Digital copies --- must you have a BD-drive to access them? - Blu-ray Forum

Chordata · 03-23-2009, 03:13 PM

This is probably an obvious answer, but I just wanted to check.

I do not have a BD-drive.

Does that mean I cannot reap the benefits from digital copies from, say, Bolt or the Dark Knight?

(Cowers in fear of snide remarks about intelligence or lack thereof...)

Xerios · 03-23-2009, 03:25 PM

DC come on regular dvd's and are ripped onto your computer via itunes or windows media player.. soo no you dont need a BD-Rom

SpaceDog · 03-23-2009, 03:27 PM

I have a variety of blu-rays that have come with DC. I have yet to access this feature though. I guess partly because I don't want to decide between Itunes and other options right off the bat. I can imagine I'll only end up using the DC during travel - which I haven't been affording lately.

Xerios · 03-23-2009, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpaceDog

I have a variety of blu-rays that have come with DC. I have yet to access this feature though. I guess partly because I don't want to decide between Itunes and other options right off the bat. I can imagine I'll only end up using the DC during travel - which I haven't been affording lately.

i ripped all my movies through itunes to an MP4 file (because it would be that through WMP anyway) and i just left em on my hard drive for whenever i need them.

Sonny · 03-23-2009, 03:35 PM

No need for a BD-drive. I have 40+ Digital Copies & love them. My wife & I both have iphones along with most of my family members & friends, so they works out great. If I did not have an iphone/ipod I would probably not care for them as much. They are a life saver when your stuck in an Airport for 12+hrs thats for sure.

CYMBOL · 03-23-2009, 03:36 PM

I'm traveling soon - so I'll have to get out my DC discs and try this.

Can it play like a regular DVD in a DVD player?

How is the PQ on a laptop?

steve_dave · 03-23-2009, 05:04 PM

Can it play like a regular DVD in a DVD player?

No, its not a DVD Video disc. its a DVD-Rom disc that holds the files for the digital copies. You use the code to authorize the transfer of the digital file and its copied from the disc to your hard drive.

How is the PQ on a laptop?

Close to DVD quality. Bolt is 853x480 for the iTunes copy, most iTunes digital copies are 853x480. I have ripped my own personal DVDs are a lower setting to save on disc space and they are still watchaable on my laptop.

In fact, these lower quality rips look better than Netflix's instant streaming 90% of the time.

CYMBOL · 03-23-2009, 05:22 PM

Ok. Thanks for the answers Steve.

Hopefully, this works ok with Vista.

03-23-2009, 03:13 PM	#1
Chordata Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Home of N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys Blu-ray collection:75 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Digital copies --- must you have a BD-drive to access them? This is probably an obvious answer, but I just wanted to check. I do not have a BD-drive. Does that mean I cannot reap the benefits from digital copies from, say, Bolt or the Dark Knight? (Cowers in fear of snide remarks about intelligence or lack thereof...)

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03-23-2009, 03:25 PM	#2
Xerios Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Irving, TX PSNetwork: Xerios Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:286 DVD collection:5 Trading Score:1	DC come on regular dvd's and are ripped onto your computer via itunes or windows media player.. soo no you dont need a BD-Rom

03-23-2009, 03:27 PM	#3
SpaceDog Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Raleigh, NC Blu-ray collection:116	I have a variety of blu-rays that have come with DC. I have yet to access this feature though. I guess partly because I don't want to decide between Itunes and other options right off the bat. I can imagine I'll only end up using the DC during travel - which I haven't been affording lately.

03-23-2009, 03:35 PM	#5
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	No need for a BD-drive. I have 40+ Digital Copies & love them. My wife & I both have iphones along with most of my family members & friends, so they works out great. If I did not have an iphone/ipod I would probably not care for them as much. They are a life saver when your stuck in an Airport for 12+hrs thats for sure.

03-23-2009, 03:36 PM	#6
CYMBOL Blu-ray Knight Member since:May 2007 Location:I move around a lot. Blu-ray collection:8	I'm traveling soon - so I'll have to get out my DC discs and try this. Can it play like a regular DVD in a DVD player? How is the PQ on a laptop?

03-23-2009, 05:04 PM	#7
steve_dave Blu-ray Duke Member since:Nov 2008 Trading Score:21	Can it play like a regular DVD in a DVD player? No, its not a DVD Video disc. its a DVD-Rom disc that holds the files for the digital copies. You use the code to authorize the transfer of the digital file and its copied from the disc to your hard drive. How is the PQ on a laptop? Close to DVD quality. Bolt is 853x480 for the iTunes copy, most iTunes digital copies are 853x480. I have ripped my own personal DVDs are a lower setting to save on disc space and they are still watchaable on my laptop. In fact, these lower quality rips look better than Netflix's instant streaming 90% of the time.

03-23-2009, 05:22 PM	#8
CYMBOL Blu-ray Knight Member since:May 2007 Location:I move around a lot. Blu-ray collection:8	Ok. Thanks for the answers Steve. Hopefully, this works ok with Vista.

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