ITunes vs. DVD player power

Does it use more power to play a movie that has been downloaded onto iTunes or to play it through the built-in DVD player? I'm going on a trip, and the planes I'll be on don't have power outlets and I want to conserve as much energy as possible.

Playing a downloaded movie will use much less power than playing a DVD. The superdrive would be yet another thing the computer has to power when you're playing a DVD, but if you were watching a downloaded movie, it would only be using the hard drive. Maybe turn your screen brightness down as well so the backlight won't use quite as much power.

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