What is BD Lite? What BD Lite’s features are included ?

If you like blu-ray movies, you may know the BD Lite. Part of movie fans play ripped Blu-ray movies in Simple BD or BD lite mode, because there is no Spam, movie trailers and advertisements etc. Here, in this article will show you what is BD Lite? What features are included in BD Lite? 

   
What is BD Lite? 
   
If the media player doesn’t have Java (as indicated in media player specs), it only supports Simple BD or BD lite. BD lite is not the same as full BD playback. Full BD playback means the media player will perform as if a disc is put in a standalone bluray player with menus from the manufacturer of the disc not from the manufacturer of the player which is limited to changing audio/subtitles/chapters. BD-Live will also NOT work. 

After review some BD-Lite user experiences quoted from forums, you can get some features below listed:   
   
A. If you want to change between chapters then the movie is just stoped. 
B. The audio tracks are not named correctly when choosing. 
C. BD-Lite will play the main feature immediately. ( No spam, movie trailers, advertisements etc)
D. It will allows you to change chapters, subtitles and audio. To play the extras, you’re going to have to find it.  
E. Any Blu Ray that played with only BD Lite menus only sent through the core audio and not DTS(MA)/TrueHD.
F. These HD Players can support BD Lite, just like: Xtreamer Pro, PopCorn Hour A-200, A-210, AC Ryan Play On, Netgear NeoTV 550 HD, etc.
   
What features are in reserved in BD Lite?

		Supported
Blu-ray File Structure	Folder (BDMV)	YES
Menu	Separated files (the film stretches over multiple M2TS files)	Only first file will be played
	BD ISO	NO
	custom menu for selecting language, subtitles and chapters	NO
	original menu support w/o Java	NO
Chapter	chapter support	NO
Audio	Multiple audio tracks	YES
	HD-audio (DTS-HD, Dolby TrueHD, LPCM)	NO
Subtitles	Multiple subtitles	YES
	Blu-ray PGS subtitles	YES
Rewind	Resume playback support	YES

Conclusion

Blu-ray movies make our life colorful, you can choose play the Blu-ray discs directly or enjoy the BD-lite on computer at anytime. Hope you have fun!

Play 720p, 1080p video on Amazon Fire Phone

Many people want to play their MKV and AVI files with 720p/1080p on their Amazon Fire Phone, however, videos will be played back in slow motion with stutters and noises. Maybe you are one of them, and you may take many of the measures to solve this problem like trying some third party apps, changing of SD card, but these ways don’t work, because you does not solve the fundamental problem – bitrate which determines video quality and file size and is more intensive on the CPU in your Amazon Fire Phone 

Maybe you want also play high resolution like 1080p and above or high bitrate like MKV video of 30mpbs, which cannot be supported by Amazon Fire Phone, so you need to cut bitrate down by compressing. 

How to compress 1080p videos with high bitrate to play on Amazon Fire Phone 

To achieve this goal, you need get help from third party apps like Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate, which can help you compress many kinds formats video like MKV, AVI, VOB, M2TS,DRM, etc to your Amazon Fire Phone with best quality at fast speed, and you can also use it to edit your video to remove the extra parts. If you want to play your DVD or Blu-ray movies on your Amazon Fire Phone, you also can use it to convert your DVD/Blu-ray collection to Fire Phone playable formats like MP4 without quality loss. 

Now free download the program, and install it on your PC, if you are using Mac, you can download Mac version – Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac 

Step 1. Import source video files to the program 

Once run the Video Converter Ultimate for Amazon Fire Phone software, click “Add Video” to load your source video files MKV or MTS/M2TS, VOB, MOV, TOD, TiVo, etc. Or click on “BD/DVD disc” icon to load movie from DVD and Blu-ray source (Disc, folder, ISO). 

 

Step 2. Select the suitable output video format 

Select the suitable output video format by clicking “Format” bar, you can easily find the optimized videos for Amazon Fire Phone under “Common Video > H.264 Video (*.mp4)”. If you want get HD MP4, you can choose “HD Video > H.264 HD Video (*.mp4)”. 

 

Tip: If you have other Android Phones or Tablets like Samsung Galaxy Tab S or Samsung Galaxy Tab 3, you also can choose this format for them. And you also can enjoy your HD WMV movies on your Android Tablets & Phones. 

Step 3. Adjust audio and video parameters. 

After you determined your format, you can click “Settings” to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish. Amazon Fire Phone 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps and Keep in mind that bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa. You can set a size as “1280*720” for the fire phone to fit the resolution. 

 

Step 4. Start encoding movies to Amazon Fire Phone 

After above steps, just click “Convert” to begin ripping Blu-ray/DVD and converting 1080p videos to Amazon Fire Phone highly compatible MP4 videos. 

