Can't, legally, watch DVD's on Linux?

FranklinSaint said

I currently have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on my home theater PC, Windows 7 on my personal laptop, and OSX 10.8 on my work laptop.
Serious question though, isn't it easier to just find a Linux tutorial and then copy/paste the command prompt stuff into the terminal? As opposed to reading some Windows guide and following along step by step for like 20 steps through control panel/settings/options gui windows and such?
I've been running various versions of Ubuntu since 2007 and at worst I've had to do a little bit of research to get wireless working. Maybe I've just gotten really lucky with my hardware though.

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I think your latter statement is more likely. I've tried several times and after hours spent trying to get drivers for very common video cards and motherboards working, I gave up. I recently tried again with a reasonably common Dell laptop and have had a MUCH better experience. Ubuntu has come a long way and makes a fine Windows replacement for basic functionality. I'm still not confident in using it for more main PC's, but it works well enough. We still need a real solution for Netflix though. Everyday stuff like that is part of what holds Linux back from becoming more mainstream. I remain hopeful with the release of the mobile version though.