I have tried EVERY software available for the PC to try to get DVDs onto my Treo. I have had absolutely no success. I wish I had more to show for my work other than a list of programs that DON’T work.
On the Mac, however, there is FINALLY a way to get your DVDs to play on your Treo (or any other Palm device). You need three programs:
- Handbrake: To convert your DVD into an iPod playable file. (Open Source – Free)
- Quicktime 7 Pro: To convert your iPod MP4 into an MP4 that your Treo can recognize. ($29.99)
- Kinoma Player 4: To play the video on your Treo. ($24.99)
My biggest problem was the free program, Handbrake, works perfectly converting my DVDs to an MP4 that I can play on Mike’s iPod, but I don’t carry his iPod around with me. I carry around my Treo. When I tried to play the MP4 files from Handbrake or the movie trailers that I downloaded from iTunes, they wouldn’t work on the Kinoma Player.
I don’t know where the blame is, but the fix came when Apple upgraded their Quicktime Pro. You now can take an iPod playable file and export it to MP4, which plays beautifully on the Treo using Kinoma.
The cool thing about Kinoma Player 4 is that it can play videos from YouTube. ALL the videos from YouTube, not just the ones that Apple has deemed worthy. It’s another small way that the Treo is technically better than the iPhone. The tiny 320 X 320 screen on the Treo, however, is not.
I really wanted to be able to give a tutorial for both the PC and the Mac, but I was unable to get the PC version of Handbrake to work. This video is a detailed tutorial of the conversion process on the Mac.
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