When the ripping task is completed, you can click “Open” to find the ripped videos. After that, connect your device to computer via USB and transfer the videos to it with ease. Now, you can enjoy viewing movies DVD, Blu-ray and various formats of MKV, AVI, VOB, WMV, MTS HD videos on your Amazon Fire Phone anytime everywhere for great digital fun. 

Enable Surface Pro 3 and other Surface Tablets to play MKV

Surface Pro 3 is with 12” display and is easier than ever to use as a tablet. At home, whether it’s you or your kids that need a break, Surface Pro 3 plays movies, music, and games smoothly. However, if you want to watch MKV movies on it for playback but failed, that is because the MKV videos is unsupported by Surface tablet. 

In cases like these, you can install a video player like mobile HD Video Player which enables playing MKV files on your Surface Pro 3, however, you will likely run into playback issues such as stuttering video, freezing video, audio sync issues or even playback in slow-motion. In such a case, you can also convert your MKV files to H.264 MP4, which is highly compatible with Surface Pro 3, here suggest you professional video converter program to help you achieve it – Pavtube Video Convert Ultimate. (When you get the MP4 video, you not only can play it on your Surface Pro 3, you also can transfer it to your other Surface Tablets for watching.) 

 

Free Download Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate for Windows or Mac users: 

   

How to convert MKV Video to Surface Pro 3 

1. Install and launch the Video Converter Ultimate on your PC, click “Add Video” to import your source materials in .mkv format. Besides MKV, you can also load DVD, Blu-ray, ISO image, FLV, AVI, WMV, VOB, TiVo, MPG, MOV, M2TS etc. files to the program. The software supports batch conversion so that you can also add several files to convert at one time. 

 

2. Click “Format” bar, you can choose “Format > Windows > Microsoft Surface Window RT/Pro H.264 Video (*.mp4)“. The preset is specially designed for Playbook but the output videos could fit on Surface Pro 3 perfectly. 

 

3. Start the conversion from MKV to MP4 video for Surface Pro 3. 

4. After the process, transfer the videos to your Surface Pro 3. 

So there you have it. Pretty simple! In this way, you can effortlessly play MKV videos on Surface Pro 3 as you like. 


Tips: 

1. If you are not satisfied with the default settings, click the “Settings” button, you can change the settings by yourself. You can change the video size (pix), bitrate, audio channels, etc. Just remember the file size mainly depends on the bitrate, which means the higher bitrate you set, the bigger size you get. Or you can convert your MKV files to HD video MP4 from “HD Video”, which you can choose the “Size” to 1920 by 1080. 

2. If your want to do some editing with your video such as cutting the part you don't need, adding text/image/video watermark or adding the subtitle, just click the “Edit” button to do these work. 

Enjoy HD WMV movies on your Android Tablets & Phones

The HD WMV file format is very popular, but it is not an Android friendly format. So want to watch the HD WMV files on Android Phone or Tablet, you can install HD WMV player on your Android devices, however, most free apps for playing HD WMV on Android devices are ads supported and may constantly pop up annoying ads. You can also choose to convert your HD WMV files to HD MP4 for your Android Phone or Tablet with third-party software, like Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate, which can help you convert HD WMV to HD MP4 for your Android Phone or Tablet with best quality and without annoying ads. 

Tip: If you want backup or convert your DVD and Blu-ray collections, you can also use Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate to get it, which has the fast speed, the step is same. 

How to Converter to convert WMV to your Android Phone supported format? 

Free Download HD WMV to Android Converter here 
  
    

Step 1. Click "Add Videos" to import the source .wmv file which you want to convert to your Android Phone. 

 

Step 2. Select the output format 

Click the drop-down arrow the "Format". There are several built-in profiles for popular devices. You can choose the output format according to your Android phone. Here we take MP4 as an example. You just need to choose the "Android > Android Phones (Tablets) 720p (1080p) (*.mp4)" option. 

 

Maybe you want to get HD MP4, you should move your mouse and choose the “HD Video” to select “H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)”, which will give you the HD MP4 video for you to watch on you Android Phone or tablet. 

After selecting the target profile, you can also set some properties for special needs. Click the "Settings" button to do some further video and audio settings. You can choose the resolution according your devices. 

 

Step 3. Convert video to Android format 

If you have done all these settings, just click "Convert" button to start converting your video to the Android format you select. And the converting progress will be finished within minutes. 

Step 4. Import the output video to Android phone 

Now, connect your Android mobile phone to computer and transfer the output videos to Android phone or tablet . Then you can enjoy the HD WMV on your Android Phone or your Android Tablet. 

Play Blu-ray ISO with Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and 8.4

Get a new Samsung Galaxy Tab S and want to play Blu-ray ISO on Galaxy Tab S, in this article, you will get the best Blu-ray ISO ripper for Galaxy Tab S, which will help you to convert and play Blu-ray ISO on Galaxy Tab S freely. 

