Apple DVD Player v3.1 for Mac OS X available [MacNN]
Apple sure have been busy lately with updates. No sooner had I installed the AirPort update than I saw this MacNN item in New Aggregator, and that is also safely installed.
I'm really looking forward to trying out the updated DVD Player, because only the other day I had a tremendous experience with a DVD on my iMac. I'd borrowed The Matrix from a friend about a week ago but hadn't got round to watching it. I was delighted when I did. I originally had trouble with this DVD on my iBook running OS 9 (presumably because it was one of those which needed the Cmd-Alt-i key combination to get it to mount). Imagine my surprise when I tried this combo in OS X and I ended up with my iDisk on my desktop! I don't know if this means that the OS X DVD Player is better than the OS 9 one, but at least I was up and running -- and how! I have my iMac connected to a Mission NXT setup (flat-panel speakers and a woofer), and this movie took full advantage of that extra sound dimension. Despite watching on the iMac's relatively tiny screen (which seemed even smaller because of the wide-screen format), I was totally wrapped up in the movie from beginning to end. Now for another DVD so I can test the updated player.
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