[HM] OSX10.4.1 DVD Player app problem!

[Thomas J. Fobia]

Hello to all. This is my first post to this group and Im hoping someone 
has "been there/done that" and can shed some light on this DVD Player 
problem. I have OS9.2.2 on one drive and my updated OSX10.4.1 on a 
second drive. Im trying to ease off of OS9.2.2 and get into my newest
OSX. Initially I would like to say that "Tiger" is a great improvement 
over the previous versions.

Now my problem is this: My OS9.2.2 DVD player app version 2.7 works fine 
with my newly installed Pioneer DVR-109 as did my previous DVD-ROM: 
Hitachi Model GD-3000. When I use either of these two drives in 
OSX10.4.1 I only get the sound and the video is pixellated something 
awful. I have even updated the Player app in OSX from V4.5 to V4.6. Big 
blocky chunks, mostly green in color. Pieces of the images are viewable 
inbetween the random pixelation. Ive even tried Mplayer as somone 
mentioned to me today. That won't work at all (doesn't work as 
directions say it should).

   So, has anyone seen this problem? If I knew how to take a "Screen 
Shot" I would send a reduced image so you could see this messy display. 
I figure its not my ATI 8500 Display card because as I said earlier, it 
works fine in OS9.2.2!

I would really appreciate any help you can send my way!

Thanks.
Tom

MAC: G4/OSX10.4.1/ATI Radion 8500 card/ 1gig ram/Pioneer DVR-109 ver:1.55!