suem
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Post by suem on Oct 1, 2015 16:21:57 GMT 10
We are up to organizing our van viewing and have been reading lots of info. From what I have read and been told, I need to
* get a 12v LED TV
* make sure it has an mp4 file compatability
* use a storage stick no larger than 500mg as the van TV's cannot read anything larger than that.
I know how to store music, photos and documents, so that is almost done.
But I am unsure how to save my dvd's. I have been told I need a programme that rips them to the computer, then they can be stored on a memory stick to watch on the van tv. I have been told this is illegal, I have been told some programmes leave a watermark on the recording, but I am keeping all the originals, I did pay for them, all I want to do is have some of my favourites with me when TV is hard to pick up or nothing is worth watching.
Any help here would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2015 16:30:09 GMT 10
Hi Sue
We just went through the same thing 30 days ago, firstly the TV will be a 240/12v LED - now what size is up to you, but we got a 19" and that is heaps in our small van, if your van is a bit bigger and you sit further away then go to 21 or 23". Remember you will need a good large battery ie 100amp if you wish to watch it on 12v, our 60amp fully charged only worked for 20min,s before the low voltage safety cut in. The best thing to do with your dvd's is take them as dvd's - why well you don't need extra power to watch them if your telly has a in built dvd player, if your telly does not have a plyer then you need a computer or portable player and these will need to be charged. |
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Post by tim on Oct 1, 2015 16:41:08 GMT 10
You may have trouble finding a 512Mb USB stick these days, that's pretty small, even an average one runs around 2-8Gb now. Is the 500Mb thing from the TV's manual or just something someone told you?
Ripping DVD's is pretty straightforward and its no longer illegal if you own the original DVD. It used to be a breach of copyright but the law was changed. There's a lot of software that will do it some of which is free, but I found it better to pay for something decent. I use AVS video converter. You can download and trial it for free to see if it will work, but you need to pay the licence fee (about $30 when I last checked) to use it properly. It will rip DVD's pretty easily, but it also has numerous other optional components that can do all sorts of other neat video and music file conversion, edit videos etc.
The other issue you'll find is that many DVD movies are copy protected so you'll need another piece of software to defeat the copy protection. Again, not illegal, its what you do with the final ripped copy that makes it illegal or otherwise. I used to use a thing called DVD43, but they changed it and it wasn't so good. I haven't done it for a while (DVDs are sooo last century) but there are other options, google DVD decrypter to see what is current.
Personally I'd just take DVDs, they don't take that much space and they are easy to handle.
Tim
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Post by bobt on Oct 5, 2015 20:56:44 GMT 10
We have a 19" 240/12v LCD telly with an inbuilt DVD player, its easy on the battery unless we are watching DVD's I hunt down the bargain DVD's the cheapies, I bought a dozen last week for $1 each so I don't worry to much about copying them. Have all our music on a usb but don't use it in the caravan only in the car.
You really should go out for a short trip to see what you need and how everything you have works for you.
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