DVD Quits Unexpectedly In Front Row

Hi
Was watching a film through Front Row, DVD and the app just quit with this error:
11/10/2008 23:03:03 com.apple.launchd[94] (com.apple.RemoteUI[282]) Exited abnormally: Bus error
For some reason the sound was twice as loud upon restarting the film (even though the volume was already at its max).
Just wondering if anyone else has this problem and if so can you shed any light on it?
Cheers
Chris

Hi Doug
Successfully watched a whole film last night with no problems. The original fault occurred with a rented DVD, so no way of re-checking that disc. I guess it must have just been a glitch with the disc itself then.
Thanks for answering.
Cheers,
Chris

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