digital501.com — Instructions on how to copy DVDs to your hard drive so you can watch them without running down your battery. Looks like a good way to get through an entire movie on a plane without running out of power.This use to be a feature of the operating system, but Apple removed it in recent versions.
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bohab45Feb 20, 2006
Actually, I used Babelfish, but yeah.
thelastknowngodFeb 20, 2006
i think HP has some software that comes preinstalled on all notebooks now. when you put in a dvd in full screen it hibernates the os in the background so the only thing needed to be powered is the dvd playback. i think you get something like 8 hours if youre doing nothing but watching dvds.
hiroFeb 20, 2006
There have been loads of programs to do this in Windows for years, surely they aren't just coming to Mac now? Have to say, my iBook has no problem playing an entire DVD on one charge though and I don't actually bother to do this (though that is due mainly to the fact that I can't find anything else I can delete to make space on the hard drive)
tboutcherFeb 20, 2006
its called centrino 8?)
therealstyroFeb 20, 2006
Can do the same thing with Windows. Before Hurricane Wilma hit in S.Florida last year I copied several of my DVDs to my personal and work laptops. Watch the movies at night when there wasn't anything better to do (other than watch candles burn down). Take the laptops to work during the day to recharge and swap out movies. This year I'm trying to find a cheap LCD DVD/TV player that I can hookup to some deep discharge truck batteries (& inverter if needed). A light, a fan and some entertainment and I'm ready for hurricane season.
saintstryfeFeb 21, 2006
PErsonally, I use MacTheRipper for getting Data off, and Toast 6 to burn it. Toast is slow but it does a good job and is very easy to set up. It's about 4 clicks to burn a DVD from VIDEO_TS files. MactheRipper is pretty fast. I use VLC to play DVDs (even above apple's DVD player) and VIDEO_TS files./is currently making a collection of MST3K
saintstryfeFeb 21, 2006
thelastknowngod: THe thing your thinking of is Media Player - HP, Toshiba and I believe Sony all have it. It's basic concept is it's a stripped out "OS" that's nothing but a media reader - MP3 CDs, Music CDs and DVDs. IT does work great - it uses a lot less juice then the full thing. However, it does require a re-boot, and you can't do anything but watch the movie (Though given the parameters, that's not an issue).