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Paul
What about running them through Handbreak and putting them into a format
th=
at iTunes recognises. You can then import into iTunes are stream to Apple
T=
V, ipad etc etc.
Ben
Sent from my iPad
> On 3 Nov 2013, at 03:10, Paul Gordon <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>
wrote:
>=20
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> Thanks all for the responses so far.
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> I have been ripping DVDs to VOB files in video_ts folders for many
years =
now. I don't have any blu-ray rips, - I had no inclination to start
buying/=
renting yet another optical disc format.. So I have some 600-700 odd
movies=
ripped from DVD. I therefore don't care about the ability to play anything=
else, including 1080p as I don't have any content in that format, and to b=
e truthful, although it does look nice, I'm not sufficiently impressed by
t=
he resolution improvement to make a switch to blu-ray, with all the extra
=
space that requires... Frankly, I'm more concerned with the 'quality' of
th=
e movie itself (acting, dialogue, FX, script, cinematography etc.) I'd far
=
rather watch a 'good' film in DVD quality than a shite film (anything by
Mi=
chael Bay??) in high res...
>=20
> They're all on a QNAP NAS, which does have a plex client available,
which=
I did try (with plex client on Apple TV). It looked lovely, and all seemed=
fine until trying to actually play something... It will not play my conten=
t... I presume it does not like video_ts folders.
>=20
> PC based solutions are not desirable, regardless of whether it's
running =
windows or Linux, or even a mac... I don't want power hungry devices or
fan=
s running all the time. It needs to be a small box, totally silent (no
fan)=
and very low power.
>=20
> It needs to have an attractive user friendly UI, with cover art, and
idea=
lly movies synopsies, in a simple to navigate interface. As I said before,
=
IMO the native Apple TV one is the best I've seen yet, so the closest it's
=
possible to get to that would be my ideal.
>=20
> Still looking...
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> Sent from my iPad
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>> On 3 Nov 2013, at 07:28, "Robin Edwards"
<robin@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>=20
>> I'm using Popcornhour C200 seems to do the job for me. There's a
newer =
model not sure how it improves on the C200. I originally had all my mkvs
a=
long with my flacs on a bubba2 however it only had a 1TB hard drive and
was=
close to full. I put a 2TB drive in the popcorn and moved the mkvs onto i=
t.=20
>>=20
>> It has a reasonable UI including info and art from imdb. I have
played =
mp3s on it as well but only to see if they work.
>>=20
>> I make my mkvs with Handbrake on Mint and move over with
filezilla, just=
a simple setup
>>=20
>> Robin
>>=20
>> There are three kinds of people in this world, those that can
count and =
those that can't.
>>=20
>> Robin Edwards
>> 07773-674010
>>=20
>>=20
>>> On 2 Nov 2013, at 19:59, Paul Gordon
<paul_gordon@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>=20
>>> Thanks. I'll look into the dune offerings.... Of equal
interest as the =
playback of my chosen format, is the UI... the *perfect* UI is the Apple
TV=
one... Nothing else comes close... So many of the other streamer boxes I'v=
e seen have a shite file explorer like interface... No cover art, no
metada=
ta, etc...
>>>=20
>>> I've seen and used xbmc in the past, and liked it, but I will
not have =
a PC involved in the setup.
>>>=20
>>> Not played with rpi... Not interested in cobbling together DIY
solution=
s... I want something I can buy, unwrap, plug in, and watch movies...
>>>=20
>>> Looked at plex, but try as I might, I absolutely could not get
it to pl=
ay ripped DVDs although the interface did look jolly nice.
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>=20
>>>> On 2 Nov 2013, at 20:38, "Brian Smith"
<brian@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>=20
>>>> Hi Paul
>>>>=20
>>>> I have a couple of Dune players (a 101 and 301) and they
have played e=
verything I have asked them to. Never quite got around to it but they
also=
support control via the mymovies iPad app if that's of interest.
