so far I am pretty disappointed with the media player - it claims to support mp4 video, but i've had a poor success rate with anything I have dloaded (note the files tested fine on my mac and PC).
I was hoping there was some sort of ipod emulator program that would make the thing do better with video from teh web.
I've had very good results with Mobiola Video Studio Pro with both DVD movies and Youtube clips. The resulting video is somewhat small, but watchable. I've put an episode of Heros, Chuck, Scrubs and Earl on there and that 2.5 hours of entertainment used up about 200MB of my 2GB card. Would have been plenty to get me through one of my business flights.
i know silly question but i have looked at mobiola and unable to even download it, can anyone give me a hand on this? i just want maybe one movie or so on my blackberry pearl 8130. i have tried to download from pc, do i download ota?
I had good sucess using Handbrake for my mac mini, I am a Windows user, but purchased a mac to try. I ripped a Bruce Willis movie and it came out to be about 550mb and the quailty is great. It took about 45 mins to rip/encode.
I have used the ANYDVD (removes copy protection) and CloneDVD Mobile and have been able to get DVD's on my 8130 without any problem. Both programs are made by Slysoft. They work for me.
CarryDVD and have had no problems... use it for my psp and my 8130. The audio is synced with the video, which I have heard is a problem with some converters...
Another option is to convert dvd to AVI (super DVD ripper)and then use the Roxio media manager to convert it for the 8130. I have a lot of AVI movies stored on my pc. It takes roxio a couple of minutes to convert them and load them on to my 8130
Now I can say I am experienced... I purchased Apollo DVD Ripper for $34.95 and have been completely satisfied with it....
I have watched several movies this week during my commute and have not had a problem. I don't even have to go through more than two steps. Burn it to the mp4 format and drag and drop in BB Media Manager. That's it. Love it..
Thanks for all your help guys. There are tons of formats you can transfer it to with the software. I use the PSP MP4. It's great.
I use MediaCell to convert movies. This week I converted Wild Hogs, The Prestige, and numerous, smaller files. They all play great. Program converts 700Mb avi file to about 170Mb mp4 file. I use Roxio Creator 9 to rip from DVD.
That's my point. Apollo DVD Rip coverts the DVD right to the MP4 format of your choice. Then it's ready for the blackBerry....
Best $35 spent...
It is easier to use and it is $29. I had several DVD's converted using Mobiola Pro 2.1.21. Does not seem to have problems. I tried Roxio before and had audio/video out of sync.
I had video audio out of sync until I learned how to use it. 29.9 FPS is perfect. Never had a problem. Can convert to countless formats and size, quality.. etc.
