On flights to/from Las Vegas a couple weeks ago I enjoyed a couple of episodes of Mythbusters. After recording them (to my desktop computer using a Hauppauge card) I converted them to DivX using a nifty utility called PocketDVD Studio . The programs were viewed on my Palm TX using the free application TCPMP (The Core Pocket Media Player). I've read that the same Palm OS application is popular with Treo cellphone users.
Ho-Hum Television in the den can be pretty good television when you're trapped in an aluminum can at 30,000 feet. (Not that Mythbusters is Ho-Hum Television by any definition... but I don't always have such quality teevee recorded for when I go out of town.)
There are versions of PocketDVD for those iPod thingies, Zunes and other portable devices other than those of the Palm persuasion. PocketDVD rips movies direct from DVD, too. TCPMP is also available for non-Palm devices.
P.S. Next time you're in Vegas, check out The FabFour Mania at Planet Hollywood. If you missed them in 1964 this may be your only chance to see THE Beatles live!
Thursday, May 24, 2007
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What a fascinating invention. It might help pass the time during the typically long wait at a doctor's office, too.
As a matter of fact, I have watched TV at the doctor's office using my PDA, too. Ahh the wonders of modern technology, huh? Don't try it with your antique VCR though, Geo ;^)
For this venture I might suggest the Lathe converter at:
www.omniquiti.com/store.pho
I ripped a couple of episodes of Andromeda and watched them on my iPaq using TCPMP, two years ago when I had very long flight to make. It is a nice piece of software for under $10.
The best part of this software is it has optimized pre-sets for several PDA/PSP/IPOD devices.
Lathe is a pretty good looking product for file conversion. I wasn't aware of it before now so thanks for brining it to my attention. It looks very capable and the price is very good.
Lathe used to go by another name and was a product born out of TCPMP. I found out about it by reading some forum posts on TCPMP.
The first verion of the program was freeware and was often listed as a "recommended" download with TCPMP in the beginning, but with the current version, it went from freeware to cheapware.
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