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I have a large collection of Blurays and DVDs I want to rip to digital for streaming from a home server so i don't have to go find the disc every time i want to watch a movie. My question is how do i go about this? What kind of disc reader do i need and what software? The options seem overwhelming and vie seen conflicting advice. I'm pretty new to doing a home server thing and don't want to invest in something i didn't know wont work or otherwise be too much trouble for a noob like me. I'm pretty knowledgeable in PC stuff but servers, networking and things outside the plain desktop experience are outside my scope of knowledge. Any help is appreciated.

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I use MakeMKV, and for my Blu-ray drive, I use an LG WH16NS60. You also have to install a firmware pack to make it work.

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5 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

I use MakeMKV, and for my Blu-ray drive, I use an LG WH16NS60. You also have to install a firmware pack to make it work.

Thanks, looks like MakeMKV is the way to go, now i just have to figure out how to integrate a an optical drive into my system lol.

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4 minutes ago, sharpdressedman423 said:

Thanks, looks like MakeMKV is the way to go, now i just have to figure out how to integrate a an optical drive into my system lol.

What kind of build do you have?

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1 minute ago, Godlygamer23 said:

What kind of build do you have?

My current build which ill likely repurpose into a server is an i79700k with an rtx 2070 inside a coolermaster TD500 mesh.

 

My next build which ill be doing in a couple months will be an R7 7800x3d with an RX 7900xtx inside a lian li lancool 216

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5 minutes ago, sharpdressedman423 said:

My current build which ill likely repurpose into a server is an i79700k with an rtx 2070 inside a coolermaster TD500 mesh.

 

My next build which ill be doing in a couple months will be an R7 7800x3d with an RX 7900xtx inside a lian li lancool 216

You could use one of these, and just use it externally: 

https://www.amazon.com/Warmstor-Adapter-Computer-Connector-Converter/dp/B076WZ1N4K/ref=sr_1_3?crid=16SDL77UVCOSO&keywords=SATA+to+wall+plug&qid=1705289388&sprefix=sata+to+wall+plug%2Caps%2C70&sr=8-3

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"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

"I didn't die! I performed a tactical reset!" - Apollolol

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9 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

You could use one of these, and just use it externally: 

https://www.amazon.com/Warmstor-Adapter-Computer-Connector-Converter/dp/B076WZ1N4K/ref=sr_1_3?crid=16SDL77UVCOSO&keywords=SATA+to+wall+plug&qid=1705289388&sprefix=sata+to+wall+plug%2Caps%2C70&sr=8-3

that seems like a really cool idea, ill definitely try that out

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36 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

You could use one of these, and just use it externally: 

https://www.amazon.com/Warmstor-Adapter-Computer-Connector-Converter/dp/B076WZ1N4K/ref=sr_1_3?crid=16SDL77UVCOSO&keywords=SATA+to+wall+plug&qid=1705289388&sprefix=sata+to+wall+plug%2Caps%2C70&sr=8-3

I've tried one of those with a Blu-ray drive years ago and I couldn't get MakeMKV to rip with it. Stick to purpose-made external optical enclosures would be my advice.

 

Re: MakeMKV, the license key is free while in beta.

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6 minutes ago, AbydosOne said:

I've tried one of those with a Blu-ray drive years ago and I couldn't get MakeMKV to rip with it. Stick to purpose-made external optical enclosures would be my advice.

 

Re: MakeMKV, the license key is free while in beta.

do you know of a good external optical drive that can rip 4k blurays or a place i can learn more about them specifically?

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9 minutes ago, AbydosOne said:

I've tried one of those with a Blu-ray drive years ago and I couldn't get MakeMKV to rip with it. Stick to purpose-made external optical enclosures would be my advice.

 

Re: MakeMKV, the license key is free while in beta.

You taught me something new. Didn't even realize they existed, but I guess it's not too surprising that they do. They are certainly a much more elegant solution than what I suggested, and the drive would be protected.

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7 hours ago, sharpdressedman423 said:

do you know of a good external optical drive that can rip 4k blurays or a place i can learn more about them specifically?

It would probably be easier to look at USB drives you are considering, and check the Libredrive firmware list.

 

Last post here on this MakeMKV thread sticky.

 

I used this tool to flash my drives, you may also find it useful:

 

SDFTool Flasher

 

Note that is obviously not the only way to flash drive firmware, but it worked for me, and was pretty straight forward. Also NOTE it is possible to brick drives, even if unlikely. So read the warnings, and cautions about your particular drive. Some have special instructions about flashing firmware. (Mine for example start with encrypted firmware so they have special steps, that program pretty much handles it)

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I suggest handbrake for ripping movies.  It works on Windows Mac Linux and has lots of options to use, so you can make sure the framerate it what it should be (23.97 fps for most movies) so you don't have 3:2 frame pulldown.  This can be useful if your monitor supports either 120 Hz progressive, or 24 Hz mode as well.  This way, the frame timing actually matches what it should be instead of being output at 60 Hz.  I think it would be cool if old dvd players output at 72 Hz instead of 60 Hz, but basically nobody cares.

 

Also, using VLC in fullscreen mode, instead of windowed mode with 1x scale (small rectagular area of the dvd resolution 480p) will add a noticable blurring effect, and it's a bit complicated to disable that.  So if you use vlc and wonder why things are smudged looking in fullscreen, now you know, it's not the dvd, it's vlc with some Windows GDI setting.  I tried to make an account on vlc forums about it, but I never got the verification email, so I can't make I post about this issue.

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Just get f.lux [Link removed due to forum rules] so your screen isn't bright white at night, a golden orange in place of stark 6500K bluish white.

released in 2008 and still being improved.

 

Dark Reader addon for webpages.  Pick any color you want for both background and text (background and foreground page elements).  Enable the preview mode on desktop for Firefox and Chrome addon, by clicking the dark reader addon settings, Choose dev tools amd click preview mode.

 

NoScript or EFF's privacy badger addons can block many scripts and websites that would load and track you, possibly halving page load time!

 

F-droid is a place to install open-source software for android, Antennapod, RethinkDNS, Fennec which is Firefox with about:config, lots of performance and other changes available, mozilla KB has a huge database of what most of the settings do.  Most software in the repository only requires Android 5 and 6!

 

I recommend firewall apps (blocks apps) and dns filters (redirect all dns requests on android, to your choice of dns, even if overridden).  RethinkDNS is my pick and I set it to use pi-hole, installed inside Ubuntu/Debian, which is inside Virtualbox, until I go to a website, nothing at all connects to any other server.  I also use NextDNS.io to do the same when away from home wi-fi or even cellular!  I can even tether from cellular to any device sharing via wi-fi, and block anything with dns set to NextDNS, regardless if the device allows changing dns.  This style of network filtration is being overridden by software updates on some devices, forcing a backup dns provuder, such as google dns, when built in dns requests are not connecting.  Without a complete firewall setup, dns redirection itself is no longer always effective.

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