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Watching a DVD playing on one computer from another?

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chuckywang

Lifer
Ok, I want to watch a DVD in bed on my laptop. However, only my desktop has a DVD player so I have to play it on there.

Is there a way for me to "stream" that DVD playing on my desktop onto my laptop?

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Zim Hosein

Off Topic Moderator.
 
Originally posted by: Leros
you can share the dvd drive like you would share any folder over the network
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Simplest yet most effective. Even if you don't have a network you can just share your drive and connect to it over LAN.

If you need step by step instructions, I do accept Paypal.
 
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Ok, I want to watch a DVD in bed on my laptop. However, only my desktop has a DVD player so I have to play it on there.

Is there a way for me to "stream" that DVD playing on my desktop onto my laptop?
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your laptop doesn't have a dvd drive?
 
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Ok, I want to watch a DVD in bed on my laptop. However, only my desktop has a DVD player so I have to play it on there.

Is there a way for me to "stream" that DVD playing on my desktop onto my laptop?
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your laptop doesn't have a dvd drive?
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😕
 
I've always done the share-DVD drive thing, but how does VLC factor in here? Does it just do the same thing as a share but you have to have it on both machines?
 
Originally posted by: rh71
I've always done the share-DVD drive thing, but how does VLC factor in here? Does it just do the same thing as a share but you have to have it on both machines?
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vlc can be setup as stream server.
 
Originally posted by: Soundmanred
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: chuckywang
Ok, I want to watch a DVD in bed on my laptop. However, only my desktop has a DVD player so I have to play it on there.

Is there a way for me to "stream" that DVD playing on my desktop onto my laptop?
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your laptop doesn't have a dvd drive?
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😕
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just surprised by the fact that his laptop doesn't have a dvd drive. But rocadelpunk suggested the op has one of those ultraportables and that would make sense.

 
Originally posted by: vshah
i chose to go with 2 batteries instead of a DVD drive...i always just share the dvd drive
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you don't have an outlet near your bed? on a lot of laptops the screens are dimmed when it is not plugged in, granted it is just a power saving scheme setting, but not everyone knows that it is an adjustable setting.
 
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: vshah
i chose to go with 2 batteries instead of a DVD drive...i always just share the dvd drive
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you don't have an outlet near your bed? on a lot of laptops the screens are dimmed when it is not plugged in, granted it is just a power saving scheme setting, but not everyone knows that it is an adjustable setting.
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Perhaps he wants 8-10 hours of battery life
 
Originally posted by: Leros
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: vshah
i chose to go with 2 batteries instead of a DVD drive...i always just share the dvd drive
Click to expand...

you don't have an outlet near your bed? on a lot of laptops the screens are dimmed when it is not plugged in, granted it is just a power saving scheme setting, but not everyone knows that it is an adjustable setting.
Click to expand...

Perhaps he wants 8-10 hours of battery life
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is that realistic? I basically treat the battery as an UPS for my transition from outlet to outlet.
 
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: Leros
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: vshah
i chose to go with 2 batteries instead of a DVD drive...i always just share the dvd drive
Click to expand...

you don't have an outlet near your bed? on a lot of laptops the screens are dimmed when it is not plugged in, granted it is just a power saving scheme setting, but not everyone knows that it is an adjustable setting.
Click to expand...

Perhaps he wants 8-10 hours of battery life
Click to expand...

is that realistic? I basically treat the battery as an UPS for my transition from outlet to outlet.
Click to expand...

On my old Dell e1405, I had the 9 cell battery. I could get 5-6 hours on that. My new Dell M1330 has the 6 cell battery and I get 3-4 hours.
 
Originally posted by: Leros
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: Leros
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: vshah
i chose to go with 2 batteries instead of a DVD drive...i always just share the dvd drive
Click to expand...

you don't have an outlet near your bed? on a lot of laptops the screens are dimmed when it is not plugged in, granted it is just a power saving scheme setting, but not everyone knows that it is an adjustable setting.
Click to expand...

Perhaps he wants 8-10 hours of battery life
Click to expand...

is that realistic? I basically treat the battery as an UPS for my transition from outlet to outlet.
Click to expand...

On my old Dell e1405, I had the 9 cell battery. I could get 5-6 hours on that. My new Dell M1330 has the 6 cell battery and I get 3-4 hours.
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my 12 cell barely last a bit more than an hour... Killer Notebook Otachi with a C2Q 6600
 
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