Most new televisions are flat-panel models, which uses one of several different technologies for displaying in a flat, thin format. Though most movie fans now choose to enjoy movies on TV with media streaming apps, however, for those people who still own large collection of physical media such as DVD disc, you may wonder how to enjoy DVD movies on Flatscreen TV. The answer is that you can directly use Flatscreen TV to play DVD if your TV owns built-in DVD player, if not, you can enjoy ripped DVD movies on Flatscreen TV via USB port.
Play DVD on Flatscreen TV with built-in DVD Player
Here are some Flatscreen TV with built-in DVD player
Pyle PTVDLED22 21.5″ LED TV
Full HD 1080p TV Widescreen Hi-Res Display Built-in Side-Loading CD/DVD Player Selectable Multi-Viewing Display Modes.
Sceptre 24″ 1080p 60Hz Class LED HDTV
Sceptre E246BD-F 24″ 1080p 60Hz Class LED HDTV with DVD Player With HDMI, reduce your cable clutter by connecting one flexible cable to the display.
RCA 19 Inch Flatscreen TV
RCA 19″ Class TV/DVD (RTDVD1900D): Key Features: Screen Size (Diag.): 19″ Backlight Type: LED Resolution: 720p Effective Refresh Rate: 60Hz Smart Functionality: no Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Viewable Angle
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View DVD on Flatscreen TV via USB port
If the Flatscreen TV you own has no built-in DVD player, then it would be much ideal for you to rip DVD to Flatscreen TV playable digital file formats for viewing them on TV via USB port. To get the job done, what you need is a DVD Ripper software. Here, you can get the job easily done by downloading Pavtube ByteCopy, a cross-platform application which has both Windows and Mac version. With this powerful yet simple to use application, you can easily rip or convert DVD to Flatscreen TV playable digital file formats such as AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, etc.
Tips: If you have no ideal which digital file formats are supported by your Flatscreen TV, just check your television manuals.
To get the best playback experience for your flatscreen TV, you can flexibly adjust output profile parameters such as video codec, bit rate, frame rate, resolution and audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc to make them more adapt with your TV.
Step by Step to Rip DVD for Flatscreen TV Playing via USB
Step 1: Import DVD Movies.
Download, install and run this DVD ripper. You can load DVD by clicking “File” > “Load from disc”. Or load DVD Folder by clicking “File” > “Load from folder” or load DVD IFO/ISO image by clicking “File” > “Load IFO/ISO”.
Step 2: Choose output file formats.
Click the Format bar, from its drop-down list, select one of Flatscreen TV supported playback formats such as “H.264 HD Video(*.mp4)” under “HD Video” main category.
Tips: Open “Profile Settings” window, here all the profile parameters including video codec, resolution, bit rate, frame rate, audio codec, bit rate, sample rate, channels, etc are adjustable to facilitate you to make a balance between the video quality and the file size.
Step 3: Begin the conversion process.
After all setting is completed, hit the “Convert” button at the right bottom of the main interface to begin the conversion process.
After the conversion, click “Open Output Folder” icon on the main interface to open the folder with generated files.
When the conversion is completed, transfer the ripped DVD video to a USB port, then plug the USB into the USB port on your Flatscreen TV, then you can freely enjoy them on your Flatscreen TV with perfect quality.
