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t2ho2bstr8 - Mar 1, 2008 - 6:37 pm

I installed Leopard on my Powerbook G4 1.5 - and I realize that they recommend minimum 1.6 to run the new version of DVD Player - but is there any solution. With or without a DVD in the drive - it locks the computer up and I have to force a shutdown to get out.

DeltaMac - Mar 1, 2008 - 7:12 pm

I don't know who "they" are, but the DVD player app is not restricted to some level of processor. I have a 1 GHz PowerBook, and DVDs play fine. Some of the other iLife apps don't work too well. For example, the latest version of iMovie won't install on a G4 processor, so that must be what you mean.
Try this:
delete the file /your user account/Library/Preferences/ com.Apple.DVDPlayer.plist

Then open your DVD Player, and see if that works better. If it still freezes, then create a new user on your Mac, just for this purpose. Log out, then log in as that new user. Try a DVD. If it works, then you have some .plist file in your normal account that is corrupted in some way.

Let me know what you find out....
- Dlae

t2ho2bstr8 - Mar 1, 2008 - 8:54 pm

Hi Diae, Thanks for the quick response. When I said "they" - I was referring to Apple's statement "DVD Player requires a 1.6GHz processor or faster for improved de-interlacing." From what I've been reading since - and from your comments, that shouldn't be killing my computer.
I tried deleting the file - still no success. I created a guest account and tried without success. The application never finishes loading - it doesn't time out - I've tried letting it run/load for several minutes - but no luck. I have to force a shutdown to recover.
I'll check my activity monitor - and some of the logs to see what I can find.
-Dennis