In a previous message, Kevin Donnelly wrote:
As for the machine specs, which someone else asked for, it's an Athlon 1.2GHz, 256 MB RAM, NVidia GeForce2 MX/400. I play DVDs with nothing extra running (i.e. new login, play DVD). Under Win98, DVDs play nice and smoothly so it *ought* to work fine under linux. I'm using the nv drivers because I can't get the nvidia drivers to let me use a screenmode above 1280x1024, and I like 1600x1200.
First of all a disclaimer - I'm a Linux newbie, and haven't even got close to playing DVDs yet. But... are you trying to play your DVDs at 1600x1200? Most Windows DVD players switch resolutions when playing fullscreen. I don't know if Linux ones do the same, but if not that's going to put the graphics card under a lot more strain. Have you tried switching to 800x600 (yeah - it'll look horrible) and seeing if there's any improvement? Olly