Panther users: What's changed with the DVD Player?

[vniow]

While OSX's DVD Player isn't all that bad, it could use some more features (like 5.1 audio support http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=251202)
Is there any way that it can be determined if it is there or not?

*crosses fingers*

[nuckinfutz]

5.1 Support is there. Apple sells the Logitech 5.1 speaker system on the Apple Store and mentions optical hookup. No way that happens without DD support in the OS.

[ibookin']

I would tell you but I haven't been able to try it due to my iBook Combo drive not reading DVDs. Maybe I'll try now and see if it works...

[iJon]

its there, only new feature i noticed other than the new interface.

iJon

[mnkeybsness]

i've noticed a great new feature where mine doesn't have an icon and it "unexpectedly quits" when trying to launch.

doesn't matter for me though, as i don't have a DVD drive

[ibookin']

Originally posted by mnkeybsness
doesn't matter for me though, as i don't have a DVD drive

That's probably why it crashes on load.

[Rower_CPU]

Originally posted by iJon
its there, only new feature i noticed other than the new interface.

iJon

Did you have to insert a DVD to get that? I just opened the app and saw plain old Dolby Surround.

http://calnet.sdsu.edu/images/dvdplayer.gif

[beatle888]

why arent you guys posting more screen shots of panther? maybe i need to do a search.

[iJon]

well at first the pull down meny made me realize it was there. althogh it didnt say it why else would there be a pull down menu. so i went to help and typed in 5.1 adn walla, there it was. go check it out.

iJon

[vniow]

Can any of you post some screenies?

Thanx,

-V

Oh wait, Rower's didn't show up before...

[robbieduncan]

The only other new feature I can find is that you can make the info window and the closed captioning transparent (a user contollable amount). You can only do this on a Quartz Extreme enabled Mac. I can't post a shot of it as Grab will not take screen shots when a DVD is playing :(