DVDs as ISO files

[birdman2010]

I have a DVD system with headrest 9" TVs (monitors) in my 2011 Honda Pilot. I got them from OnFair.com and I love them. You can see my SUV and the headrest setup in their "Customer Photos" section (2011 Honda Pilot). Unfortunately, my kids keep scratching the DVDs. I finally found DVDFab.com . Now, I back up all of my DVDs to ISO files. I print images on the DVDs using my Epson Artisan 730 printer (love it!). I keep the original DVDs in my office and I only let the kids use the copies in the DVD player in our SUV.

Now, here is the problem. I have a bucket full of DVDs for the kids to watch in our SUV. This is a real hassle. The bucket falls over and makes a mess. The kids still scratch the DVDs and I have to take the time to burn new copies (20 minutes each). I want to build a small computer and put it under the passenger's seat. Then, I can hook the computer up to the headrest monitors (TVs). However, for this system to work, the NextPVR software needs to be able to play ISO files that are images of DVDs.

In other words, if I have a drive full of ISO files, can NextPVR select and play the DVD movies from the NextPVR menu using these ISO files? This process needs to be easy because my kids are 8 yrs old and 10 yrs old.

Thanks!

[johnsonx42]

Sure, that's all built in. You just need to install Daemon Tools or Daemon Tools Lite, and then set the path to the Daemon Tools.exe file and drive letter in Settings->DVD.

[Bluetick]

Vlc will work.

[birdman2010]

Thank you, I will download the NextPVR software and start building my system. The last time I downloaded Daemon Tools, I got killed with spyware. Where should I go to download Daemon Tools?

[Lao Pan]

I prefer Virtual Clone Drive from Slysoft - it's free and not full of spyware.
You just point NPVR in settings DVD Iso settings to the Daemon.exe in the Virtual Clone Drive Folder.

[imilne]

I prefer Virtual Clone Drive from Slysoft - it's free and not full of spyware.
You just point NPVR in settings DVD Iso settings to the Daemon.exe in the Virtual Clone Drive Folder.

I'll second that. Virtual Clone Drive is much nicer than Daemon.

Iain

[johnsonx42]

you're right, I had forgotten, but had noticed that my ms security essentials often gripes about spyware in old versions of the daemon-tools installers still sitting around in my download folders. I also see that I have Virtual Clone Drive installed on my desktop, not daemon-tools.