Since the RR2150 is seen as an 'audio card' by MS Windows, I wonder if there is an Outlaw audio driver to use instead of the standard Windows audio driver.

This question is prompted by a new phnomenon I've experienced since upgrading from Windows XP to Windows Vista, then Windows 7, now. XP was fine, Vista and 7 are problematic.

Sound from Netflix movies becomes distorted (tinny, overdriven sound) at random intervals. These episodes do not correlate to loud passages in the soundtrack. The distorted sound continues until I refresh the browser session, thus resetting the movie session from Netflix.

At the same time that I experience distorted sound through the USB connection to the RR2150, I have switched to 'regular' sound (left/right RCA cables connected to the 'video' input of the RR2150) and there is no distortion present. So, I watch with sound over USB until I get distortion and then switch to audio cables and get no distortion; all while the movie plays continuously.

I have fiddled with Silverlight settings (the streaming movie technology provided by Microsoft from Netflix) to no avail. I have lowered all sound level controls I can find on the PC and raised the volume on the RR2150 waay to high just to get normal sound levels. I had hoped this would reduce the chance of 'overdriving' the RR2150. Nope, still does it randomly.

FYI. I can blast music over the USB with all levels on the computer set to max and get NO distortion.

I suppose it must be a problem with the streaming media, or the way the streaming media is handled by the PC, but I'm floundering for ideas; hence the search for a Outlaw RR2150 audio driver for Windows. Heck, it could be some bullshit with a new DRM implementation barfing on occasion. I use s-video and USB to connect the PC to the TV/RR2150 and not DRM-handshake-failure-happy HDMI.

Anyone else experience a similar issue?
Any thoughts?

Regards,
Toby in Nashville

Have you contacted NetFlix? They may have had a similiar problem with other equipment if it is related to the PC.