What's the easiest / cheapest / best way to watch home DVDs that were copied to a windows share?
I have a bunch of home movies that were on DVD and now copied to a hard drive on a windows PC. Each folder for each dvd has the video_ts and audio_ts folders. What's the easiest / simplest way to get to watch these on a TV?
right now, I have a spare windows PC connected via VGA to one of the large screen TV inputs, I see the windows desktop and can browse the network to the share of all the DVDs. Then play it with a DVD playing app.
Is there another / simpler way?
Isn;t there some standard for streaming media on a home network? 4 letters, starts with an H? HDLA? HNMA? What am I thinking about? Would that work? what hardware do I need?
Thanks!
right now, I have a spare windows PC connected via VGA to one of the large screen TV inputs, I see the windows desktop and can browse the network to the share of all the DVDs. Then play it with a DVD playing app.
Is there another / simpler way?
Isn;t there some standard for streaming media on a home network? 4 letters, starts with an H? HDLA? HNMA? What am I thinking about? Would that work? what hardware do I need?
Thanks!
BelushiLomax
In my experience, burning them is the only way, but check afterdawn dot com. If there's some way, i'm guessing they have it.
???? I'm trying to see them over the network. Burning is not a consideration
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Thanks but not HDMI. Let me see if can google what I'm thinking.
DLNA? Ok no h in it.
I thought I saw something g about this in my network connected blu ray or tv? Is there a way on a windows pc to allow browsing / playing of media player files on the tv?
DLNA? Ok no h in it.
I thought I saw something g about this in my network connected blu ray or tv? Is there a way on a windows pc to allow browsing / playing of media player files on the tv?
Maybe something like plex server? http://www.plexapp.com/desktop/
Also, you would need to merge the .vob files with a program or a CMD command, check it out here:
http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/40882-plex-video-ts-or-vob-file-work-around/
Also, you would need to merge the .vob files with a program or a CMD command, check it out here:
http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/40882-plex-video-ts-or-vob-file-work-around/
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