Galaxy Tab S is one of the latest Android tablets that released from Samsung with a WQXGA (2,560 by 1,600) AMOLED display, packed into an 8.4-inch or 10.5-inch slate, which give us best visual effect with this great screen. 

Maybe you get some Blu-ray ISO files from your own Blu-ray or your friends and want to play them on your Android Tablet like Galaxy Tab S 10.5 or 8.4, you need to convert your Blu-ray ISO to your Galaxy Tab S for watching on the go, so a professional Blu-ray ISO ripper is required, here suggests you Pavtube BDMagic, which will not let you down! It can convert you Blu-ray ISO to your Galaxy Tab S 10.5 or 8.4 supported formats like MP4, AVI, MKV with best quality at 6X speed. 

How to put Blu-ray ISO to Galaxy Tab S 10.5 or 8.4? 

Step 1. Download Pavtube BDMagic and install it on your computer. 

Tip: Pavtube offers free trial. And if you transfer your Blu-ray ISO to your Galaxy Tab S 10.5 or 8.4 on Mac, you need download and install Pavtube BDMagic for Mac. 

Step 2. Run the Blu-ray ripper for Tab S, and import your Blu-ray source iso image file by click "File" to choose "Load IFO/ISO". 

 

Tip: Of course, you can also click on "File" icon to import Blu-ray/DVD disc or Blu-ray/DVD folder. 

Step 3. Select output format for playback on Galaxy Tab S 10.5 or 8.4. Click the "Format" drop down list and choose "Samsung > Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Video (*.mp4)" as the output video format for Samsung Galaxy Tab S. At the same time, you can click on "Settings" option to modify video size, bitrate, etc 

 

Tip 1: For Galaxy Tab S 10.5 or 8.4, you should choose "Size" to 1280 by 800. 

 

Tip 2. If you want to convert more movies to your Galaxy Tab S 10.5 or 8.4 on format H.264 mp4, you can click the "Save as" to change the title as Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 or 8.4, next you can find this in "Custom" from "format". 

 

Step 4. Click on "Convert" button to start converting Blu-ray ISO to MP4 for your Galaxy Tab S 10.5 or 8.4. 

Once the conversion finished, you may click "Open" button to get the converted video file and transfer it to your Galaxy Tab S 10.5 or 8.4. It's simple for us to play Blu-ray ISO movies on Galaxy Tab S. Enjoy! 

Tip: Maybe you also want to play this Blu-ray ISO on your Media Players at home theater, with Pavtube BDMagic, you also achieve it, here is guide for you, only need to choose the different format for your Media Players. 

Create/Convert/Play Blu-ray iSO with HD Media Players

This article will tell how to create Blu-ray ISO files from your Blu-ray, and help you convert your Blu-ray ISO to HD Media Players playable formats for watching. 

Collect a lot of Blu-ray Discs and cannot play them anywhere and anytime, it is unfortunately that some of them may be ruined by children at home, in order to prevent the above occurrence, the best way is to backup your Blu-ray to ISO files and play them on your HD Media player even your other devices like your phone, your tablet and so on. Now let's learn how to achieve this process. 

Part I. How to get Blu-ray ISO files from Blu-ray? 

Software preparation: Pavtube BDMagic (offer free trial), Imgburn (this is freeware) 

Guide to follow: How to create free Blu-ray ISO image file from commercial blu-ray discs? 

Part II. How to convert Blu-ray ISO files to 1080p MKV, AVI, MP4, etc?
  
 
 
Software Recommend: Pavtube BDMagic 

(If you want convert your Blu-ray iSO to MKV with multiple audio tracks and subtitles streams included, you can try Pavtube ByteCopy software.) 

Step 1. Install and launch Pavtube BDMagic and load Blu-ray ISO files to it. 

Step 2. Select MKV/AVI/MP4…as output format 

Once your ISO file is loaded, you can click on the dropdown list of "Format" to select your desired output format. You are free to convert blu-ray ISO to MKV/AVI/MP4, or many other file types as you like. 

Step 3. Set advanced settings 

This best blu-ray ripper allows users clicking "Settings" button to adjust audio and video parameters before ripping blu-ray ISO to MKV/AVI/MP4, etc. The adjustable settings include codec name, aspect ratio, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channel. 

Step 4. Convert bluray ISO to MKV/AVI/MP4 

When the above mentioned steps are finished, you can click "Convert" button to start ripping bluray ISO to MKV/AVI/MP4, and more. The ISO ripper is capable of finishing ISO conversion at super high speed without the problem of letting audio and video go in separate ways. Once the ripping task is completed, just click "Open" button to get the final output files. Hope this guide will be of some help for you. 

Part III. How to watch Blu-ray ISO files on computer & HD Media Players? 

