Some DVD's won't play on new MB

Got a new MB, 10.4, core 2 duo @ 2GH, 2GB RAM. Fully patched to the latest.
First DVD I put in produced a message saying the DVD region code needed to be changed. Never saw this on any player before but I changed it to region code 1 (or whatever Canada and the US is). The DVD played then played. The next DVD in the series (The DVD's were a TV show from netflix) would not be recognized. I then played the DVD with no problems on an older iBook G4 and our standalone DVD players. So, some DVD's will play and some will not be recognized. All DVD's are same format.
Any ideas before I call apple support would be appreciated.

George
The problem you're experiencing is the main reason I dropped Netflix.
MANY of the Disks we received were unplayable on my better halfs iMac.
Several wouldn't play on ANY player in the house,due to scratches,chips or cracks.
Hopefully it's Netflix disks and not your player.
Jim
PowerBook G3 500 Mhz "Pismo"/ 2.0Ghz BlackBook 2GB OWC RAM Mac OS X (10.4.9)

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