Cd-rom dvd combo drive question

Hi folks, I'm currently experiencing probl with my cd-rom dvd combo drive cheepo "rosewill". When I'm playing dvd movie the sound is clicking and it's really anoying.To make sure it is dvd combo drive , copied dvd (vob) file to comp, and then played; Sound was perfect.is this something wrong with my dvd drive or I just missed something ??

definately the drive, tried 2 brand new dvd's no luck. Gonna rma, thanks anyway
Rob

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