[Preston] dvd playing under linux

[Richard Revis]

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On Saturday 25 Jan 2003 12:30 pm, Jim Skelton wrote:

> How good is DVD film playback under linux?

Very good - smooth as you could ask for. You will need libdvdcss however, b=
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emerge xine-dvdnav will get it for you (if you are a Gentoo user).

> I have looked at various sites which seem to suggest that it works but ju=
st
> lacks a few bells and whistles (like menues) but what is your practical
> experience?

Menus work pretty well in both Ogle and Xine. Xine has a more polished UI,=
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Ogle seems slightly faster on ropey hardware.

> Also what are the good/bad DVD drives, Are there any compatiblity issues?

My slot load pioneers seem to be fine, but I haven't found a region hack ye=
t.

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