Complete Tutorial to Watch DVD Movies on iPad and Android for Free
December 24, 2020 11:32Updated by Kevin Miller to Play DVD
Is there any portable DVD player for iPad, Android and other devices with large screen?
Sadly, the answer is “No”.
iPad or Android cannot recognize any DVD drive. There is no external DVD player for iPad, iPhone, iPod, Android and other phones and tablets.
But you can still watch DVD movies on iPad and Android with other programs. There are two main ways to play DVD on iPad. You can convert DVD to MP4 or other compatible formats. Moreover, you can also use an iPad DVD player to stream DVD movies to iPad. No matter which DVD playback method you choose, you can get the complete tutorial here.
By ripping DVD to iPad compatible format, you can watch DVD on iPad with any media player directly. There is no need to worry about the incompatibility issues. Because you have converted DVD to digital files already.
Blu-ray Master Free DVD Ripper can rip any commercial or DVD disc/movie to MP4, AVI, FLV and over 200 formats for free. You can also convert DVD to iPad and Android format with Apple iPad profiles. Thanks to the advanced quality maintain technology, the DVD to iPad/Android converter can extract any video or audio file from DVD in high quality.
Download Free DVD Ripper
Download and install Free DVD Ripper on PC. Insert a DVD disc into the internal or external DVD drive on your computer.
Load DVD disc adn select iPad and Android formats
Click “Load Disc” to load all DVD content. Select the DVD video you want to play on iPad. Then select the iPad or Android supported format (MP4, MOV, MKV, 3GP, WebM, etc.) from the “Profile” list.
This software can also convert DVD to device directly. What you need to do is to select iPad devices or Android devices from the drop-down list.
Convert DVD to iPad and Andorid
Click “Convert” to convert DVD to iPad and Android video formats in minutes.
Now you need to transfer the ripped DVD video to iPad or Android phone.
To put converted DVDs on Android phone, you just need to connect your Android phone to computer and copy and paste the digital files into your Android phone.
When it comes to transferring DVDs to iPad, the steps come to be more complicated with iTunes with data overwriting.
iTunes used to be the default file transferring software. If you want to bypass iTunes limitations like data overwriting, no option of selection, etc., you can head to iPhone Transfer Pro. It is another important part of DVD player for iPad.
The DVD to iPad transfer software can transfer videos, music, photos, playlists and other files from PC/Mac to iPad safely and quickly. Furthermore, the program can convert DVD videos to iPad compatible formats while transferring automatically.
Connect iPad to computer
Free download, install and launch the DVD to iPad transfer software. Plug iPad to your computer. Sooner, your connected iPad will be recognized by the program automatically.
Add videos from computer to iPad
Select the video data type in the left panel. Click “Add” on the top toolbar. Select the ripped DVD files to put movies on iPad.
You can also use a free DVD player for iPad to stream DVD to iPad from your Windows or Mac computer. The DVD video will be synced to your iOS device directly. Well, you can use a DVD player for Android app to do the same thing, too.
1. DearMob iPhone Manager
DVD player for iPad free download: https://download.cnet.com/DearMob-iPhone-Manager/3000-18551_4-77749341.html
The iPad DVD player app can auto convert DVD and transfer to iPad in one stop. The DVD video size will be reduced a lot. You can watch DVD on iPad with full-screen playback.
2. Air Playit
DVD player for iPad free download: https://www.macupdate.com/v1/app/mac/42763/airplayit-server
It is a video streaming and DVD player app for iPad via Wi-Fi and 3G/4G network. Once you open DVD movie on your computer, you can stream a DVD to iPad too. By the way, you can share other files and folders from desktop to iPad.
3. DVD Player Free
DVD player for iPad free download: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dvd-player-free/id384886494
By using DVD Player Free, you can watch DVDs live on iPad. Just make sure your iPad and Windows/Mac computer is in the same Wi-Fi network. Later, you can stream DVD video to iPad in high quality.
Moreover, you could get a free DVD player on Mac, and AirPlay the DVD playback from Mac to iPad wirelessly for free.
1. MoboPlayer
DVD player for Android free download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.clov4r.android.nil.noplug&hl=en
You can play DVD on Android tablet and phone via HTTP and RTSP protocols. Moreover, you can watch downloaded online videos streamed from your computer on Android too. Though free Android DVD player apk contains ads.
2. RockPlayer 2
DVD player for Android free download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rockplayer&hl=en
RockPlayer 2 is also an ad-supported DVD player app for Android. You can sync many video and audio formats from PC/Mac to Android over Wi-Fi. In addition, you can exchange files between Android and iOS devices too.
The main difference between above two solutions is the time period. The DVD to iPad ripping and transferring method is your permanent solution. While DVD to iPad streaming has many limits. Every time you want to watch a DVD on the iPad, you need to connect Windows/Mac and iPad to the same W-Fi. Then why don’t you play a DVD on the computer with a widescreen directly?
Well, Free Blu-ray Player and iPhone Transfer Pro can be the combination of the best DVD player for iPad. You can fully enjoy the portability of iPad. By the way, you can upload the converted DVD to iPad videos to cloud storage for backup, too.
1. Can you attach an external DVD drive to an iPad?
The iPad has no way of recognizing the DVD drive, and there is no external DVD player for iPad or iPad Pro. If you want to watch your DVD movies on your iPad, you can convert them to the digital video format first and then transfer the converted files to your iPad.
2. Can I play DVDs on Blu-ray player?
All types of Blu-ray players can also play standard DVDs and CDs, so you can use one Blu-ray player to play your DVD discs.
3. What is the best free DVD Player for Windows 10?
Blu-ray Master Free Blu-ray Player is best free DVD player software, which not only plays Blu-ray and DVD disc/folder/ISO image file, but also plays any popular video formats. It is 100% secure and clean to download to your Windows.
4. How do I convert my DVD movie to MP4 for watching it on my Android phone?
Since Android phone can’t play DVD movie, you need to rip your DVD to the Android supported format, like MP4. Here you can make use of the DVD ripper tools, such as Blu-ray Master Free Blu-ray Player to rip your DVD movie to MP4 format.
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