Software Download: Virtual BD Drive (this is a free tool), Blu-ray ISO player (this is trial of shareware) 

Guide to follow: How to play Blu-ray ISO image file on HTPC? 

For playing Blu-ray ISO with HD media player, you can choose WD TV Live Plus/Hub, Popcorn Hour A-410.

Compare and find an international mainstream streaming media player for yourself

Faced with a wide variety of media streaming boxes, it is very different for you to judge which one is the best for you! Here we compare some accepted streaming media players for you to save your time to find their pros and cons and choose the best one for yourself. (In alphabetical order) 

1. Apple TV/ Apple TV 3 – Best solution for Apple fans 

 

The black Apple TV and Apple TV 3 are simple devices that stream content -- iTunes music, video, and photos -- from a Mac or PC, an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad (running iOS 4.2 or later) to an HDMI-equipped HDTV and allows one to pay for movies and TV shows from Apple. Both have built-in support for Netflix, YouTube, Flickr and other streaming services as well. 

Pros: 

• Tiny, sleek case design. 
• Easy to connect to an HDMI-equipped HDTV and setup for streaming. 
• Easy to use interface (although text entry can be quite awkward without an iPod touch, iPhone or iPad). 
• Easy to stream iTunes content from a Mac or Windows PC (and iPod touch, iPhone or iPad) as
• well as support for Netflix, YouTube, Flickr and other streaming services as well. 
• HDMI, optical digital audio, 10/100Base-T Ethernet and 802.11n support standard. 
• Support for "true" 5.1 channel surround sound and 720p or 1080p video (2nd Gen only supports 720p, 3rd Gen supports 1080p). 
• Inexpensive (US$99).

Cons: 

• Limited functionality -- does not play CDs or DVDs or have any ability to record programming. 
• No cables provided as shipped. Compatible cables have to be purchased separately. 
• Does not support older HDTVs that lack HDMI support. 
• No official internal storage or the ability to store content. 
• Hardware cannot be upgraded -- processor, RAM or storage. 
• Limited support for audio and video formats. Discontinued 2nd Gen model does not support for 1080p streaming (3rd Gen does). 
• Small selection of rental content on iTunes, no ability to purchase content directly.

2. Google Chromecast 

  
Google's Chromecast beams videos from your mobile device or computer directly to your television. The Chromecast is about the size of a USB flash drive and attaches to a spare HDMI port on your TV, it supports Android and iOS on the mobile side and Windows 7 / Mac OS 10.7 and higher on the computer side. 

Pros: 

• Inexpensive. 
• Supported apps work well. 
• Chrome tab casting is very useful. 
• Easy setup. 
• Compact design.

Cons: 

• App support limited to Netflix, YouTube, and Google Play. 
• Tab casting offers pixelated video for now. 
• No central playback controls.

3. Microsoft Xbox 360 

  

When Microsoft shed light on the next-generation Xbox One at the E3 gaming trade show earlier this year it simultaneously announced that it was revamping the current-generation Xbox 360 too. Despite 2013 being the launch platform for next-gen, current-gen is set to have a bumper year with some huge titles on the horizon. It makes sense that Microsoft - like Sony - is still plugging its existing gear in a fresher way. But is the Xbox 360 in 2013 any different than before; is it a console solely for the last-minute deal-hunters or a console worthy of upgrade? 
Pros: 

• Xbox LIVE is an amazing service. Undoubtedly the best way to play games online. 
• Multiplatform games aften run better on 360 
• Kinect (If you see that as a "pro" or not) 
• Superior controller, in most people's opinions

Cons: 

• Considerably fewer exclusives 
• Very shooter-centric console. There's a noticeable lack in variety of the exclusives 
• $60 yearly charge for Xbox LIVE 
• Can't play blu-rays

 4. Roku 3 

  
The Roku 3 has solidified the company's position as one of the most popular set top boxes. The Roku 3 features a faster processor than its predecessor, dual-band Wi-Fi support, as well as a revamped user interface that should make discovering content from its 750 partner channels a lot easier. As far a ports are concerned you get Ethernet, HDMI with up to 1080p support, a microSD slot and USB with support for H.264 MKV video files. 

Pros: 

• New remote with a built-in headphone jack. 
• Great new interface. 
• Faster processor. 
• Very responsive. 
• Over 750 channels are supported, including Netflix, Amazon Instant, HBO Go, Hulu Plus, Pandora, MLB.TV, Amazon Cloud Player, and Vudu.

Cons: 

• No YouTube Google Play support. 
• Gaming selection limited. 
• Isn't great streaming your personal digital media collection.

5. Sony PS4 - Best solution for gamers 

  

PS4 is a great game console for early adopters and it serves up dazzling graphics, runs on a simplified and logical interface, and boasts a fantastic controller. It's $100 cheaper than rival Xbox One and has the upper hand on indie and digital-only games. It also doubles as a great Blu-ray player and has plenty of streaming entertainment apps. 

