Play a DVD folder from a hard drive on your TV (without using a computer)?

[coxanhvn]

Does anyone know any media player that can play a DVD folder from a hard drive (supports the IFO files) to your TV screen?

[guns1inger]

WDTV supports playback of the main title, but doesn't support menus. Fine for a movie only rip. The Seagate plays menus. Don't know about the rest of them.

IOs this what you are looking for ? If not, perhaps you could include some detail in your question.

[coxanhvn]

Sorry for the unclear explanation, no, what I meant is the IFO files that used to play a DVD "correctly." Yep, I did a long search about the 3 editions of WDTV, and yes it seems that it only supports VOB files.

So, guess I will take a look on Seagate player then, even though I currently have no idea what it is.

Thanks for ur reply and info guns1inger,

[darkknight145]

most of the current Media players will play a DVD folder from a Hard Drive, including the WDTV.
But very few as yet will play a blue ray folder as if you are playing an actual Blue Ray Disc as they cannot cope with complicated Menu system.
Some will also play iso files created fromm a DVD

[dwero]

VLC?

[Baldrick]

VLC?

without using a computer...

[jagabo]

Seagate FreeAgent Theater+

[coxanhvn]

Seagate FreeAgent Theater+

As of what it mentions in the link below, here are the formats that it supports: MPEG–1, MPEG–2 (VOB/ISO), MPEG–4 (Xvid), DivX®, DivX HD, Xvid HD, AVI, MOV, MKV, RMVB Real Media, AVC HD, H.264, WMV9, VC–1, M2TS, TS/TP/M2T.

http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/products/home_entertainment/freeagent_theater_plus/

I saw that they have VOB and ISO there, but no IFO, so does anyone know if any of these format can handle the DVD menu? ISO?

Thank you very much,

[jagabo]

Seagate FreeAgent Theater+

I saw that they have VOB and ISO there, but no IFO, so does anyone know if any of these format can handle the DVD menu? ISO?

https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/320605-WDTV-live-Seagate-what-others?p=1985092&view...=1#post1985092

My Parents Seagate does see the menus I love that

[dphirschler]

If you cared to set up a media server, you could use a Sony Playstation 3 for playback. The PS3 even works with a MythTV backend.


Darryl

[guns1inger]

If you cared to set up a media server, you could use a Sony Playstation 3 for playback. The PS3 even works with a MythTV backend.


Darryl

If you have one of the slim models or have installed the last couple of firmware updates on the older models then you won't be able to install s second operating system on your PS3, which possibly knobbles this idea.

[jagabo]

Sony giveth, Sony taketh away.

[coxanhvn]

Thanks for the link jagabo, and big thanks to all of you, it was so many great info that I've learned, thanks!

[dphirschler]

If you cared to set up a media server, you could use a Sony Playstation 3 for playback. The PS3 even works with a MythTV backend.


Darryl

If you have one of the slim models or have installed the last couple of firmware updates on the older models then you won't be able to install s second operating system on your PS3, which possibly knobbles this idea.

I don't have a second OS installed. Sony's own OS finds the MythTV backend by itself. It's really convenient! Of course I have a MythTV front end set up as well, but it's really only necessary for managing the recordings and taking advantage of commercial skip and the like.


Darryl

[jagabo]

I don't have a second OS installed. Sony's own OS finds the MythTV backend by itself.

So what you're saying is the PS3 has a UPnP/DLNA client that sees a UPnP/DLNA server on another computer or NAS box?

[dphirschler]

Yes. And you don't have to set up a MythTV box to use it either, but you can. There is some software (that I haven't tested, but looks really good. In fact, it looks better than Myth for a UPnP/DLNA server) called PS3 Media Server, which you can install on a PC on your network.

Darryl