Blu Rays without the physical media

[panteragstk]

I think XBMC is a interesting product, but the lack of native ISO playback really does bug me.

Honestly that's a non-issue. I use BDMV folders and have never had an issue.

 

[Rowdy S13]

What is the advantage to ripping an .iso file? I have been using MakeMKV for ripping movies for Plex, and it seems more than adequate as far as I can tell. Just curious I guess. To add to the thread though, just build a computer. If you don't want to physically build it, I will do it for you

Sean

 

[itschris]

Ripping an ISO is basically copying the entire disc. You can actually recreate a physical BD disc with an ISO file. The downside is that is about twice the size of a stripped out MKV file. I re-ripped some of my ISO and which went from 45 gigs to 22 or so. It depends on what's on the disc. For my digital media through my HTPC, I only rip the movie and the lossless track. Sure, there are some cool things you may miss on the disc, but you can always run the disc through your BD player if you really want to see the extras. I've done that a couple times the first time I've watched the disc. The reality for me is that I rarely if ever do anything but watch the movie.

 

[Rowdy S13]

That's what I figured. I don't feel a need to have it ripped in such a fashion really. It would be kind of cool, but really unnecessary IMO. I do actually watch a lot of the bonus features, but usually only once anyway. I treat Plex like a Netflix of my own collection, simple to access, press play and go, and accessible on all of my devices (tablet, phone, etc.) BUT to each their own, I could see the draw to having it exactly as if you were playing a disc, just not for me.

Sean

 

[panteragstk]

You can rip the main movie and create an .iso from that if you want. An ISO basically contains the same folder structure as a blu-ray. Which is BDMV. You can either rip the disc as a whole as Chris stated or just the movie. Your choice really. The advantage is that it is a single file instead of a folder containing multiple files.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

You need to FedEX me your hard drives. I'm so sick of ripping BD's!!!!!!

Yeah, ripping is a pain. A 3hr movie takes like 1.5hr to rip and takes up like 45GB of hard drive.

Downloading a 5GB HD movie is different, though.

 

[GlocksRock]

I rip mine to .iso's of just the main movie and it works great. ADTG, if it takes you that long to rip a disc, you might want to look into a faster drive, or look into removing rip-lock from your drive(s) as I have done with mine.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I rip mine to .iso's of just the main movie and it works great. ADTG, if it takes you that long to rip a disc, you might want to look into a faster drive, or look into removing rip-lock from your drive(s) as I have done with mine.

It usually takes less than an hour for a 2hr BD. But I think it takes 1.25-1.5 hr for a 3hr movie.

How long does it take for you?