So it was skipping because my power settings were less than max?(just to confirm)

Thanks for your time :)

set your power scheme to max power for duration of dvd whilst on battery.

when running on battery power the system tries to conserve as much battery power as it can unless your chosen settings "overrule" this.

So I tried again with changed settings and I noticed that I had a bunch of different settings.

Generally it is set to Laptop/Portable. thats the setting it was on last night. when it was skipping like an MF'er.

Today When I watched the other movie I had it set on Always On. Is that the best setting to use?
Or Home Office/Desk, Presentation, Minimal Power Management, or Max Battery. There are also 4 quickset settings.

When I used Always On, my battery was drain to under 10% before the DVD was over. I was able to finish it but I'm wondering if there's a better setting to use so that longer DVD's like maybe Braveheart or Gladiator(longer movie examples) would be able to be watched with one battery. I'm using a 9 Cell Li-on battery.

always on or minimal power management would be your best bet.

for viewing longer dvds suggest you first consider ripping the dvd to hdd when on AC power then view the dvd by opening the film on the hard drive.