VLC Player plays all format including DVD.
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If the bigger (video size) it gets, the worst it is, it could be the DVD is of poor quality (ie those multi-in-one p* discs) or your PC's underpowered. Most DVD players software has no problem handling DVd on recent PCs/Laptop.
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VLC is a very good all around player. Does it happen on all DVDs that you play? Try other DVDs that play well on other dvd players.