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Which digital media player plays full ripped DVD's ?
Money not being an objective .... I am building a library of ripped DVDs - it's saved to the RN device in the standard DVD file structure, which is: NAMEOFMOVIE \NAMEOFMOVIE\ts_audio <<<-thi...
Thanks for the suggestions. I'm looking into this again.
I updated Boxee and XBMC on my 1st generation Apple TV. They at least work well enough now to scan my library and play some movies properly over the network. It is just enough for me to confirm how nice this would be if I could watch all of my movies without using physical media. It is also enough to remind me how frustrating this is. I'm still running into problems with audio and DVD menus.
I'm going to try ISO images instead of VOB files. Hopefully I can get around to this today.
aTV Flash claims they can handle VOB files and DVD menus on the 1st gen Apple TV, however the price is $40. At that point I'm thinking about new hardware since the 1st generation Apple TV seems a bit limited. They $40 is supposedly refundable if I'm not happy. I may give it a shot. It looks like new hardware would run $50-200 depending on model. I know NetGear has a few offerings.
I tried the Wii Homebrew channel and a few media players on it. Little/no success. There's a trend of folks claiming their players can do things, but then I find the implementation and support leaves very much to be desired. I guess that's what I get for $0.
For one room, I'm looking to buy a Blu-Ray player and either use the Apple TV or buy a network receiver. In another room I'm looking to use the Wii or perhaps get new hardware. It'd be great if something like the PS3 could do both functions, but from what I read it seems like there could be some issues with "jailbreaking" and updates from Sony.
I updated Boxee and XBMC on my 1st generation Apple TV. They at least work well enough now to scan my library and play some movies properly over the network. It is just enough for me to confirm how nice this would be if I could watch all of my movies without using physical media. It is also enough to remind me how frustrating this is. I'm still running into problems with audio and DVD menus.
I'm going to try ISO images instead of VOB files. Hopefully I can get around to this today.
aTV Flash claims they can handle VOB files and DVD menus on the 1st gen Apple TV, however the price is $40. At that point I'm thinking about new hardware since the 1st generation Apple TV seems a bit limited. They $40 is supposedly refundable if I'm not happy. I may give it a shot. It looks like new hardware would run $50-200 depending on model. I know NetGear has a few offerings.
I tried the Wii Homebrew channel and a few media players on it. Little/no success. There's a trend of folks claiming their players can do things, but then I find the implementation and support leaves very much to be desired. I guess that's what I get for $0.
For one room, I'm looking to buy a Blu-Ray player and either use the Apple TV or buy a network receiver. In another room I'm looking to use the Wii or perhaps get new hardware. It'd be great if something like the PS3 could do both functions, but from what I read it seems like there could be some issues with "jailbreaking" and updates from Sony.
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