13 October 2019, 04:12 PM
wtgOK, techies....edit: Hey, markj!
We just lost Turner Classic Movies from our channel lineup. The crooks at Crapcast moved it from just about everyone's lineup to a separate Sports and Entertainment package that costs an extra $10 a month, which I currently refuse to pay just on principle.
We have a ton of movies on (mostly) DVD and Blu-ray. I'd like to be able to view our stuff on our Samsung smart TVs or our iPads.
I know there are issues copying the movies themselves as far as copy protection is concerned, and I'm not sure where to ultimately store them so I can access them from the above-mentioned devices. I only want to watch them from home and don't need access for travel.
I'm a Windows gal when it comes to laptop/desktop devices, and have a couple of iPads.
I know zatz about NAS, which I think is one option for me. And it seems the term "home media server" is relevant.
Any thoughts? Mark? Ax? Bueller? Anybody?
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We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home. - Australian Aboriginal proverb
Bazootiehead-in-training
13 October 2019, 06:01 PM
jodiBueller.
19 October 2019, 04:02 PM
wtg*bump* for the weekend, in case folks drop by....
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We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home. - Australian Aboriginal proverb
Bazootiehead-in-training
19 October 2019, 04:09 PM
DougWhile you are waiting for an appropriate and more technically correct answer, what I did for a short-term fix for a while was just plug my laptop into the back of the TV using an HDMI cable. Doesn’t help you with the iPad, but does allow you to watch a movie with your TV’s sound and picture, by just plugging the disk into your laptop.
You probably already know this, but it’s all I got…
19 October 2019, 09:33 PM
NinaComcast did the same thing here. What a bunch of idiots. Cable is losing more and more market share to streaming services, and this is their brilliant response?
They've basically pulled all the sports programs (non-network) into a "sports package," but I didn't realize that TCM was part of the package. So blatantly money-grubbing.
Ugh.
19 October 2019, 09:46 PM
AxtremusSorry ... I have not look into “home media server” (or NAS for that purpose) for a long time and don’t have anything helpful to share on that topic.
24 October 2019, 12:10 PM
wtgMark...any thoughts?....
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We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home. - Australian Aboriginal proverb
Bazootiehead-in-training
24 October 2019, 04:11 PM
markjI don't know much about this subject, but I found this:
http://bluraydtstruehd.com/201...ray-on-media-server/24 October 2019, 05:25 PM
wtgThanks, Mark! Looks like a good step-by-step guide...
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We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home. - Australian Aboriginal proverb
Bazootiehead-in-training
24 October 2019, 06:02 PM
CHASI recall landline telephone companies cutting services and raising prices when they faced competition.
Have not had a landline since 2006.
Jodi