Watching movies on a tablet

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:39 pm

I'm flying across the country next week (twice

) and am thinking about getting a Galaxy to help kill time. CA to NC is not quick.

I figure I can use hotspots in the airports to surf or stream NetFlix, but is there a way to load DVD's from disc to the tablet to watch them on the airplane?

Only thing I've seen so far is DVD Catalyst.

Thanks

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:45 pm

Can you convert the DVDs to .avi, Mpeg4, Divx, etc.?

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:15 pm

Leatherneck wrote:Can you convert the DVDs to .avi, Mpeg4, Divx, etc.?

I assume so, just never been happy w/ DVD rips and it's been a few years since I last tried.
Hoping there was software that would cut out some of the steps.

Thanks

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:24 pm

http://handbrake.fr/details.php

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia ... Knot.shtml

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:33 pm

Mark wrote:http://handbrake.fr/details.php

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia ... Knot.shtml

Thanks Mark.

Trying to convince myself to buy the damn thing now

Paft · Post by **Paft** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:17 pm

I'm not sure I can talk you into it, but I can only reccomend the iPad 2 incredibly highly. I've had it for a few months now, and it's already basically replaced my laptop for everything except writing code. Flying from PA -> CA watching movies and listening in on a bluetooth headset was a joy.

Any way, good luck. Try not to let the flight cramp ya too much.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:31 pm

Paft wrote:I'm not sure I can talk you into it, but I can only reccomend the iPad 2 incredibly highly. I've had it for a few months now, and it's already basically replaced my laptop for everything except writing code. Flying from PA -> CA watching movies and listening in on a bluetooth headset was a joy.

Any way, good luck. Try not to let the flight cramp ya too much.

Hey Paft

What kind of headset do you have?

Paft · Post by **Paft** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:54 pm

Humboldt wrote:Hey Paft
What kind of headset do you have?

It's a Plantronics BackBeat ... I want to say 903? Two ear pieces, stereo, with minor noise canceling features. Seven hours of battery life (I've seen 10 out of them), decent music quality... overall pretty nice.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 10:42 pm

Paft wrote:It's a Plantronics BackBeat ... I want to say 903? Two ear pieces, stereo, with minor noise canceling features. Seven hours of battery life (I've seen 10 out of them), decent music quality... overall pretty nice.

Thanks, will into those.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:33 pm

Mark wrote:http://handbrake.fr/details.php

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia ... Knot.shtml

Handbrake can't handle encryption, AutoGK throws "too many pictures...GOP" errors.

Bit of a learning curve I guess but am looking for other options.

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:39 am

DVDDecrypter is still available to download.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:16 pm

Thanks for the suggestion TonyT, I'll look into that tonight after work.

frank martin · Post by **frank martin** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:55 am

yes if course you feel any problem to change extension and watching a movie and enjoy

RaisinCain · Post by **RaisinCain** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 3:24 pm

frank martin wrote:yes if course you feel any problem to change extension and watching a movie and enjoy

Why do you constantly post worthless info?

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:57 pm

raisincain wrote:why do you constantly post worthless info?

lol I agree !

looking at all his other posts,

it's all jibberish

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:41 pm

Humboldt wrote:I'm flying across the country next week (twice ) and am thinking about getting a Galaxy to help kill time. CA to NC is not quick.

I figure I can use hotspots in the airports to surf or stream NetFlix, but is there a way to load DVD's from disc to the tablet to watch them on the airplane?

Only thing I've seen so far is DVD Catalyst.

Thanks

I do a lot of flying,LA,SF,SAC,HI,and Sacramento is the only AP with free wifi that I could get on my LT.

LAX does not even offer it !

you would be better off surfing with 3G at most airports IMO

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:07 pm

BTW,bring some disinfectant wipes,the second most germ loaded thing is airplane armrests & fold down tables.

of course the first thing is the one I NEVER touch ! escalator hand rails

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:29 pm

Dan wrote:I do a lot of flying,LA,SF,SAC,HI,and Sacramento is the only AP with free wifi that I could get on my LT.

LAX does not even offer it !

you would be better off surfing with 3G at most airports IMO

No cell phone, but at least my CA layover is in Sac.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:42 am

Humboldt wrote:No cell phone, but at least my CA layover is in Sac.

I thought you had a Samsung GALAXY !?!

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:59 pm

Dan wrote:I thought you had a Samsung GALAXY !?!

I do...Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1...not to be confused w/ the Samsung Galaxy Tab phone.

Not sure wtf they're doing using such similar names...I look for help on topics about the tablet and find info on the phone. Highly annoying.

For the record, Arcata/Eureka, Sacramento, Dulles, and RDU all had free Wifi. Handy to be able to grab a last minute ebook or game to help kill the time.

David · Post by **David** » Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:27 pm

Either handbrake or Freestudio for conversions

Netflix and the Ipad are like crack...

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:17 am

David wrote:Either handbrake or Freestudio for conversions

Netflix and the Ipad are like crack...

Will take a look at FreeStudio, tried about 6 different programs including HandBrake and had a 0% success rate.
Thanks for the suggestion.

Frustrating, as these are movies I bought and have on disk, and just want to watch on a different platform without spending more money on pro versions or countless hours on trial and error learning curves.

horsemen_ · Post by **horsemen_** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:35 pm

i have a wd 1tb drive i have a lot of movies on. my tablet has a full size usb plug i hook up the hd to and i can play all the video/audio files on the hd on the tablet

i have the A500

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:01 am

horsemen_ wrote:i have a wd 1tb drive i have a lot of movies on. my tablet has a full size usb plug i hook up the hd to and i can play all the video/audio files on the hd on the tablet

i have the A500

Never got a reply to the networking issues I had.
Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Faust · Post by **Faust** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 11:12 pm

Out of curiosity, what were your networking issues, Humboldt? Not that I think I'm some kind of tablet guru (I have 3 tablets I almost never use, the exception being a Vizio with IR out I use as a universal) by any stretch of the imagination. I just did a quick search on your posts and couldn't find anything related.

Beyond that, I wound up converting the movies and using a .flv player app. It worked OK I guess. For travel purposes, anyway.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun Dec 29, 2013 11:26 pm

Faust wrote:Out of curiosity, what were your networking issues, Humboldt? Not that I think I'm some kind of tablet guru (I have 3 tablets I almost never use, the exception being a Vizio with IR out I use as a universal) by any stretch of the imagination. I just did a quick search on your posts and couldn't find anything related.

Beyond that, I wound up converting the movies and using a .flv player app. It worked OK I guess. For travel purposes, anyway.

Hey man

18 months ago, hmmm.
They weren't networking issues as far as this thread goes.
I couldn't convert the movies I own on disc into a format I could watch on the tablet. Hell, couldn't rip them at all.
Every program I tried threw errors or balked at the encryption.

robertkey · Post by **robertkey** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 8:16 am

I pad provides the best experience and high quality displays. I always prefer to watch movies on i pad i pad just simply rocks

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 8:30 am

robertkey wrote:I pad provides the best experience and high quality displays. I always prefer to watch movies on i pad i pad just simply rocks

Sip the cool aid, don't inhale it!

Kindles new HDX display blows it away!
Not that I give a rats poop about watching movies on any tablet or even a laptop....I'll take a big TV in the living room any day.

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 12:22 am

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Sip the cool aid, don't inhale it!

Kindles new HDX display blows it away!
Not that I give a rats poop about watching movies on any tablet or even a laptop....I'll take a big TV in the living room any day.

When you are in a foxhole and bullets are flying. Oh wait that was a flashback. Carry on.