Pros: 

• The launch games aren’t as mediocre as you’ve heard. 
• It’s $100 cheaper than Microsoft’s $500 Xbox One. 
• It’s the most refined games console Sony’s ever built. 
• It ships with the most refined gamepad Sony’s ever built.

Cons: 

• You’re looking for the Super Mario 64 of next-gen. 
• You’re looking for the Wii Remote of next-gen. 
• You’re thrilled with your PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. 
• Your social network’s on another platform. 
• It doesn’t partner with your TV or offer Kinect-caliber voice recognition.

6. WD TV Live - Best solution for hard-core tech geeks 

  

Network media players keep getting smaller. The WD TV Live Plus HD Media player by Western Digital is smaller than a paperback book. Still, it is powerful enough to find the media on your network and stream it to your TV in 1080p full high definition. This network media player has a fast processor that loads media quickly and is compatible with just about any photo, movie or music file format except those with copyright protection. The WD TV Live Plus is "plus" because it adds Netflix and Mediafly, and Hulu Plus* to the WDTV Live model. 

Pros: 

• Plays MKV files no problem (for me) when they contain x264 and AC3. 
• Plays most MP4 files fine when using x264 and AC3. 
• Plays AVI files fine, assuming they don't have weird or ancient codecs. 
• YouTube feature works well enough 
• Pandora is nice. 
• Networks easily enough, quirks aside.

Cons: 

• Some MP4 files exhibit sync loss, making them unwatchable. 
• Most containers don't pass-thru AC3 / surround channels intact (only MKV and M2TS do, along with ISO/VOB?) 
• Support for HD digicam footage is mixed. To be fair, some companies use weird codecs. 
• YouTube no longer plays HD and a lot of SD content is flagged "No Syndication" and won't play either. 
• Network issues, if you get them, will drive you insane. 
• Infrequent and modest firmware releases. 
• Not the best choise if you rip DVDs to ISO or VOB (no DVD menu support) 
• No BluRay menu support (and there never will be).

Stream Blu-ray to Apple TV 3 with AC3 5.1 surround sound on Mac

With a better home theater atmosphere, you may want to stream your Blu-ray to Apple TV 3 with AC3 5.1 surround sound for watching on your widescreen television. Here suggests you professional Apple TV 3 converter – Pavtube BDMagic for Mac, which can help you convert your Blu-ray to Apple TV 3 playable format like M4V with best quality. 

Firstly, connect the Apple TV 3 with your Mac 

1. Open the 'System Preferences' of your Mac computer, and click on the 'Displays'. 

2. Then you can open the Airplay. Change the 'Airplay Mirroring' from 'Off' to 'Office Apple TV', and it will connect automatically. A couple of seconds later, your Mac and widescreen TV will be connected. 

Tip: There is an option at the bottom of the window, you can choose to show mirroring options in the menu bar when available. 

Step-by-step guide of converting Blu-ray to Apple TV 3 with AC3 5.1 audio track 

Download a free trial of Pavtube BDMagic for Mac first. The Mac Blu-ray Ripper software helps you crack the copy-protections of commercial Blu-ray Discs and convert the movies to various video and audio formats for Apple TV 3, Android Phones & Tablets and popular Media players. 

Step 1: Insert your discs into your BD drive, and click "Load file" button to import your Blu-ray movies to the nice Mac Blu-ray to Apple TV 3 Converter. 

 

Step 2: Press the "Format" button and select “Apple TV > Apple TV 3 720p Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v)” as the export format. If you want play the Blu-ray on HD TV, suggest you to select “Apple TV > Apple TV 3 1080p Dolby Digital Pass-through (*.m4v)” as the export format. 

 

Tip: You can freely select the subtitles for your movies as you like from the Subtitles option. 

Step 3: Click "Settings" to set the Video/Audio Parameters like Size (resolution), bitrate, frame rate, etc to for your Apple TV 3 your own will. Remember the file size and video quality is based more on bitrate than resolution which means bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss. 



Step 4: After everything is OK, click the big "Convert" button to start ripping Blu-ray/DVDs to Apple TV 3 M4V videos with AC3 5.1 surround sound. 

Once the conversion completes, you can click "Open" to find the .M4V videos which can be directly imported to Apple TV 3 and play on your TV. 

Setup for Apple TV 3 to pass-through Dolby Digital 5.1 to audio receiver 

Pavtube BDMagic for Mac can help you convert Blu-ray to Apple TV 3 with AAC audio, which includes AC3 audio 5.1 surround sound, if your device does not support 5.1 urround sound, you need to connect a audio receiver to get 5.1 surround sound. The specific settings is here. 

