DVD Player suddenly stopped working

I am using a 2008 imac with OX X 10.5.8 and DVD player 5.0.3. Suddenly, after no updates, I insert a store bought DVD, and the disk is ejected after 10 seconds or so. DVD player never pops up. under CD/DVD, I select to use DVD player when a DVD is inserted and the option instantly changes to ignore. Even if I open the dvd player application manually, it still does not start the movie. I can open the movie with front row. any ideas?
thanks,
LanceT

I had the same problem with my MacBook running Leopard. Computer was shut down for 8 days while we were on vacation. I came back and suddenly when I tried watching a Netflix rental the DVD player just spit out the disk. I was able to find the file in question and delete it and that fixed the problem. But I'm curious what that file is and why would it suddenly cause a problem with the DVD player where there was no problem before. Thanks.

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