Thanks to shimanov, Skan, and Conquer for their assistance in developing the script!
FYI for HTPC users wanting to play Blu-ray / HD-DVD from their front ends, I've posted over the the JR Media Center fourm (
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=43879.0 ) details on how to:
1) embed PowerDVD playback,
2) move the mouse out of the way
3) change the PC's frame rate to 24hz
The script is written for JR Media Center (which I think is the best out there for a number of reasons) but would not take much editing to get it to work with any other HTPC front end.
Thanks
Nathan