Just so I am clear, Boxee will not be supporting external dvd or blu ray players? Is there work being done to support them? These are the only questions I need answered before I go out and buy a box.
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Confirmation of External DVD or Blue Ray Drive on Boxee Box?
Just so I am clear, Boxee will not be supporting external dvd or blu ray players? Is there work being done to support them? These are the only questions I need answered before I go out and buy a box.
Last edited by judgeschambers; November 11th, 2010 at 05:21 AM. Reason: updated tittle to clarify
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I'm very interested in this information too.
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The files yes, the USB DVD and BR has not been confirmed.
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Any update on this? In the market for a Blue ray internal or external but if boxee box can use an external id go for that. thanks.
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Has there been any news about supporting USB DVD or Blue Ray players yet?
I'm planning Media systems for 3 different family members, and the only stumbling block in finding a Media-player with DVD&Blue Ray support.
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It may be quite some time until the BBox supports USB optical drives and the ability to play encrypted/original DVDs/BDsOriginally Posted by cdrudd
Your best option (with the BBox) for now is to have a PC/Client running on your network with a DVD/BD drive - the drive(s) will need to be shared and an App like AnyDVD will need to be running in the background to decrypt the original media/DVDs/BDs
Edit - In addition to what I posted above... if you consider what I mentioned and purchase the AnyDVD/HD app, you should consider ripping your media/content to files/containers, storing them somehow on your network (USB HDDs - NAS or a media server) in one location and access the media that way -- if the 3 family members are all in one household, only one license for AnyDVD and one network storage solution would be needed - if more than one household is involved, then each would need it's own copy/license of the software and a networked storage solution
Last edited by gmd024; June 10th, 2011 at 09:43 AM. Reason: additional info
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Actually I'm planning a RAID 5(or unRAID) - NAS server for my parents, and I'm looking for a device to connect to there TV that will read off the server and play DVD/Blu-rays. Since they live in the country and have just discovered the world of downloadable media, plus I'm trying to kill two birds with one stone, since they don't have a Blu-ray player yet.
My brother found out about my project and wanted a similar set up for his family house-hold.
My sister-in-law likes the idea so much, she wants one for her parents.. And so on... If this keeps up I'll start a business putting together these systems.
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I think there are a couple of devices that will do what you want but I can't remember which one they are - the link below will help to find them - use the search filters to narrow down your needs...
http://www.iboum.com/net-media-players.php
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BB Support for USB BD
Seriously,
That's a brilliant idea. I have 3 BB's and would love to play a BD or DVD via boxee. I fully understand the ripping and it makes sense for the kids stuff because they destroy disks in 2 days flat. For something old and not-kid-friendly on BD, I'd rather just use the disk.
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For any BD it's perfect to rip. I just go to the boxee Box and select the title I want to play. No messing around with any discs.
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