How to Copy DVDs to USB Drive for HDTV Playback

HDTV is a necessary part of our daily life. After purchasing a new HDTV, one may probably have the desire to transfer some media files like DVD to HDTV for playback with big screen. Whereas, after transferred some DVD files to USB flash drive, you will find your HDTV can't read your DVD movies, that is to say, DVD format is not compatible with HDTV. In this article, we'd like to give you a simple way to let you play DVD on HDTV via USB with ease.

To solve this problem, there are many different methods has been created. The most popular method is to convert DVD to HDTV supported format. What you need is a professional DVD ripping tool. Here Brorsoft DVD Ripper is highly recommended to you. With it, you can rip DVD to HDTV friendly video with the best quality. It has many optimized formats for HDTVs(including Sony/Samsung/LG/Panasonic TV), tablets, smartphones and editing programs, so it will meet all your needs. For Mac users, please turn to DVD Ripper for Mac, which enables you to convert DVD, ISO image files, Video_TS to HDTV friendly video on Mac OS X.(Yosemite/El Capitan included). Follow the easy steps to rip and convert DVDs to HD TV compatible video.

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Step 1. Load DVD movie files

Launch the DVD to HDTV converter. Insert the DVD disc to your computer drive, and then click the "DVD disc" icon on the interface to navigate to the movies you want to convert. You can also add ISO file, IFO file or DVD folder. By clicking the dropdown list of "Subtitles", you can select your preferred subtitles while viewing your DVD movie.

Step 2. Select output format

Click the "Format" drop-down button to select HDTV more compatible video. Generally, H.264 MP4 video from the "Common Video" category is a wise choice. Of course, you can choose a decent profile like Samsung TV (*.mp4) from TVs profile list.

Step 3. Advanced settings(optional)

Before start the DVD conversion, you can click the Settings icon and adjust the video bitrate, codec, frame rate, audio sample rate, etc parameters. You can also click Edit to crop the source video so as to get the part you want and get rid of some black bars or even trim the ads part off.

Step 4. Start converting

Click Convert button to start ripping DVD to HDTV instantly. After the conversion, head to the destination folder for the output videos, drag the converted files to your USB drive, plug the USB flash drive in you HD TV and enjoy.