If I loaded up all my movies on this (which I play with VLC), can I carry it from one computer to the next and play these movies painlessly? I have a computer in both my living room and bedroom connected to TV's.
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Yes, but you have to plug into 110 volt outlet. A WD USB powered drive is what I use for this purpose. They are compact and new models are over 1T.
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Can I rent movies from itunes and watch them while in the car or on a trip? Not a netflix member but would like a computer that I can use to rent movies online for. Also, I can't find the definitive answer - can this be upgraded to 2gb? Thanks.
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Not correct - I have played several movies on it - however, I have a USB 3.0 port for the main connection and also a second USB 3.0 port on one laptop and a USB 2.0 port on another laptop for the power - both drive the player just fine.
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Mine is OK. Since I bought I used in two different computers. Played blu-ray, DVD, CD, everything. I had to install a proper software first. I use Cyberlink PowerDVD 13.
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not exactly. It will only play items in the current folder that is open if you choose to open a folder rather than choose to play by either music or movies. IE: From the main menu you can choose movies, music, photos or folder. If you choose movies, it will play all the movie type filess on your drive one after the other (avi, mpeg, mkv etc.) If you choose music, it will play all the music type files (mp3, wav, wma, etc.) if you choose folder, it will play all the file types shown in that folder, but will not play anything in a sub folder.
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..if this is the one you have, then it's basically two separate DVD players that you can join together if you choose to. It comes with cable that connects the two players together to get them to play as one. Un-attach the cable and you should be able to play each player individually. Be sure the switch on the right side, top of the player pushed up on both to allow the movies to play. That's pretty much it.....hope this helps a little
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Thanks Dale --That sounds great! Almost too easy to be true? I guess the big hang up with those old camcorders was getting the video onto a PC, connections, storage space, firewire's, etc.... I just want to put them on a dvd so this sounds like it would work for me. It is just home video of the kids growing up so top image quality isn't really a concern. The only other question is, what do you think the 'playability' of the recorded disc would be on devices going forward, meaning our PC, parents PC, whatever dvd player we have, etc.....? Any special type of disc to ensure compatability with multiple devices?If I spend hours converting but then can't watch, I haven't really accomplished anything. Thanks Dale --That sounds great! Almost too easy to be true? I guess the big hang up with those old camcorders was getting the video onto a PC, connections, storage space, firewire's, etc.... I just want to put them on a dvd so this sounds like it would work for me. It is just home video of the kids growing up so top image quality isn't really a concern. The only other question is, what do you think the 'playability' of the recorded disc would be on devices going forward, meaning our PC, parents PC, whatever dvd player we have, etc.....? Any special type of disc to ensure... » Read More Thanks Dale --That sounds great! Almost too easy to be true? I guess the big hang up with those old camcorders was getting the video onto a PC, connections, storage space, firewire's, etc.... I just want to put them on a dvd so this sounds like it would work for me. It is just home video of the kids growing up so top image quality isn't really a concern. The only other question is, what do you think the 'playability' of the recorded disc would be on devices going forward, meaning our PC, parents PC, whatever dvd player we have, etc.....? Any special type of disc to ensure compatability with multiple devices?If I spend hours converting but then can't watch, I haven't really accomplished anything. « Show Less
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I personally would use MPC-HC to play movies on it. I can use that software to play any copy write protected movie, such as Disney or Warner Brothers movies. It plays the movie at whatever the refresh rate of the disk or graphics card your using can handle and it has amazing sound performance. It works just as good as if you were watching the movie on your TV.
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i installed the VLC andriod version so I can play almost any video. Turn off the wifi when you are not using it. It saves the battery. It worked well for me.
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Wish I could be of help, but no luck here. Since HDMI has been available, I've made several attempts to multi-task with this technology, unsuccessfully. If I remember correctly, one of the reasons for the initial development was to put in place safeguards on content to prevent "pirating" hi-def, with the pressures of the movie studios and replaced component connections. Wish mine were a little heavier, then it'd make a good paper weight. But being no expert, it might seem that for less that 5 bucks, you might have better luck.
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I've played many moves on it but perhaps they've all been regular DVD. I know I've successfully burned many BluRays (for iTunes sharing to Apple TV, which is the primary reason I bought it) but when I just tried to play a BluRay on the computer (VLC Media Player installed Win8 Bootcamp on Mac Mini hardware) I got an error, so maybe there is an issue playing BluRays. I'll mess around with it and see if I can get it to work and let you know.
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I download movies on-line and convert them to mpeg. if necessary. I then put them on flash drive\thump drive and play them through my blu-ray player. Only thing I miss is closed captioning.
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don't know, but dvds played on the computer and streaming are fine with no noticeable lag. Good monitor, but has glare problem in lighted room.
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Well it really depends on how you plan on connecting this Sony bluray carrousel to the player. This unit does not have any HDMI in or anything of the sort so unless this carrousel connects to your network and shares the images of each bluray disk for access (not likely) you will need to rip each of the blurays to files and store them on your network or on a hard drive you insert into the popcorn hour. This would allow you to play whatever music files in whatever order you like without much delay at all. As a note, this popcorn hour unit does not support full bluray menus only some BD Lite so it will likely skip past all the warnings and menu stuff you don't want. Well it really depends on how you plan on connecting this Sony bluray carrousel to the player. This unit does not have any HDMI in or anything of the sort so unless this carrousel connects to your network and shares the images of each bluray disk for access (not likely) you will need to rip each of the blurays to files and store them on your network or on a hard drive you insert into the popcorn hour. This would allow you to play whatever music files in whatever order you like without much delay at all. As a note, this popcorn hour unit does not support full bluray menus only some BD Lite... » Read More Well it really depends on how you plan on connecting this Sony bluray carrousel to the player. This unit does not have any HDMI in or anything of the sort so unless this carrousel connects to your network and shares the images of each bluray disk for access (not likely) you will need to rip each of the blurays to files and store them on your network or on a hard drive you insert into the popcorn hour. This would allow you to play whatever music files in whatever order you like without much delay at all. As a note, this popcorn hour unit does not support full bluray menus only some BD Lite so it will likely skip past all the warnings and menu stuff you don't want. « Show Less
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Why would you want to hook up a DVD player to your laptop and then run an HDMI cable to the TV? I don't even think that would work, althought I've never tried. Wouldn't it make more sense to a.) Hook up the DVD player directly to the TV and play DVDs like most people do or b.) Play a DVD on your laptop and then connect the laptop to the TV via an HDMI cable. Just my thoughts as I'm not sure of all the underlying reasoning.
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Just wanted to put my two cents in too! I just received mine last night - I have a 3 TB hard drive connected to it - I got it because not all tvs (or game systems) play all the different movie formats - this thing plays them all - I am VERY IMPRESSED, and based on the fact of seeing two USB ports I'm positive I can hook up another hard drive (the cartoon one for the kids). There wasn't any lag works perfect. If they ever add more options to the home menu that would be a bonus!
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I understand the first part of what you said. I'll look for a TV with a VGA port. Is there a special cord or connector for that? The second part sounds like a lot of work just to watch a movie. I truly thank you for your help