Originally Posted by srhill:
“As the title says - is there any tablet that can play a dvd - even by attaching an external dvd player?”
Depends on exactly how easy you would like this to be!
For iPads, for example, there is plenty of software which neatly rips a DVD and then reformats to MP4 at the correct screen resolution. Takes a few minutes and is often fully automatic.
This gives an excellent result when loaded onto the device using iTunes.
Some DVDs come with a "Digital Copy" which is essentially the ripping stage done for you.