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> : Is it possible to watch DVDs in FreeBSD, or is that another reason to keep the
> : Windows partition?
>
> I do this all the time with my Dell I8000, but it has the dvd drive
> built in.  i have no experience with dvd via cardbus/pccard to speak
> of.

What is the best program for it? Can you watch any DVD? I can watch some
with mplayer, and some kick the system off so the computer reboots.
However, my mplayer has not been updated for a while...

Alex