> DVDs...
> I can play them on my system with xine, but the images are out of sync
> with the audio. This is something I figured was related to my cheap
> ($30) dvd drive.
>
> My questions are:
> 1) Do you have a cheap dvd drive or a good one?

The computer in question is a 5+ year old Compaq that came with a DVD
drive back when DVD ROM drives were a real selling point.  I don't know
what brand it is.  I can look when I get home tonight if you really want
to know.

> 2) Have you experienced the audio sync problem with Linux in the past?

Sometimes in some video playback but this is my first experience with DVD
playing.  The previous time I tried to set it up a couple of years ago was
a failure and I did not care enough to worry about it.  (I'd rather sit in
the living room to watch a movie.)  That previous difficulty is why I
picked it as a test of the update process in Fedora.  I only watched about
5 minutes of the DVD during the testing.  I'll have to try again to see if
there are sync issues.  I don't recall any.  It's only a 400MHz CPU and I
was surprised at how well it was doing.  I'll report back after a longer
test.

> 3) Are the dvd decryption libraries part of the Ogle package or did apt
> take care of those for you?

apt took care of it, I assume.  I did nothing special.  As I reported, I
installed Fedora, configured the repositories, did the apt-get and was
immediately able to play a few minutes of a DVD.

> Again, good job on the review. I found it helpful.

Thank you.

Alan