portable DVD player

kennycapes · 24 Jun 19, 11:52 AM

ours has packed up so looking for a new one.

loads on amazon but all have a mix review of ranging from great does what i need, to, cheap plastic - didnt work after 30 mins.

Anyone got recommendations of the model they bought and if it is still working.

Cheers all

**Labboy** · 24 Jun 19, 12:21 PM

Got one called Apeman , still working after 9 months.

Do5-BaG · 24 Jun 19, 02:51 PM

Just a suggestion, but may it not be better to invest in a tablet / ipad? takes up less space, no need to pack DVD's, you can either download movies to watch offline from Sky, Amazon, Netflix or "other" sources.

wanye · 25 Jun 19, 10:05 AM

physical media is dead... embrace ripping a dvd to your computer and playing back via a cheap android tablet. once you start doing it (look at HANDBRAKE for a free tool to rip, and KODI/VLC for playback on the tablet)

rip, copy to the device (or a microSD card) and watch. simple!

**Endeavour** · 25 Jun 19, 10:41 AM

When our portable DVD players packed in we went to ipad... as well as downloading we also got a bit of software from cucusoft that allowed us to convert DVDs to files we could transfer to the tablet.

wanye · 25 Jun 19, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Endeavour

as well as downloading we also got a bit of software from cucusoft that allowed us to convert DVDs to files we could transfer to the tablet.

you mean this?

cucusoft/

$30+ ($60 for the full s/w) seems like a lot of money for something that handbrake can do for free...

handbrake/

**Endeavour** · 25 Jun 19, 12:35 PM

not sure which version I bought...have had for several years. Initially I moved files to samsung tab before I got the ipad and it worked for both. Free option is more appealing though!

kennycapes · 25 Jun 19, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by wanye

physical media is dead... embrace ripping a dvd to your computer and playing back via a cheap android tablet. once you start doing it (look at HANDBRAKE for a free tool to rip, and KODI/VLC for playback on the tablet)

rip, copy to the device (or a microSD card) and watch. simple!

i have an ipad, how can i get the file onto that, no SD slot

wanye · 26 Jun 19, 11:38 AM

plug it in via usb and transfer via itunes or some other file manager software?

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