I went to the archives only to discover that there is not much information on how and what devices folks store movies that they download on.Here are a few questions I have:1. What device do you download movies to for playback on your tv when camping?2. Where do you download movies from? Are they paid for or free?I am looking for a device which can handle 25-30 movies if that's possible. Am not a techie! Simple is best. I do have lots of other computer experience though.Thank you for the help.dt

If I had to watch a movie I think I could find one over the air, the networks show them all the time. 25 movies would take me the rest of my life to watch. Whatever media you choose may not be current and could be unusable before you finish watching them all.

I store mine on the DVD they came on. Doesn't take up that much space for a couple hundred movies. Pull the ones I want to watch when in the toyhauler and I'm good. And I don't believe in pirating or copying movies I don't own, so that really limits what is available online. And AFATG there really aren't that many movies I care to watch more than once other than a lot of old classics. Most modern movies cater to the younger, sophomoric crowd and I usually can't stand to watch them once, and sometimes can't even finish them. But that's just me.

Rather than deal with yet another electronic device, I select a couple dozen DVDs to take along. Easy to sort through, read the propaganda, etc.

We keep our collection of dvd's (movies/tv shows) in the camper for when the Satellite or OTA is obstructed by trees or whatever.

I use a very large (half terabyte) USB drive myself.. Movies are recorded off the air in my case, I will not burden the campground with streaming and can not afford that kind of bandwidth myself even if I had a cell connection.

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1775
Explorer
Oct 27, 2014
I have a smartbox connected to my TV that has a USB input that will do more than just display photos from files. Some Roku models offer this. I have a 2TB USB portable hard drive that is powered from the USB connection. I put video files in mpeg format on that and this is all in the RV for when there is nothing on cable or antenna. None of what I have to watch is pirated or was encrypted by the publisher. All of this fits in a small corner inside a cabinet and attaches to the TV through HDMI.
Trackrig
Explorer II
Oct 28, 2014
Gdetrailer wrote:
Trackrig wrote:
When home, we get two movies per day from Net Flics and copy them to a small 1T drive made by Western Digital from Costco. The drive will plug directly into the back of the newer TVs making it very easy to use.

Bill

Umm.. making a copy of a "rented" movie for any reason is "pirating".

I would recommend you read the TOS (terms of Service)from NetFlix..

Even making a backup copy of a DVD you buy is pretty much a grey area crossing over to actual pirating depending on how one interprets the "Fair Usage" law.

It is definitely pirating if the commercial DVD has been encrypted to PREVENT you from doing what you are doing! Bypassing the encryption via software is not legal which is why some of the software companies that "broke" DVD and BluRay encryption have been shut down..

Consider yourself warned..

Coasting off of a hill at 66 MPH is also illegal when the posted speed limit is 65MPH

Consider yourself warned.

Bill
Vacay_Wheels
Explorer
Oct 28, 2014
Yup, it's illegal to rip a DVD you own if it's copy-protected, which of course they all are. In my view, Martin Luther King's famous quote that “One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws” applies in this case. A 1TB drive holds a great many <2GB ripped DVD's.

BTW the SOHO can tether a hotspot and also has the WiFi as WAN capability for Internet connectivity

This is awesome. I have to look into this product, thanks for the tip.
Gdetrailer
Explorer III
Oct 28, 2014
Trackrig wrote:
Gdetrailer wrote:
Trackrig wrote:
When home, we get two movies per day from Net Flics and copy them to a small 1T drive made by Western Digital from Costco. The drive will plug directly into the back of the newer TVs making it very easy to use.

Bill

Umm.. making a copy of a "rented" movie for any reason is "pirating".

I would recommend you read the TOS (terms of Service)from NetFlix..

Even making a backup copy of a DVD you buy is pretty much a grey area crossing over to actual pirating depending on how one interprets the "Fair Usage" law.

It is definitely pirating if the commercial DVD has been encrypted to PREVENT you from doing what you are doing! Bypassing the encryption via software is not legal which is why some of the software companies that "broke" DVD and BluRay encryption have been shut down..

Consider yourself warned..

Coasting off of a hill at 66 MPH is also illegal when the posted speed limit is 65MPH

Consider yourself warned.

Bill

Bill, telling someone online that YOU are doing something stupid like pirating RENTED DVDs isn't very smart on your part..

Telling others that it is OK with what you are doing will not help them get out of fines or jail time if they choose to follow your example.

Those RENTED DVDs do not belong to you, you are paying a license to VIEW the material directly from that media.

There ARE folks who do read forums like this one LOOKING for tips on pirating.

Consider yourself warned.
MrWizard
Moderator
Oct 28, 2014
this is Not the anti-Pirating thread

Two warnings posts are sufficient

the topic is "storage" .. Not the acquisition of said movies

STAY on TOPIC
Paul_Clancy
Explorer
Oct 28, 2014
As an IT analyst who deals with all the inherent complexity of computers and software every work day I keep it simple when on holiday. Redbox and a 65 dollar Sony bd player. Problem solved. For more remote locations Id just buy some itunes downloads before leaving. I'm hoping by the time I retire in 6 years there will be a cheap easy streaming option. If not I'll survive.
austinjenna
Explorer
Oct 28, 2014
I use a western digital player media player and hook up a 1tb usb powered HD to it. I rip the movies and store them on HD
joebedford
Nomad II
Oct 28, 2014
I set up a 500MB partition for movies on my 2TB hard drive for movies. I don't backup the movies but I back up my data files onto the other 1TB drive.

Yes, this is in my RV. I also have another computer, two WiFi APs, two routers, external WiFi amplifier, two HD satellite boxes (one is a PVR), a Playstation "for playing Blurays", HDMI matrix switch and 4 TVs in my RV (technically only 3 because one is outside).

No, I don't fulltime.
LittleBill
Explorer
Oct 29, 2014
joebedford wrote:
I set up a 500MB partition for movies on my 2TB hard drive for movies. I don't backup the movies but I back up my data files onto the other 1TB drive.

Yes, this is in my RV. I also have another computer, two WiFi APs, two routers, external WiFi amplifier, two HD satellite boxes (one is a PVR), a Playstation "for playing Blurays", HDMI matrix switch and 4 TVs in my RV (technically only 3 because one is outside).

No, I don't fulltime.

500MB huh? thats some pretty crappy quality
MrWizard
Moderator
Oct 29, 2014
Most likely a typo

Most likely 500gb

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