Erm, since when? I've never seen a desktop optical drive in any iMac G3. They use standard laptop drives.
And yes, they will struggle playing DVD movies...in VLC, my iMac 333 can sort of play a DVD in a window, but not very well. And full screen? fahgeddaboutit.
And yes, they will struggle playing DVD movies...in VLC, my iMac 333 can sort of play a DVD in a window, but not very well. And full screen? fahgeddaboutit.