Store many Blu-ray/DVD collections at home and want to watch these 1080p/720p movies on your Windows 8.1 Tablet/Phone? But, of course, we can't play Blu-ray/DVD on Windows 8.1 device directly. Here this guide is for users to solve the problem.
The Windows 8.1 update has happily arrived, bringing back the trademark Start button, and with it a slew of new devices is getting announced left and right by manufacturers gearing up for the holiday season.
With the constant release of new Windows 8.1 system, Windows 8.1 Tablets/Phones become more and more popular among people all over the world, such as ASUS Transformer Book T100, Lenovo Yoga Pro 2, Lenovo Miix 2, Sony Vaio Tap 11, HP Spectre 13 X2,Asus Transformer Book T100, Toshiba Encore, Dell Venue 11 Pro, Microsoft Surface Pro 2, Sony Vaio Flip 14, Dell XPS 12 (2013), etc. are the market hot spots.
With so many choices, our heads are spinning already, however, Windows 8.1 still can’t play DVD and Blu-ray movies out of the box. That means, if you want to watch BD/DVD on your Windows 8.1 Tablet/Phone anytime and anywhere you like, you will need to rip/compress them to Windows 8.1 compatible video formats like MP4.
Here Pavtube BDMagic should be your first choice for ripping newly released Blu-ray/DVD movies from physical discs to Android, iOS, Windows 8 tablets and smartphones, stream to various Media players and TVs and backup to hard disk, etc. (Mac version: BDMagic for Mac)
Highlights:
1. Successful loading all Blu-rays. Unlike Xilisoft Blu-ray Ripper and Aimersoft Blu-ray Ripper which I tried but failed on loading Blu-rays, Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper recognizes all kinds of Blu-ray and DVD sources: BDMV folder, physical DVD, Blu-ray ISO, VIDEO_TS folder, DVD ISO and IFO file, protected Blu-ray Disc and unprotected Blu-ray Disc. Moreover, and it successfully detects main movie by default.
2. “Full disc copy” feature. Full disc copy is pretty fast, I tried once and it only took 30 minutes.
Tip: I used another Pavtube program called ByteCopy to backup my Blu-rays/DVDs without quality loss. Meanwhile, several audio tracks and subtitles are preserved so I can switch language when watching movies.
3. Various output profile presets.
4. Video Editor available.
5. Other small but essential functions. Pavtube application takes advantage of the NVIDIA CUDA technology and AMD APP technology, and the conversion speed can be increased up to 6 times faster than ever before.
6. Support Windows 8.1 Blue PC perfectly
7. Support adding *.srt and *.ass subtitle
8. Support 3D SBS effect. (3D effect in saved MKV, MP4 and MOV files.)
New features:
1. Support latest BD and DVD
2. Windows install package with digital signature
3. Fixed some known bugs
My point of view: I was searching for blu-ray ripper. I find Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper. It seemed easier to use and somehow had more professional feeling than DVDfab. Easy to use, and both DVDs and blu-rays can be ripped. Ripping is fast. Just seemed the best product I could find, for ripping DVDs and blu-rays. The trial seemed to work so I decided to buy. With it, I can freely watch Blu-ray movies on TV from media device in home network and also easily get my few ipads and iphone/android/windows phones, and Windows laptops for blu-rays enjoyment everywhen and everywhere.
Rip 1080p/720p BD DVD movies to MP4 for free playing on Windows 8.1 Tablet/Phone
Step 1. Launch Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper for Windows 8.1, and load your Blu-ray source files to the program via clicking Blu-ray icon in the upper left corner of the main interface. When the movie files are loaded, simply tick off the checkbox before the movie title you want to rip for your android devices.
Step 2. Click on “Format” menu, located in the “Windows” category. Choose the preset you need like "Windows 8 Tablets H.264 Video(*.mp4)".
Step 3. Convert Blu-ray/DVD for Windows 8.1 Tablet/Phone by clicking the start button.
Tips:
1. Not a Windows 8.1 users? It doesn't matter, the Pavtube Blu-ray Ripper also supports "common" video formats like MOV, M4V, MP4 and has presets for all the models of iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Apple TV and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Mega 5.8/6.3,Google Nexus 10/7, Nexus 4, Kindle Fire HD 8.9/7, HTC One, Galaxy S3/S4, etc, so you should be able to create files compatible with your iOS basd devices, as well as Android devices.
2. If you are a DVD lover, turn to the gudie to learn how to Rip DVD movies to Windows 8.1 Phone/Tablet for watching.
3. If you want to Backup all of my movies on Windows 8.1 Pro tablet keeping all audio tracks, subtitles and chapter markers, refer the guide here.
4. All of the above video(including MKV, AVI, Tivo, VOB, FLV, MPG, DVD, Blu-ray, ISO, IFO, etc.), a software can be completely solved, it is Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate.