I just picked up a new laptop, which is doubling as my DVD player for the moment, and the included options for playing DVDs (Window Media Player or CyberLink) are both pretty crappy. Is there a good, free program out there for playing DVDs?
vlc media player
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
I use this at home for almost all my video files
2nd\'d
also if you are looking for a good ripping app etc look for handbrake
Download the HandBrake Application or Source Code.