[olug] linux questions

Adam Lassek adam at doubleprime.net
Sun Aug 2 23:40:43 UTC 2009


mplayer is not suitable for DVD playback, it doesn't support the menu
screens. VLC or Totem are the best options I've used.

On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 8:03 PM, ProwL <prowl at darkscience.org> wrote:

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> A link you might be interested in:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/PlayingDVDs
> mplayer and vlc are simply the best media players, imho.
>
> On 08/01/2009 07:58 PM, charles.bird at powerdnn.com wrote:
> > Personal drunk opinon here, mplayer and a codec pack, there u go, I can't
> remember the names of the codecs but they aren't open source
> >
> > Vlc is good too and can do a lot of nerdy stuff
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: adam davis <radamdavis at yahoo.com>
> >
> > Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 17:53:04
> > To: Omaha Linux User Group<olug at olug.org>
> > Subject: [olug] linux questions
> >
> >
> > Hi fellow windows users? Oh my bad did I say that here.
> >
> > I very recently got fed up with windows crap. So I switched my laptop to
> Unbuntu. I dont know what version but do believe it is the newer one. Here
> is the problem. I still would like to play movies on it. So does anyone here
> have a suggestion or two for a DVD player?
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