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Movies on DVD digital storage advice
Hello,
I have about 150 Movies on DVD. I would like to store them in some way so that they can be played basically from a digital library.
I want to put the physical DVDs in storage so I am hoping to access them from a hard drive or a device.
Any suggestions on the best way to do this?
I am looking for device and/or software advice. Thanks
I have about 150 Movies on DVD. I would like to store them in some way so that they can be played basically from a digital library.
I want to put the physical DVDs in storage so I am hoping to access them from a hard drive or a device.
Any suggestions on the best way to do this?
I am looking for device and/or software advice. Thanks
For ripping the DVDs to a digital format,
http://handbrake.fr/
An excellent Multimedia application,
http://xbmc.org/
XBMC doesn't just function as a great multimedia player/organizer it syncs to the net to automatically grab all the goodies associated with your movies and tv shows (artwork, descriptions, ratings, etc...)
I've been using these applications for years, it's nice to run a multimedia library off of a hard drive (in my case 6 drives).
And it's all free, except for the drives.
http://handbrake.fr/
An excellent Multimedia application,
http://xbmc.org/
XBMC doesn't just function as a great multimedia player/organizer it syncs to the net to automatically grab all the goodies associated with your movies and tv shows (artwork, descriptions, ratings, etc...)
I've been using these applications for years, it's nice to run a multimedia library off of a hard drive (in my case 6 drives).
And it's all free, except for the drives.
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Thanks for all the responses!
I do want to take all those DVDs and rip them in some way to a computer or NAS device that would act as a repository for all my DVDs, music, etc and would allow me the ability to stream them to any TV in the house or in the worst case, direct connect in some way to the TV/receiver in the living room.
I do want to take all those DVDs and rip them in some way to a computer or NAS device that would act as a repository for all my DVDs, music, etc and would allow me the ability to stream them to any TV in the house or in the worst case, direct connect in some way to the TV/receiver in the living room.
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Since you aren't using it as a DVR it will be really easy to setup. It also handles most remotes.