC-HC.

Both offer superior playback quality along with a host of other options.

[angiud]

If you use it with Windows 7, cold be an insufficient RAM issue.

I'm just a computer newbie...

[steve187]

try completely uninstalling and do a fresh install. the update option always causes me problems.

Is it when reading from one drive only?

[edmartech]

Try other player first. Gom Player or KMP. If it still the same, look for an updated audio driver. If it still persists, it's possible that a program/application is the culprit.

[rixalex]

Many thanks for all the suggestions. Much appreciated. Will see how i get on.