VideoLan VLC media player for Windows7 Safe? or not?

jrj350 · 22 Aug 2013

I just read a short article stating that Dell and possibly HP will not honor the warranty on damaged speakers if the user has installed the VLC media player. The problem seems to be the intense volume that the VLC player is capable of could damage the speakers by burning the coils.I have used this player for years but I hesitate to install on my Dell laptop until I find out more.
Anyone have some knowledgeable facts about this?
Thank you.

yowanvista · 22 Aug 2013

It shouldn't be an issue unless you max out the volume for a prolonged period of time.

jrj350 · 22 Aug 2013

Okay, I'll not max out the volume for a prolonged period of time, for two reasons. (1) Of course to protect the little speakers and (2) to protect my butt for an irate wife.
Thanks for the reply.:)

SandeepP · 22 Aug 2013

jrj350 said:

I just read a short article stating that Dell and possibly HP will not honor the warranty on damaged speakers if the user has installed the VLC media player. The problem seems to be the intense volume that the VLC player is capable of could damage the speakers by burning the coils.I have used this player for years but I hesitate to install on my Dell laptop until I find out more.
Anyone have some knowledgeable facts about this?
Thank you.

Hi jrj350,

You should check this link below which discuss the same query that you had:

http://dell.to/16Qnf5k

And if you are denied of the in-warranty replacement in future feel free to reach out to me through private message and we would do investigate further and might be able to replace the faulty hardware.

If you have any further queries, please feel free to contact us.

jrj350 · 22 Aug 2013

@SandeepP -
Okay, thanks a lot. I will do that.

SandeepP · 22 Aug 2013

jrj350 said:

@SandeepP -
Okay, thanks a lot. I will do that.

Hi jrj350,

Its great to hear that your queries were answered to your satisfaction. If you have any queries in future feel free to reply to us.