[Gamoe]

Front Row and DVD Player seem to act somewhat differently when playing a DVD. I would have thought Front Row was simply using DVD Player as its back end, but perhaps I'm wrong.

For instance, I found that Front Row plays DVDs at a lower volume than DVD Player does. Switching from Front Row to DVD player requires turning down the volume for a sane level. But perhaps more importantly, I've found that Front Row is rather spartan compared to DVD Player with options like caption missing. Is there any way to invoke these options in Front Row?

Also, I was trying to play a DVD with a 4:3 aspect ratio in 16:9 so that it would fill the (wide) screen, but so far I've found no way of doing so in either apps. Perhaps it's for the best, as it's the correct way to view a DVD in 4:3, but I'd still like to know how to force it to play in any aspect ratio I choose.

[TETENAL]

DVD Player has zoom and stretch under Window->Video-Zoom.

[moonmonkey]

DVD player can switch regions, this is crucial for a media centre.

[- - e r i k - -]

Front Row has an annoying bug where it won't let go of chapter and volume control and let me control the menus in certain situations. Especially noted lately with the chapter menus of Rome.

[peeb]

Vlc Ftw.