DVD on USB flash drive

[jjis]

Is it possible to put a DVD onto a flash drive?

[aedipuss]

why not? your typical dvd is over 4 gb so you'll need a large one, but dvd's are only composed of files that can be stored on anything, as long as the encryption is removed.

[festmaster]

Flash drives almost all use the FAT32 file system so your file size is limited to 4GB, which means putting a DVD ISO is usually not possible, but you can certainly put the video_ts folder on a flash drive so long as no single file is more than 4 GB. Windows Vista supports a modified version of FAT32 for external drives that supports files larger than 4GB but that file system is only supported by Vista.

[Megahurts]

Yes you can store a DVD on a flash drive. I know of nothing that will play it as a DVD.

At best, you can play the individual vob files.

[AlanHK]

Flash drives almost all use the FAT32 file system so your file size is limited to 4GB, which means putting a DVD ISO is usually not possible, but you can certainly put the video_ts folder on a flash drive so long as no single file is more than 4 GB.

DVD VOBs are all 1 GB or less, so they can be copied onto FAT32, NTFS, etc.

The question is, what do you do with it?
You can certainly play a VIDEO_TS folder on a PC, regardless of file system.
(E.g., with VLC, MPC.)
Stand-alone players, who knows, it's not a standard feature.

[Ethlred]

festmaster

Flash drives almost all use the FAT32 file system so your file size is limited to 4GB,

Flash drives can be reformated as NTFS if they are large enough. Well I think they can. I have reformed FAT16 drives to FAT32. At 1GB Windows XP wouldn't allow NTFS. It sure cut down on the space wasted on slack due to the large number of small files I had on the drives.

Megahurts

At best, you can play the individual vob files.

VLC should have no problems playing the whole DVD on a flash drive. It will even play an ISO. Of course that will take at least a 8GB drive for most DVDs. And maybe a reformat to NTFS.

[aedipuss]

Yes you can store a DVD on a flash drive. I know of nothing that will play it as a DVD.

At best, you can play the individual vob files.

powerdvd, vlc, and mpc all played a dvd off a flash drive just fine. i just copied the video_ts folder onto it and it's as good as a disc.

[jman98]

Yes you can store a DVD on a flash drive. I know of nothing that will play it as a DVD.

The Western Digital media player referenced here
http://forum.videohelp.com/topic358929.html
will play it and it supports NTFS on flash drives with no problem.

[hoccomocco]

The assumption is the USB drive and cable can keep up
with the computer app.

A DVD in an internal DVD drive may have faster throughput
than one on a USB drive.

[jagabo]

Yes you can store a DVD on a flash drive. I know of nothing that will play it as a DVD.

The Western Digital media player referenced here
http://forum.videohelp.com/topic358929.html
will play it and it supports NTFS on flash drives with no problem.

And many other standalone media players. Seagate FreeAgent Theater, Popbox, Boxee Box, etc.

[jagabo]

A DVD in an internal DVD drive may have faster throughput
than one on a USB drive.

You have to go back pretty far to get flash drives that can't play at DVD 1x speed.

[olyteddy]

A DVD in an internal DVD drive may have faster throughput
than one on a USB drive.

You have to go back pretty far to get flash drives that can't play at DVD 1x speed.

And it isn't likely an 8GB one at that...

[Noahtuck]

A DVD in an internal DVD drive may have faster throughput
than one on a USB drive.

You have to go back pretty far to get flash drives that can't play at DVD 1x speed.

LOL!!!

Don't be picking on the new 1 post wonder!!!


I so had to bite my tongue and fight satan's urges to not be the first one to reply to that post!!

[ranchhand]

I suggest reformatting your flash drive to NTFS; more storage, more stable file system, no 4gig file size limit.

[jagabo]

I suggest reformatting your flash drive to NTFS; more storage, more stable file system, no 4gig file size limit.

And less compatibility.

[Ethlred]

And less compatibility.

So buy one for the things that need Fat32 and have another for NTFS. Linux reads NTFS these days. So does the Mac.

Didn't anyone besides me notice that this thread was 2 YEARS old? 2 years ago it made more sense to stick with FAT32 for all flash drives.

Ethelred