Tag Archives: blu-ray playback

Stream Blu-ray movies from NAS device to Xbox 360 Slim

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Earvin

A NAS (Network-Attached-Storage) or home server enables you to build up a home network, and playback your music and movie collections anywhere in the house using DLNA-compliant player such as a PC running Windows Media Center, an A/V receiver, PlayStation … Continue reading →

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Rip a Blu-ray Movie for TViX Slim S1 Playback- BD ISO or MKV?

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Earvin

TVIX-HD Slim S1 plays back DVD movies with the full  functionality of DVD navigation. You can create your  own virtual DVD library by storing your personal  collection of DVDs in .ISO or .IFO format, and watch them exactly as if … Continue reading →

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A Collection of Mac Blu-ray Media Players: PLEX, XBMC, VLC, Mplayer, QT Player

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Earvin

Playing commercial Blu-ray movies on Mac OS X can be very easy- you just add an external Blu-ray Disc drive to Mac, and rip Blu-ray movies to Mac HDD with several clicks.  There are multiple Mac media center and player … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs: No Blu-Ray On The Mac?!

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Earvin

The following article is reproduced from TFTS,  published by Kevin Schram on 1 July, 2010. Waiting for Blu-Ray on the Mac? You could be waiting a while as Apple’s supreme leader, Steve Jobs, says no Blu-Ray on the Macs, downloadable … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray on the Mac: Burn, Rip and Play Blu-ray Movies on Mac

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Earvin

Watching Blu-ray movies on the Mac is possible, despite lack of official support. An external Blu-ray Disc drive plus some third-party software (e.g. Mac Blu-ray ripper app) will let you taste the forbidden fruit Blu-ray on the Mac/Mac Pro.  Anyway, … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray Disc Encryptions:Regions and BD Region Hack

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Earvin

What are Blu-ray Disc region codes? Region codes place geographical restrictions on where in the world a Blu-ray movie can be played. For example, a BD system bought in the USA region would play only Blu-ray movie disks with that … Continue reading →

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Hardware requirements for playing Blu-ray on Windows Desktop

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Earvin

What kind of computers can play Blu Ray discs? What are the hardware requirements for playing bru ray discs on a computer? Can my computer play Blu-ray Discs? Thes are frequently asked question when referring to Blu-ray playback on PC.  … Continue reading →

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Trick: Use Lacie Classic HD as a Blu-ray Player

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Earvin

LaCinema Classic HD- 1080p playback, does it include Blu-ray? The LaCinema Classic HD is a most complete HD multimedia hard drive player that combines Full HD 1080p playback, unsurpassed format compatibility and DLNA media server functionality. It plays all your … Continue reading →

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Can WD TV Live Plus play Blu-ray in ISO, M2TS(BDMV) and MKV format?

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Earvin

Can WD TV Live Plus play back Blu-ray backups? The answer is YES. WD TV Live Plus plays Blu-ray lossless backups in different forms: ISO, BDMV, M2TS, and MKV. Which is the best format when ripping Blu-ray to WD TV … Continue reading →

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