Enjoy 1080p Blu-ray on Lacie LaCinema Classic HD Media Player

The LaCinema Classic HD Media Player provides uncompromising quality, adding stunning 1080p playback through HDMI on your HDTV. No matter the video, music or photo format and resolution, the LaCinema Classic HD will play it seamlessly with the highest sound and image quality. It's compatible with all the most popular video formats on the market, from DivX, MKV, to AVC and H.264, and provides uncompromised Dolby Digital quality sound. So if you have this HD Media Player, you will convert your Blu-ray collections to LaCinema Classic HD Media Player playable formats like MKV with 1080p. 

 

 
Pavtube ByteCopy (Windows/Mac) 

Pavtube ByteCopy is designed for converting Blu-ray/DVD to lossless/encoded Multi-track MKV with multiple audio tracks and subtitles included and chapter markers. And the MKV video generated by Pavtube ByteCopy plays well on LaCinema Classic HD Media player. Now that Lacie has up to 2TB (2000GB) of storage, which holds tons of Blu-ray and DVD movies, you'll save time and avoid having to burn DVDs. (Maybe you also buy LaCie Thunderbolt 2, you also can store your blu-ray or DVD to it with ByteCopy.) With Pavtube ByteCopy, you can also convert your Blu-ray to Multi-track AVI and Multi-track MOV, both are supported by LaCinema Classic HD Media player. 

Guide: Convert Blu-ray Disc/DVD to MKV without quality loss 

Step1: Load Blu-ray movies. 

Launch the best Blu-ray to multi-track converter; import Blu-ray movies into the program. Loaded Blu-rays can be previewed in the right preview window. 

Step 2: Choose output format 

In the dropdown list of Format menu, you can choose "Lossless/encoded Multi-track MKV (* mkv)" under "Multi-track Video" catalogue, which will save multiple video, audio and subtitle tracks form original Blu-ray in output MKV and you won't suffer any quality loss. 
 

 

 
Step 3. Select audio codec for output. 

Click "Settings" button on the main interface; you are brought to Multi-task Settings. You are allowed to customize profile presets as you like, you could remove unwanted audio track in Audio tab under Settings menu, and uncheck subtitles you do not need in Subtitles tab. 
 

 

 
Tip: If you change audio parameters under "Encode" option, you will get a encoded multi-track MKV file, not lossless multi-track MKV. Recoding Blu-ray to MKV will take a little more time for conversion than lossless output. 

Step 4. Start to convert Blu-ray to lossless MKV. 

When everything is ready, you can click "Convert" button to start converting Blu-ray to MKV with multi-track. Once finished, go to "Open" the generated MKV files. 

Now it is time to enjoy your favorite Blu-ray movies with preserving all the multiple audio and subtitle tracks as well as 1080p on your Lacie LaCinema Classic HD Media Player. 

Play 1080p MKV on HDTV with Lacie Classic HD 
 

 

 
To play Blu-ray on HDTV at 1080p, you can also use Pavtube ByteCopy to convert Blu-ray to 1080p MKV and play the HD video with LaCinema PlayHD. If the player fails to play HD audio like DTS-HD or TrueHD, you can mix-down the HD audio to Dolby Digital or DTS 5.1 with your wanted language using Pavtube ByteCopy. 

Step 1. Firstly, connect the 2TB hard drive of LaCinema Classic HD to your computer (either Windows or Mac) to easily store your movies. 

Step 2. Then, connect LaCinema Classic HD to your TV for instant playback. No configuration is required. 

After two steps, you can enjoy your 1080p MKV and many more file types on any TV. 

Know more about Lacie LaCinema Classic HD Media Player 

Audio Formats : MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, OGG, FLAC, AC3 
Video Formats:ISO, VC-1, VOB, ASF, TS, TP, DVD Video, DVR-MS, QuickTime MOV, WMV, AVI, Matroska (MKV), DAT, MPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX,XviD 
Image Formats : JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF 

5 best video Streaming HD Media Players for 2014

Now HD Media players have been one of the household equipments, which give family the easier happy time. Let’s us enjoy all movies with family. Faced with the wide range of HD Media Players for streaming on the market, you may want to find the best streaming players for your needs. There are many recommended devices that you should try this year. 

1. Roku 3 Streaming Media Player 

This is believed as the best streaming media player. It has powerful system and quick performance. This device can support up to 1080p high definition video. It has amazing remote that comes with headphone jack. There are more than 1000 channels that you can get access from this powerful media player 

2. Apple TV 3 

This is one of the most popular media players in the world. It can be used eto get access to some TV shows or iTunes movies easily. This device is very suitable for all iOS users. It is able to stream video, music, games, and many more from iOS devices by using AirPlay. You can also sync your photos, music, videos among some of these devices easily. 

