[mythtv-users] Re: playing dvd rips to ISO

[Mike Frisch]

On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 02:36:54PM -0600, Robert Johnston wrote:
> The ISO *is* playable, but with a caveat.
> 
> MythVideo uses mplayer (By default) to play back all the files it
> comes across. mplayer does not support playing back from ISO.

Alternatively, write a script to mount the ISO and then use:

mplayer dvd:// -dvd-video <mntpoint>

> However, Xine does, and very well, with DVD menus and everything.

Since Xine has support for DVD menus, it seems to be the better option.