[Deaf-lug] Laptops

[Paul Johnston]

Hi all,
Long time no speak.  I have neglected my laptop with Ubuntu installed lately and returned to it only recently.
What do you use to play DVDs?  Including films bought from shops.
I find my case strange.  My laptop won't play original DVDs.  Plays copies ok (cracked using a decrypter software) only that the media player in Ubuntu (Totem) does not recognise the subtitle stream.  This stream is definitely on the DVD and is recognised by stand alone DVD players.  Weird, so I could be imagining all this.  Will try again and confirm.
Can anyone explain this?  Surely Ubuntu should be able to play original DVDs at least, cos I bought them in the first place?  Or do I have to pay extra for the codecs or similar?
Cheers,
Paul.



----- Original Message ----
From: Fintan Gaughan <fgaughan at gmail.com>
To: deaf-lug at mailman.lug.org.uk
Sent: Friday, 27 June, 2008 1:01:27 PM
Subject: [Deaf-lug] Laptops

Now that I got my bonus from work I want to treat myself to a laptop
so I can take it to local LUG.

problem is which to go for?

Dell laptop are likley to be linux compatable and I have been fixing
peoples high end laptops and before
giving it back i run a live ubuntu distro and everything works.

Shops wont let me run a live distro before I buy and beside being
rural I always buy online.

any recomendations?

buget under £300 cheaper the better really. (if i get it any cheaper
id like to get a nintendo wii )

I dont do games (yeah i know nintendo wii but its for kids) , but like
to watch mythtv or dvds from laptop


Fintan

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