Video with "intact video display" but no sound?

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Hi everyone,

How do you feel if some people say they have a "video with 'intact video display' but no sound"? Is it too formal? If yes, how would you put it?
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Hi everyone,

How do you feel if some people say they have a "video with 'intact video display' but no sound"? Is it too formal? If yes, how would you put it?
Thank you!

If someone said that to me, I wouldn't know what they meant by "intact video display".
 

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The video had no sound/had lost the sound.
 

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How about with sound but no "screen"?
Is it called "intact visual display but no sound"?
 

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Why would we assume that the video is not "intact"?

Simply say that the video has no sound.
 

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Is it even simpler to say "a soundless video"?
 

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Possibly, but we don't.
 

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The picture is fine, but the audio isn't working.
 

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May I say "audio-defective"?
 

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You may say it; native speakers wouldn't.
 
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