Q: “RAID is a way of storing the same data in different places (thus, redundantly) on multiple hard disks. My goal is to rip all of my collection of Blu-ray & DVD discs to upload on a RAID 1 network drive, for storage and playback through my TV and tablet. But the only issue is […]
DVD can be used for both entertainment and advertisement. If you have many gorgeous DVDs and want to watch them on iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad Mini 3/2 etc. via iTunes on Mac easily and conveniently, which means they have to be confined before the computer for playing a DVD, yet the truth is you […]
I’m looking to purchase Asus Nexus tablet as a secondary unit later this year. And I want to take this table PC with me when I am in the coffee shop or taking a trip. I also own some DVDs that I just bought from JB-HI-FI in Australia. I know there are no tablet PC […]
“I want to convert all my DVD films to my NAS-hard disk. I dont have to find my film in a shelter and put it into my PlayStation3 to Watch it. I need a tool which can help me normaly convert my DVD collections to MPEG2 formats, MPEG 2 is the fine format to look […]
The Plex app is a companion to the Plex media server that runs on any device. Plex has among the best user interfaces for streaming video and audio on the iPad/iPhone/iPod. (Learn how to start Plex) However, it’s not as flawless as we think for that there’re still some widely used formats not supported. MKV, AVI, […]
Question: I have been trying to connect my DVD player, cable box and Samsung Smart TV. The box and TV are already connected via HDMI cable, but the DVD doesn’t have that output – it’s an old one. My question is, how to make backups of my own DVD movies without quality loss so I […]
With Synology NAS, you can share and watch movies from Synology on computers, TV, iPad, media streamers, or other devices. First, a quick note: we know that there is still a lot of legal ambiguity around ripping content that you have legally purchased. (Read about DVD Copyright Laws) At Audioholics, we believe that you should […]
Good News on May 15th, 2015! Pavtube upgraded its best-selling DVDAid for Mac to version 4.8.5.1, which features strong and perfect support for DVD to H.265/HEVC MP4 encoding on Mac. New features of DVDAid for Mac v4.8.5.1: 1. Supported to encode H.265/HEVC codec 2. Optimize coding parameters 3. Fix some bugs This updated Pavtube DVDAid […]
Avid Media Composer is one of the most popular video editing tools on Windows PC or Mac OS X with which you can make a home video or create a movie project for showreel of TV commercials. For those who want to import Blu-ray or DVD to Avid MC for Showreel, it isn’t without hiccups […]
I want to transfer the HD recordings from my Tivo DVR to my Mac computer and burn them to DVD disc so that I can watch them directly on my home DVD player. I know that I can not directly burn Tivo HD recordings to DVD, are there any detailed but simple guides for me? […]
Can the Boxee Media Manager play DVD rips from external hard drive? Boxee says NO in its Support board; currently ISO and RAR archives are not supported. However, if you try ripping a DVD to Boxee/external hard drive supported format – it does support a lot of formats – like AVI, MP4, WMV, MKV, you […]
Question: “I have a B&O (Bang Olufsen) Avant TV, via a LenovoEMC NAS. We usually watch TV channels on it but recently would like to try playing music DVDs there. Any 101 steps?” What is the Bang & Olufsen BeoVision Avant? The original B&O Avant was a CRT TV that’s now considered by some to […]
Moving your video collection of DVD or Blu-ray ISO image files to “on demand” digital formats is easier than you may think. As the years have gone by your collection of commercial DVD discs has likely grown large. In recent years you may also have purchased blu-ray discs because of their superior High Definition resolution […]
I have a Windows 8.1 Media server running Plex and iTunes as a service, all media is stored on two Direct Attached Storage Drobo’s. All media is for personal use. Have you ever had the same irritating issues about Apple TV 3 can’t play common videos like MP4, MKV, AVI, FLV, M2TS(Blu-ray) and Video_TS only […]
I was looking for S/W to convert my 150+ DVD discs to MP4 so I could create clips. MP4 is the format I mostly use. And I want to store these DVDs on a DROBO Array for playback on my phone and PC. You know backup is so important nowadays. Would you advice? Thanks! As the […]
For movie fans, damage or lost on DVD collection especially special editions would break their hearts. Plus, it would be expensive to get another DVD copy. Have you thought about backing up your DVDs before that happens? And compressing DVD to format like VOB would be convenient for viewing on Smart TV in the living room. How to enable […]
YouTube has become the go-to site for video on the web and one hour of video is uploaded and share on YouTube every second. If you want to upload VOB files from DVD to share on YouTube or other social networking sites like Vimeo, Facebook, etc, you will wonder what file formats video sharing sites like […]
Q: Has anyone ripped their DVD collection for streaming via Plex and playing on Xbox One? “I have about 250 DVDs and it seems like it’d be very time consuming and tedious. There’s all kinds of DVD Ripping software out there (some free, some not) with a variety of different options. It seems a bit […]
Android gadgets are rocking into the mainstream for stunning on-the-go video watching. As an Android user, whether it’s a phone or a tablet, you’d like to be able to copy your movies or videos as well so that you can watch them while traveling, commuting, or during a work break, … when you want it […]
I have a lot of DVDs(paid owner) and will like to rip them into digital format and save to a network drive or to Hub’s drive. Has anyone done this? What are the formats we should rip into? Some threads mention that Hub can not play VOB files and another thread suggests to save it […]
DROBO is dedicated to provide services for backup storage, RAID storage and storage for virtualization. It is attached to one computer and can be used to store/backup data from it. Drobo also offers a small number of apps that you can run, most importantly Plex, which lets you stream your media to TVs or mobile […]
Though Blu-ray is know of its excellent video quality, standard DVD is still the King because it is cheaper and more popular. If you want to enjoy your DVD movies on portable devices such as tablets, mobile phones or media players, you need a DVD Ripper to backup or rip your DVDs. Usually, I see […]
Blu-ray also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD), was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data. The format offers more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs. This extra capacity combined with the use of advanced video and audio codecs will offer […]
Samsung Gear VR is available now and you should buy one. It’s an impressive achievement in technology and usability, and is superior to the PC-driven virtual reality headsets created by Oculus in many ways. Besides, It’s intuitive and feels great in action, plus the act of tapping your temple to interact with your games kind […]
“I’m looking for a product to back up a collection of 1500 standard DVDs that I own to a Seagate Central 4tb wireless media hub. They are stored for future usage. They are an archive of DVD I own. Think of it as Disaster Recovery. How to make that happen?” If you own hundreds of […]
“I have built an HTPC for and the time has come where I wanted to start ripping my entire DVD collection of almost 700 DVD’s to HTPC (I have enough 2tb HD storage). I want to rip them to true 1080p AVI so I can watch on HTPC via Windows Media Center. Is there any […]
People usually use SD Chip to store their DVD movies in a more convenient way. As we know, many portable DVD players can playback videos from an SD Chip. If you own a portable DVD player, you may want to know how to copy your favorite DVDs to a SD chip for playing on your […]
Once you’ve got a DVD on hand, you can do all kinds of other cool stuff with it: watch it on PC/Mac, plug it into TV USB drive so that it’ll play on your big screen with awesome high video quality. However sometime it’s lots of troubles holding a stack of heavy disc sets and […]
