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By *itchnbastard OP Couple
over a year ago

Blackpool

Hundreds of dvd films . Which we would love to put on memory stick for a Samsung tablet. But we are from the dark ages ,so really don't know how ???? Advise ? Help , can it be done ? Ta

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Firstly make sure the format is correct and a format that the tablet can use.

Avoid USB 3 as they tend to be tricky with legacy devices. Which tablet is it?

Also, try and stick with AVI and NOT MP4, although I am unsure if the tablet will play MP4...

Simply insert the USB to the PC, drag and drop the films into your folder 'films' for example...

Remove the USB correctly! This is important.

Plug the USB drive into the tablet and then use the 'file explorer' to find your files, and bam they should play if you double tap them.

Only issue I can see here could be the codecs..

Are the films on DVD and need to be ripped to the PC first?

Or do you already have the films on the PC?

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Haha.. I know exactly what you mean!

Okay if they are on DVD's you will need a DVD ripper.

Once ripped, they will need converting into AVI or MP4 format if the tab plays them (iirc I am sure they do)

(DivX, MPEG-4, WMV and Xvid,rm, m2v, vob, 3gp, mov, mpg, flv, avi, mp4)

So you need a ripper and converter.

It's very very easy, but will be time consuming for you, just chuck a dvd in, rip it and convert it then copy them to your flash drive.

I will send you a link for the best converter and rippers for the job, via PM okay?