>>>>=20
>>>> If there is any you want me to try file format / bit rate
wise then le=
t me know.
>>>>=20
>>>> Cheers
>>>>=20
>>>> Brian
>>>>=20
>>>>> On 2 Nov 2013, at 19:10, Paul Gordon
<paul_gordon@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>=20
>>>>> Ok, so I'm sitting here looking at my jailbroken Apple
TV2 contstantl=
y saying "Loading"... 15 minutes now and impatient kids waiting
for Star Wa=
rs,... Another 5 minutes and it's going out of this 2nd floor window....
Li=
ke pretty much anything that isn't genuine apple, it's utter shite...=20
>>>>> The software is slow, buggy, and not a patch on the
real thing... If =
I could I'd just go to iTunes and pay for the damn movie (again) just to
ge=
t the media I want when I want it, but unfortunately, the Star Wars films
a=
ren't on iTunes... They are all on my NAS of course, as ripped DVD's in
vid=
eo_ts folders... So sick am I of the piss poor performance of jailbroken
ki=
t, that I am now resolved to find another box that does this better...
>>>>>=20
>>>>> So, the question is, what *is* the best box for
streaming my own pers=
onal content? Most of the front runners don't do it... I tried a windows
PC=
for a couple of years, - I'm never going down that route again... Roku doe=
sn't do local content... Apple TV doesn't do it without jail breaking, and
=
doing that to it turns it into a pile of shite...
>>>>>=20
>>>>> Surely in this day and age, it cannot be beyond the
wit of mankind to=
make a box that is as good as a proper Apple TV, but which will play my ri=
pped DVD's... Is that really so much to ask?
>>>>>=20
>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>>=20
>>>>> > On 28 Oct 2013, at 09:32, "Mark McCall"
<lists@xxxxxxx>=
wrote:
>>>>> >=20
>>>>> > http://autoho.me/1aOd65H
>>>>> >=20
>>>>> > M.
>>>>> >=20
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>>>>> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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<div>Paul</div><div><br></div><div>What
about running them through Handbreak and putting them into a format that
iTunes recognises. You can then import into iTunes are stream to Apple TV,
ipad etc
etc.</div><div><br></div><div>Ben<br><br>Sent
from my iPad</div><div><br>On 3 Nov 2013, at 03:10, Paul
Gordon <<a href="mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx";>paul_gordon@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote
type="cite"><div>
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<div>Thanks all for the responses so
far.</div><div><br></div><div>I have been
ripping DVDs to VOB files in video_ts folders for many years now. I don't
have any blu-ray rips, - I had no inclination to start buying/renting yet
another optical disc format.. So I have some 600-700 odd movies ripped from
DVD. I therefore don't care about the ability to play anything else,
including 1080p as I don't have any content in that format, and to be
truthful, although it does look nice, I'm not sufficiently impressed by the
resolution improvement to make a switch to blu-ray, with all the extra
space that requires... Frankly, I'm more concerned with the
'quality' of the movie itself (acting, dialogue, FX, script, cinematography
etc.) I'd far rather watch a 'good' film in DVD quality than a shite film
(anything by Michael Bay??) in high
res...</div><div><br></div><div>They're all
on a QNAP NAS, which does have a plex client available, which I did
try (with plex client on Apple TV). I
t looked lovely, and all seemed fine until trying to actually play
something... It will not play my content... I presume it does not like
video_ts folders.</div><div><br></div><div>PC
based solutions are not desirable, regardless of whether it's running
windows or Linux, or even a mac... I don't want power hungry devices or
fans running all the time. It needs to be a small box, totally silent (no
fan) and very low
power.</div><div><br></div><div>It needs to
have an attractive user friendly UI, with cover art, and ideally movies
synopsies, in a simple to navigate interface. As I said before, IMO the
native Apple TV one is the best I've seen yet, so the closest it's possible
to get to that would be my
ideal.</div><div><br></div><div>Still
looking...</div><div><br>Sent from my
iPad</div><div><br>On 3 Nov 2013, at 07:28, "Robin
Edwards" <<a href="mailto:robin@xxxxxxx";>robin@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote
type="cite"><div>
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charset=utf-8">
<div>I'm using Popcornhour C200 seems to do the job for me.
