RE: Kaleidescape movie server

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>]

DVD Decrypter ... you can either rip to an ISO or to a folder.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Millard [mailto:david@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 07 January 2004 11:03
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Kaleidescape movie server
>
>
> Graham could you tell me what program you use for ripping the
DVD’s and
> are they stored as ISO’s or some other format ??
>
>
>
> David
>
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Bone [mailto:andy@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, 7 January 2004 3:58 a.m.
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Kaleidescape movie server
>
>
>
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> Graham,
>
> Thanks for the swift response, so if a PC is the way to go, what do
you
> use for control? Do you have a SWMBO useable remote control setup, or
is
> it wireless keyboard and mouse time?
> If I am to get any kind of approval for this the missus has to be able
> to work it easily, and she will not want to sit with a keyboard in
order
> to choose a film or an MP3 track.
>
> Andy
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Graham Howe
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 2:07 PM
>   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Kaleidescape movie server
>
>
>   Phil and I both use a PC as a player running a combination of myHTPC
>   (pretty front end) and ZoomPlayer (with codecs from WinDVD or
> PowerDVD).
>
>   The problem with all non-pc front ends (including Kiss and Xbox) so
> far
>   has been their inability to play DVDs from folders in 'native'
format.
> I
>   rip my dvds with all extras and menu structures in place, so they
> behave
>   exactly like a dvd when played. This is not yet possible without
using
> a
>   PC for playback, though I believe that work is progressing on both
> Xbox
>   and Kiss players to allow for such playback.
>
>   Graham
>
>   > -----Original Message-----
>   > From: Andy Bone [mailto:andy@xxxxxxx]
>   > Sent: 06 January 2004 13:26
>   > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Kaleidescape movie server
>   >
>   >
>   > Phil,
>   >
>   > What are you using as a player? I am looking at going down
>   > the route of networked media content, with all of the CD's
>   > and DVD's stored on a central server, but I am not sure on
>   > what to use at the player end of things.
>   >
>   > I've looked at (in the online sense) the SLIMP3 and the
>   > KISS500 and the SMC EZ-Stream and the Pinnacle but not having
>   > seen any of them in action, and with such varied reports on
>   > different forums it looks like a bit of a minefield.
>   >
>   > I would be interested to hear what you are using succesfully,
>   > or anybody else for that matter.
>   >
>   > Andy
>   >   ----- Original Message -----
>   >   From: Phil Harris
>   >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   >   Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 12:39 PM
>   >   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Kaleidescape movie server
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >   > I am certainly planning to do a full blown demo of my
>   > setup at UKHA
>   >   > 2004, and I may even persuade Phil to bring one of his
>   > client boxes
>   >   > along too (though I haven't asked him yet).
>   >
>   >   I was going to bring a "subset" of my server
(probably the
>   > "James Bond
>   >   Drive" and a couple of others) and a couple of players
to
>   > UKHA2004 ...
>   >
>   >   ... wasn't going to ask you to bring yours over Graham
>   > since it died there
>   >   last year! ;-)
>   >
>   >   Phil
>   >
>
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