DVD player pauses every few seconds?!

Just upgraded my PowerBook to Leopard. I've heard of a few problems with DVD player, but not this one-- approximately every 8 seconds, the DVD player pauses. Not freezes or hangs, but goes into Pause mode, as if I'd clicked the Pause button. Even happens while fast forwarding or rewinding!
Anyone else seen this, or have any suggestions (other than using VLC?!)

If you've had it less tha 90 days, contact Apple support. If you have Applecare, you can talk with them for up to 3 years, but hopefully that's not needed. In the US call 800-275-2273.

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EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)
Report generated 30 June 2014 22:30:19 GMT+5
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: (null)
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software:
OS X 10.9.3 (13D65) - Uptime: 0 days 8:1:9
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TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 749.3 GB (519.34 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
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Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
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Mac App Store and identified developers
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[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
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[failed] com.nero.HSMMonitor.plist Support
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iTunesHelper
Dropbox-PG
Dropbox
Tunnelblick
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QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.125 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 Support
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
User Internet Plug-ins:
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      2% Activity Monitor
      2% Dock
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211 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
188 MB Safari
123 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
90 MB Dropbox
74 MB mds_stores
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2.70 GB Active RAM
410 MB Inactive RAM
870 MB Wired RAM
552 MB Page-ins
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01/07/2014 12:45:25.000 kernel[0]: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link UP virtIf = 0
01/07/2014 12:45:25.000 kernel[0]: AirPort: RSN handshake complete on en1
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01/07/2014 12:45:25.000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 64:66:b3:93:a6:e8
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01/07/2014 12:56:26.912 Dock[183]: find_shared_window: Invalid depth WindowID 0xbc9
01/07/2014 12:57:24.560 Dock[183]: find_shared_window: Invalid depth WindowID 0xc17
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01/07/2014 12:59:00.610 AppleSpell[353]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
01/07/2014 12:59:00.611 AppleSpell[353]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
01/07/2014 12:59:00.612 AppleSpell[353]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
01/07/2014 12:59:00.614 AppleSpell[353]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
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01/07/2014 12:59:37.440 AppleSpell[353]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
01/07/2014 12:59:37.440 AppleSpell[353]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
01/07/2014 12:59:37.441 AppleSpell[353]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
01/07/2014 12:59:37.441 AppleSpell[353]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
01/07/2014 12:59:37.441 AppleSpell[353]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
01/07/2014 13:00:16.000 kernel[0]: MacAuthEvent en1   Auth result for: 64:66:b3:93:a6:e8 MAC AUTH succeeded
01/07/2014 13:00:16.000 kernel[0]: wlEvent: en1 en1 Link UP virtIf = 0
01/07/2014 13:00:16.000 kernel[0]: AirPort: RSN handshake complete on en1
01/07/2014 13:00:16.000 kernel[0]: wl0: Roamed or switched channel, reason #8, bssid 64:66:b3:93:a6:e8
01/07/2014 13:00:16.000 kernel[0]: en1: BSSID changed to 64:66:b3:93:a6:e8
01/07/2014 13:00:24.747 Dock[183]: find_shared_window: Invalid depth WindowID 0xd91
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My macbook pro freezes every few seconds

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Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
          1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          8 GB RAM
Video Information:
          NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
          Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
Startup Items:
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          DigidesignLoader - Path: /Library/StartupItems/DigidesignLoader
          HWNetMgr - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr
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          M-Audio Firmware Loader - Path: /Library/StartupItems/M-Audio Firmware Loader
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System Software:
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Disk Information:
          TOSHIBA MK5055GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    HD MACINTOSH (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (310.21 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
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          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
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          com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal          (8.0.3f1)
          com.waves.driver.soundgrid          (2.0.0)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
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Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [loaded] com.digidesign.elevenrack.helper.plist
          [loaded] com.digidesign.fwfamily.helper.plist
          [loaded] com.m-audio.firewire.helper.plist
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
          [loaded] com.waves.daemon.SoundGridProtocolService.plist
          [loaded] PACESupport.plist
Launch Agents:
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          [loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
          ProFire Agent
          TrapsMonitor
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Digidesign Eleven Rack
          DigidesignMbox2
          Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro
          DivX
          Flash Player
          Flip4Mac WMV
          Growl
          Java
          PreferencesPane
          PreferencesPane
          YAMAHA-USBMIDIPatch
Internet Plug-ins:
          DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          OVSHelper.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
          Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
          None
Top Processes by CPU:
               8%          Skype
               3%          firefox
               2%          WindowServer
               1%          EtreCheck
               1%          plugin-container
               1%          SGProtocolService
               0%          fontd
               0%          SystemUIServer
               0%          configd
               0%          aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory:
          836 MB firefox
          123 MB mds
          115 MB Skype
          82 MB    plugin-container
          66 MB    WindowServer
          57 MB    Finder
          57 MB    quicklookd
          41 MB    Dock
          41 MB    mdworker
          33 MB    coreservicesd
Virtual Memory Statistics
          4.77 GB Free RAM
          1.50 GB Active RAM
          881 MB Inactive RAM
          882 MB Wired RAM
          415 MB Page-ins
          0 B      Page-outs
Thank you very much for your help!

Hi Carolyn!
Thank yo very much for your help, I've done everything you suggested, but the spinning beach ball is still appearing every few seconds, I also created another admin account just to check and it showed the same behaviour. this is ehat I have now:
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
          MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
          1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
          8 GB RAM
Video Information:
          NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
          Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
Startup Items:
          M-Audio FireWire Audio Helper - Path: /Library/StartupItems/M-Audio FireWire Audio Helper
          M-Audio Firmware Loader - Path: /Library/StartupItems/M-Audio Firmware Loader
System Software:
          Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Uptime: 0 days 0:12:0
Disk Information:
          TOSHIBA MK5055GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    HD MACINTOSH (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (310.02 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. iPhone
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
          com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal          (8.0.3f1)
          com.waves.driver.soundgrid          (2.0.0)
Problem System Launch Daemons:
          [not loaded] ftp-proxy.plist
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
          [failed] com.digidesign.elevenrack.helper.plist
          [loaded] com.digidesign.fwfamily.helper.plist
          [loaded] com.m-audio.firewire.helper.plist
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
          [loaded] com.waves.daemon.SoundGridProtocolService.plist
Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
          [loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
          ProFire Agent
          TrapsMonitor
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          DivX
          Flash Player
          Flip4Mac WMV
          Java
          PreferencesPane
          PreferencesPane
          YAMAHA-USBMIDIPatch
Internet Plug-ins:
          DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin
          Flash Player.plugin
          FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
          Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
          iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          OVSHelper.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
          Silverlight.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
Bad Fonts:
          None
Top Processes by CPU:
               2%          WindowServer
               1%          SGProtocolService
               1%          EtreCheck
               1%          firefox
               1%          SystemUIServer
               0%          fontd
               0%          iTunes
               0%          configd
               0%          usbmuxd
               0%          Finder
Top Processes by Memory:
          287 MB firefox
          131 MB iTunes
          74 MB    mds
          57 MB    WindowServer
          57 MB    Finder
          33 MB    Dock
          25 MB    coreservicesd
          25 MB    SystemUIServer
          25 MB    plugin-container
          25 MB    EtreCheck
Virtual Memory Statistics
          6.11 GB Free RAM
          916 MB Active RAM
          202 MB Inactive RAM
          817 MB Wired RAM
          222 MB Page-ins
          0 B      Page-outs
Do you have any idea about something else to be done?
Thank you very much for you time

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