Does this exist?

AsSiMiLaTeD
AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
edited May 2011 in Electronics
I'm looking for a box that will stream my DVDs natively, and give me the DVD menus and such. I know all about re-encoding to mp4 and all that, but I want to be able to work with a ripped DVD as if it's in a player.

Does such a thing exist?
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited May 2011
    Rip to ISO; any computer w/ VLC will play it like the DVD was there.

    Pretty sure XBMC will, too; if you really are just doing DVD's and not Blu-ray, an old XBOX can run that.

    Will check to see if my LG will play them; I think my Oppo would off of a thumb drive.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited May 2011
    No blu ray, just regular DVD. I'm looking to stream these to a TV. Right now I'm using an Apple TV, but I have to convert them down to mp4 first and am not all that happy with the quality of the conversions.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited May 2011
    hm. if it's just the video quality, you should be able to tweak that. But for the menus ISO is the simplest solution. Unfortunately, Apple TV doesn't do that without hacking on software IIRC.

    Anyhow, XMBC on a classic Xbox would probably cover you. The Splinter Cell hack is really easy; just google it. $20 for the xbox, $3 for splinter cell and maybe $10 for the USB card reader. If that doesn't grab you, just search for ISO and the model of whatever BluRay player might interest you and you should be able to find out if it can play them.
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  • k0tuynh
    k0tuynh Posts: 143
    edited May 2011
    I think this one will

    http://www.brite-view.com/cinemago.php
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited May 2011
    Oh- come to think of it- I have a WDTV LIve Plus that'll play ISOs that's just sitting in a closet since I got BluRay that does all my streaming. PM me if you're interested.
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    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • Marty913
    Marty913 Posts: 760
    edited May 2011
    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    I'm looking for a box that will stream my DVDs natively, and give me the DVD menus and such. I know all about re-encoding to mp4 and all that, but I want to be able to work with a ripped DVD as if it's in a player.

    Does such a thing exist?

    There are a lot of media streamers that will do it. I am currently using a Netgear NEO550 and it works great. Other favorites are the Boxee Box, Dune players, WDTV Live, and Play On line. They all play ISO, MKV, TS, MPEG, etc. and most music formats.
    Sony 60'' SXRD 1080p
    Amp = Carver AV-705THX 5-Channel
    Processor = NAD T747
    Panasonic BD35 Blu-Ray
    Main = SDA-1C Studio with RD0s, spikes, XO rebuild, rings, I/C upgrade
    Center=Polk CS10, Surround = Athena Dipoles, Sub= Boston 12HO
    Music/Video Streaming = Netgear NEO550
    TT = Audio Technica
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  • 98Badger
    98Badger Posts: 317
    edited May 2011
    I use a Dune H1. I can stream DVD's over my network, but I find movies load faster if they are on the hard drive inside the Dune. If you want menu and chapter support, you will want to use an iso container. I don't think all streamers will do iso over a network. The Dune and Netgear 550 will. Not sure about the others.
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