There's a newer model not sure how it improves on the C200.
I originally had all my mkvs along with my flacs on a bubba2
however it only had a 1TB hard drive and was close to full. I put
a 2TB drive in the popcorn and moved the mkvs onto
it. </div><div><br></div><div>It has
a reasonable UI including info and art from imdb. I have played
mp3s on it as well but only to see if they
work.</div><div><br></div><div>I make my mkvs
with Handbrake on Mint and move over with filezilla, just a simple
setup</div><div><br></div><div>Robin<br><br><div>There
are three kinds of people in this world, those that can count and those
that can't.</div><br><div>Robin
Edwards</div><div>07773-674010</div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On
2 Nov
2013, at 19:59, Paul Gordon <<a href="mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx";>paul_gordon@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote
type="cite"><div>
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charset=utf-8">
<div>Thanks. I'll look into the dune offerings.... Of equal interest
as the playback of my chosen format, is the UI... the *perfect* UI is the
Apple TV one... Nothing else comes close... So many of the other streamer
boxes I've seen have a shite file explorer like interface... No cover art,
no metadata,
etc...</div><div><br></div><div>I've seen and
used xbmc in the past, and liked it, but I will not have a PC involved in
the setup.</div><div><br></div><div>Not
played with rpi... Not interested in cobbling together DIY solutions... I
want something I can buy, unwrap, plug in, and watch
movies...</div><div><br></div><div>Looked at
plex, but try as I might, I absolutely could not get it to play ripped DVDs
although the interface did look jolly
nice.</div><div><br><br>Sent from my
iPad</div><div><br>On 2 Nov 2013, at 20:38, "Brian
Smith" <<a href="mailto:brian@xxxxxxx";>brian@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote
type="cite"><div>
<div>Hi Paul</div><div><br></div><div>I
have a couple of Dune players (a 101 and 301) and they have played
everything I have asked them to. Never quite got around to it but
they also support control via the mymovies iPad app if that's of
interest.</div><div><br></div><div>If there
is any you want me to try file format / bit rate wise then let me
know.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div><br></div><div>Brian<br><br>On
2 Nov 2013, at 19:10, Paul Gordon <<a href="mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx";>paul_gordon@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote
type="cite"><div>
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<p>Ok, so I'm sitting here looking at my jailbroken Apple TV2
contstantly saying "Loading"... 15 minutes now and impatient kids
waiting for Star Wars,... Another 5 minutes and it's going out of this 2nd
floor window.... Like pretty much anything that isn't genuine apple, it's
utter shite... <br>
The software is slow, buggy, and not a patch on the real thing... If I
could I'd just go to iTunes and pay for the damn movie (again) just to get
the media I want when I want it, but unfortunately, the Star Wars films
aren't on iTunes... They are all on my NAS of course, as ripped DVD's in
video_ts folders... So sick am I of the piss poor performance of jailbroken
kit, that I am now resolved to find another box that does this
better...<br>
<br>
So, the question is, what *is* the best box for streaming my own personal
content? Most of the front runners don't do it... I tried a windows PC for
a couple of years, - I'm never going down that route again... Roku doesn't
do local content... Apple TV doesn't do it without jail breaking, and doing
that to it turns it into a pile of shite...<br>
<br>
Surely in this day and age, it cannot be beyond the wit of mankind to make
a box that is as good as a proper Apple TV, but which will play my ripped
DVD's... Is that really so much to ask?<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPad<br>
<br>
> On 28 Oct 2013, at 09:32, "Mark McCall" <<a
href="mailto:lists@xxxxxxx";>lists@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br>
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> <a href="http://autoho.me/1aOd65H";>http://autoho.me/1aOd65H</a><br>
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> M.<br>
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