3. TiVo Roamio Pro streaming media player 

This device allows you to watch your favorite shows anytime, anywhere. You can simply connect this device with high speed Internet connection to get access to some streaming apps, such as Hulu Plus, YouTUbe, Pandora, and more. This device is equipped with recording system that can record up to six shows at once. It works with some digital cable service providers. 

4. WD TV media player 

This is a perfect media player produced by Western Digital. It allows you to enjoy high quality Internet entertainment on your television. It comes with built-in Wi-Fi internet connection. This device can play many different media files, such as AVI, MOV, MKV, ISO/VOB, and many other files. You can get access to some recommended video streaming sites, such as YouTube, NetFlix, Pandora, and some other recommended sites. 

5. NETGEAR Stora Home Media Network Attached Storage (NAS) 

Photo (c) NETGEARThe NETGEAR Stora, network attached storage (NAS) device is an easy to use, reliable solution with many options to remotely access. You can use the Stora to store all you media files and then access them with a network-enabled media player and view or listen to them on your TV or home theater system. 

Unfortunately, not all HD Media players can stream DVD or Blu-ray discs to our home theater for playing, so if you want to watch your Blu-ray or DVD movies in your home theater, you can use Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate to help you for converting Blu-rays and DVDs without quality loss to your devices and stream the conversion videos to your devices for playing. If you are mac user, you can try Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac, which is a mac version. 

Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (2014) review

“Planet of the Apes” is not only one of film history’s few franchises to span four decades, but it’s also among the most enduring. Now “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” which opens Friday (On July 11, 2014), continues the story of a smart-drugged chimpanzee named Caesar who leads an insurrection against his human captors just as a virus begins wiping out the human race. “It’s an ape world,” director Matt Reeves has said, “and we explore whether apes and humans can figure out a way to live together without violence.” 

A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq1sTNGDXo0 

 

5 Features make TiVo Roamio up to the top in set-top boxes

 

When TiVo first made a debut in 1999, it revolutionized the way we watch TV. But its development is not smooth. After it missed the train heading into the digital age where services such as Hulu and Netflix are replacing traditional service providers especially in the households of college students, the latest generation of set-top boxes became its strong opponent, like Apple TV/ Apple TV 3 and Roku and even gaming consoles such as the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 are potential replacements. But TiVo is innovation and progress ongoing, now we cannot say it is on the top of set-top boxes, but still very good. Here are just a few things that could put TiVo back on the map. (For example: TiVo Roamio . In August the company announced and released three new DVRs, TiVo Roamio, TiVo Roamio Plus and TiVo Roamio Pro.) 

• 1. TiVo Roamio is the world’s only DVR and streaming player in one.
  
• 2. TiVo has 50% more storage capacity than any other DVR. It can record six HD shows at once with up to 3,000 hours of recording capacity working with digital cable, Verizon FiOS and HD antenna.
  
• 3. With our favorite apps like Netflix, hulu, Spotify, Aol.on, YouTube etc and allow us search cable TV, Netflix and Hulu Plus at the same time, which is no other device will do that for us. So we can watch every ballgame your favorite team plays this season.
  
• 4. Watch shows to our iOS devices or live or recorded shows anywhere, whether you're online or not.
  
• 5. Watch on every TV in your house. 
  
  
  TiVo Mini lets you expand your TiVo experience to additional TVs. Watch live TV, recorded shows and stream from the web in your bedroom, the office or the kitchen. Add two, three or more Minis for an easy whole-home setup.

These highlights meet the needs of users, directly seize the user's heart. But for movie-loving people, there are still fly in the ointment, it cannot directly import DVD/Blu-ray movies or transfer VOB/BDMV files to our iOS devices. So If you want to use it to watch DVD/Blu-ray movies anywhere, whether you're online or not. You need to backup/rip/convert your DVDs or Blu-rays and transfer to your iOS devices for playing with conversion software like Pavtube ByteCopy or its Mac version. 

Xtreamer SideWinder4 review: your next Android set-top box

Xtreamer’s latest set-top-box - Xtreamer SideWinder4 which is a small Android-powered device designed to turn your TV into a media center. It is may be the next Android set-top box for your family. 

With many DVDs and Blu-rays now coming with the option of high definition digital downloads in the box, and our media libraries showing no sign of shrinking, the market for media playing set-top boxes is rapidly expanding. And there are many set-top boxes on the market. 

The Xstreamer SideWinder4, along with a host of competitors including the superb WDTV Live is such a device, claiming it is an affordable entertainment system that delivers your TV direct access to live digital TV boradcast over DVBT and the Internet of the biggest names in movies and TV in up to 1080p HD. Contrast to other competitors, Xstreamer SideWinder4 also has some features that set it apart from the competition. Let’s find out. 

The first one, the SideWinder 4 can run XBMC so you can play the movie the way you cannot to play them, it can also use Airplay via the app called Airpin so any iOS device running iOS 6 or greater can use it. From YouTube HD and Spotify, Netflix and HuluPlus to HBO Go and more like Twitch. 

