Front Row - DVD won't play

I can't get Front Row to play DVD, I would only get "DVD Loading" then a blank screen. Any fix?

Can you play the movie with the DVD Player application? Is the Mac asking you to choose a region code before it can play a DVD movie? Front Row won't display this dialog but the DVD Player should.
-Doug

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    With a bit of additional searching I seem to have found an answer to my question. Unfortunately it's not the answer I wanted and this seems to be a known issue. The post I found that describes this is here;
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    Are there any preference options for watching DVD's in Front Row?
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    Debatable for the reasons you mention!
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    I just bought a new Mac Mini (Intel Core Duo) and i am having trouble getting widescreen movies to play in widescreen in Front Row.
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