Why can only apple DVD player do so well?

This is a slow computer. Pismo laptop G3 500mhz. I don't understand why only Apples DVD player can play so well and at the same time use less than half the CPU. Trying to use any other player for DVD.s will result in skips and 100% CPU usage. Even when one plays any kind of movie file AVI , mov. etc with any compatible player, the computer at its best is at 100% usage and some performance issues. The difference between using apple's player for DVD ,s or video TS folders is so huge, that it can only be because of a well written code. Why did not others follow apple?

Region encoding is what the motion picture studios use to control the worldwide release of their movies. Apple limits the region change / settings to 5 times. The only way around this is to install a new motherboard....sorry.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60183
Hope this info is Helpful.

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