And this device has HDMI 1.4, S/PDIF, 3 USB 2.0 ports, 10/100 Ethernet, 802.11n WiFi, Miracast and DLNA support, 5 channel and 7 channel audio passthrough and also works as a DVB-T2 television receiver. 

And in terms of the format, the Xstreamer SideWinder4 is very impressive, which can support for almost every imaginable video or audio formats and container once you’ve updated the device to its latest firmware, like AVI, MKV, MOV and VOB (DVD format), which also can support Multilingual by Google JellyBean. So you can backup your DVD movies or convert your Blu-ray movies to it for Playing with original or multi-track video, audio and subtitles. 

If Xtreamer sounds familiar, that’s because this is the same company that introduced two devices in three months, the other one is Multi-Console device designed to work as a media center and gaming console in January. Compared to the Xtreamer Multi-Console, the SideWinder4's hardware is just a notch lower. It runs on a 1.5 GHz dual-core AMLOGIC CPU, has 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal storage. In contrast, the Multi-Core is powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core chip with twice the RAM and storage. Both devices run a custom Android 4.2.2 ROM but also has access to Google Play and all that it has to offer. Perhaps this is the reason why the new SideWinder4 has a much lower price. While those specs aren’t exactly spectacular, you don’t need any more than that to handle HD video playback and other basic tasks such as web browsing or Android gaming. 

Review: The Popcorn Hour A-400

The Popcorn Hour A-400 is the first model in a fourth generation of media centres from Syabas., which is welcomed by everyone since listing. With support for Blu-ray 3D-Video, Full-HD video, several audio and photo codec's and web content, users can experience their digital media how they want. Now let’s view simply phenomenal experience. 

 

Connectivity: Bonjour, UpnP SSDP, UPnP AV, Windows Media Connect, Windows Media Player NSS, Samba, NFS. BitTorrent P2P, Usenet downloader. 
NAS Access : SMB, NFS, FTP 

Hardware Specifications 

• Chipset: 
  Sigma Designs SMP8911 Dual-Core 800Mhz with 512KB L2 Cache with VXP Video Processor 
• Memory: 
  1024MB DDR2, 256MB SLC NAND Flash 
• Audio/Video: 
  HDMI, Component, CVBS, Stereo Audio, S/PDIF, Digital Optical 
• Other Interface: 
  Power LED and Standby LED, 2x USB 2.0 Host, 1 x USB 3.0 Slave, 1 x eSATA, quick dock mounting for 2.5" or 3.5" SATA HDD, Infra-Red Remote Control, SD card reader, IR-Receiver Port 
• Network: 
  Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps 
• Power:
  12V DC, 3.5A Max 
• Dimension: 
  Width x Depth x Height : 182mm (W) x 158mm (L) x 56mm (H) (7.2" x 6.2" x 2.2") 
• Weight: 
  1.3kg (2.86lbs) 
• Casing
  Casing designed by Silverstone aluminum Case, fanless Operation

Software Specifications 

• Video containers: 
  MPEG1/2/4 Elementary (M1V, M2V, M4V),MPEG1/2 PS (M2P, MPG, DAT, VOB),MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, M2T, M2TS, MTS),AVI, ASF, WMV, Matroska (MKV),MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4, 3D BD ISO 
• Video Decoders:
  XVID SD/HD,MPEG-1, MPEG-2 MP@HL, MPEG-4.2 ASP@L5, 720p, 1-point GMC, MPEG-4.10 (H.264) : BP@L3, MP@L4.0, HP@L4.0, HP@L4.1,WMV9 : MP@HL,SMPTE 421M (VC-1) : MP@HL, AP@L3 
• Audio Containers:
  AAC, M4A,MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA),WAV, WMA, FLAC, OGG 
• Audio Decoders:
  DTS, WMA, WMA Pro,MPEG-1 Layer 1, 2, 3, MPEG-4 AAC-LC, MPEG-4 HE-AAC, MPEG-4 BSAC ,LPCM, FLAC, Vorbis, TrueAudio, APE Audio 
• Audio Passthrough:
  DTS, DTS-HD HR, DTS-HD MA 
• Other Formats: 
  ISO, IFO navigation, Simple BD navigation 
• Photo Formats: 
  JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF 
• Subtitle Formats: 
  SRT, MicroDVD SUB, SSA, SUB/IDX
  
  

Pros 

A Nice Interface 
Good Multimedia Player 
Plenty of Connections, Decent Networking Speed 
Picture quality 
fantastic build quality 
plays things other players can't 

Cons 

It has good multimedia player, but still a few bugs. 
Quite expensive 
have to provide your own internal storage 
online services still not that compelling 

Nowthe Popcorn Hour A-410 had released, know more about it for playing movies