Are video DVDs damaged by repeated playing in high-speed drives on computers?

I was told by a friend that repeatedly playing DVD movies and TV shows on my computer would damage the DVDs (not the drives) because DVD drives on computers spin much faster than they do on TV DVD players. I've been planning to get an iMac to use as a TV and a computer but he says I need a separate DVD player so I don't destroy my DVDs. He says watching a DVD on a new computer as few as 5 times will destroy the disc because it is spun so fast. Can that possibly be true? I can't find ANYTHING supporting his theory...

Are video DVDs damaged by repeated playing in high-speed drives on computers?microsoft office

NO, NO, NEVER

Are video DVDs damaged by repeated playing in high-speed drives on computers?norton antivirus

your friend is misinformed.

Your iMac idea is fine.

DVDs can and in fact will wear out eventually, but the amount of times that they'd have to be read will far supercede any amount that you'd ever throw at it
A load of rubbish!

The only thing that comes in contact with a CD / DVD when it's playing is the laser and that's only a beam of light!!

About the only thing that could happen is if the disc was cracked or warped, then the high speed may cause the disc to disintegrate.
NO WAY - THE PHYSICAL SPEED DOESNT MATTER. THE LASER IS THE ONLY THING THAT READS THE DISC AND THE MATERIAL IS MADE FOR THAT! NO WAY, YOU'RE FINE ;)