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64 GB iPad Almost Full with Movies

ReallyBigFeet said:
You misunderstand. It generates it's own WiFi signal and IPaddress. You connect to it via WIFI from your iPad. Think of it like a Hotspot minus the Internet. You can access the media via your iPads browser, their App or other methods. No other WiFi source needed...just your iPad and the Seagate.
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I think you're right. I just saw their demo video and there was a scene where they were watching movies in the car. I was like how do they have access to a wireless connection?! LOL.

Anyway, this is exactly what I need but the mixed reviews are holding me back.

Anyone here own one? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.
 
LadyX said:
I have a long trip tomorrow and I couldn't settle on what movies I'd like to watch on the trip so I decided to put as many in order to have a variety of choices to choose from :eek:
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Ok fair enough. I've heard of some people just have loads of movies on there for 'no reason' (not going away or something).

I've never put a movie or TV show on my iPad unless I'm going away/on a trip.. I wouldn't have the chance to watch them.
 
You might consider the Seagate GoFlex Wireless hard disk. That'll give you 500GB of portable storage for use with the iPad.
 
Youll have to look for more recent reviews. The hardware and streaming have always worked, but the software implementation was horrid at first. The released new software just two weeks ago and from what I've seen on a few tech journal reviews, it's now a solid product. I'm considering one myself.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/19/2885336/seagate-goflex-satellite-firmware-1-3-5-015-passthrough

Kingston makes a cheaper but similar device. I think it maxes out at 32gigs but that's still a lot of extra movies.

http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/12/2631712/good-deal-get-a-16gb-kingston-wi-drive-for-59-99

And as mentioned above, AirStash is another option.

http://www.amazon.com/Maxell-AirStash-Computer-A02-8GB/dp/B006473T9M/
 
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LadyX said:
I think you're right. I just saw their demo video and there was a scene where they were watching movies in the car. I was like how do they have access to a wireless connection?! LOL.

Anyway, this is exactly what I need but the mixed reviews are holding me back.

Anyone here own one? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.
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I just picked one up last night so I can't comment too much on it yet.

I loaded the latest firmware and I'm putting it through its paces. With my limited time at this point it works as advertised.
 
i've had the satellite for awhile now and while it had a few issues when first introduced after the latest firmware update it's rock solid
they have a native app for the ipad but i use Oplayer and set it up as a file server, works great and serves up to 3 ipads simultaneously
 
taipan61 said:
i've had the satellite for awhile now and while it had a few issues when first introduced after the latest firmware update it's rock solid
they have a native app for the ipad but i use Oplayer and set it up as a file server, works great and serves up to 3 ipads simultaneously
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With the latest firmware can you access the Satellite directly from other iPad apps such as AVPlayer HD, Keynote,etc?
 
haven't had any success with avplayerHD or goodplayer but just updated the firmware over the weekend
will try those and get back to everyone
but i do know that you can access the satellite from the iphone, ipad and my MBA
 
taipan61 said:
haven't had any success with avplayerHD or goodplayer but just updated the firmware over the weekend
will try those and get back to everyone
but i do know that you can access the satellite from the iphone, ipad and my MBA
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According to the GoFlex Satellite getting started video, you have to sync your iPad every time you purchase videos/music from the iTunes store if I understood correctly because they are protected and so by syncing, the iPad knows that it's ok to stream your purchases through GoFlex, is that correct? So by syncing these purchases, they'll get copied on the iPad :confused:. Or do you sync and then delete them from the iPad? I didn't understand that part of the video.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid40190721001?bctid=929901884001
 
MH01 said:
Reading the reviews on this, good luck! I would not waste my money on it.
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As @ReallyBigFeet stated, they released a new firmware that seems to have cleared the common issues. I think the reviews on the product's page were posted before the release of the firmware.
 
Most of the posted reviews for the Satellite aren't very good. That's why I personally held off on getting one. But the new software/firmware was just released two weeks ago and so the old reviews haven't been updated yet. Nor would I really expect them to be either.

Look around these forums and others and you'll find end-users reporting that the new software really makes the solution worth the money now. Somehow they even managed to improve battery life from 5 to 7 hours now on the thing via software. Not sure how they did that (assume they put in a sleep mode or similar).

I really am somewhat partial to the AirStash product. I like the idea of being able to carry different memory cards to do different things. That way I can keep my client files confidential from one another, open up the WiFi access to files in a meeting (to let them download a copy of video/presentation and keep for themselves, etc.) without worrying about them having access to all my movies and family stuff.

On the other hand....hard to beat Seagate's 500GB storage. That's a LOT of space for movies.
 
No offense to anyone, but I feel that sometimes we can get carried away with what we think we "need" on our iPads.

I had a 32GB iPad2 that was loaded with kids movies because it would double up as a portable DVD player on road trips and kids are unpredictable for what they want to watch. But are adults really going to not plan out their viewing schedule or need 9 movies at once? How many do you actually want to fit, because if you really want "everything" then maybe you should start thinking of buying from iTunes so you can stream when necessary.

Anyway, my solution has been to buy a 16GB iPad 2 for the kids stuff (tv, Netflix, movies, Learning apps) and it has drastically changed my storage needs (and reduced peanut butter fingerprints). I'm not one to watch movies on the iPad anyway since I much prefer using a huge television than 9.7" screen that gets reduced 60% when watching widescreen.
 
Your iPad was NEVER intended to be a movie library. Check out the Wireless hard drive storage devices that will stream via WiFi to your iPad while on the go. Seagate does this
 
I have to agree with an earlier comment: Resize your movies to reduce the amount of space required. I just bought my wife an iPad 3 (yeah, I'm calling it that) and she wanted to see how good a high-res movie would look.

I took a 1:45 movie from a Blu-ray source file and compressed it using Handbrake to just over 5GB for 1080p. At that rate (no pun intended), her iPad (32GB) would be full with 5-6 movies.

Resizing the same movie to 720p took the size down to ~2GB. Taking it to 480p (DVD resolution) took it to around 1GB. Yeah the picture quality isn't the best, but at least you can store more movies locally on your iPad.

Through all three resolutions, I kept the audio the same. In my opinion, good sound is more important than seeing every tiny pixel. I can deal with a fuzzier display if the sound still sounds great. Bad audio? The movie is ruined for me.
 
skuid87 said:
I would STRONGLY recommend the Plex App with Plex Media Server.

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/plex/id383457673?mt=8
http://www.plexapp.com/getplex/

The Media Server will run on your Mac/Linux/Windows machine and manage all your media beautifully. It will automatically download covers, synopsis, genre, actor/director, rating etc.
But most importantly, it will act as a hub to distribute your movies/tv shows/music to a range of client devices (including your iPad).
Just download the Plex App (link above), it's only £3. The Media Server is free.

The best part is that it works on both your internal network, and over the internet! If you have a decent enough upload bandwidth you can stream 720p (and even 1080p) over the net without a hiccup! Setup & Config is an absolute breaze too. So I have access to my library of over 800 films (all HD) from anywhere in the world.

I have my Plex Media Server sending content to my iPad, my wife's iPad, my living room AppleTV (this has to be jailbroken to install Plex client as there is no official App Store for AppleTV yet). And then you can securely share your library with others too. So my brother from his home also has access, and well as my in-laws home. It's fantastic.

The only thing I keep on my iPad are Apps and a selection of Photos. If I'm gonna be travelling on a long flight, then I'll store a couple of movies on there. Otherwise, movies are always dished out via Plex.
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I have had Plex for about 3 years now and I love it, but I have yet to get the iOS Plex client to work over the internet. I finally gave up. But, if you can get it to work then this is a great solution (or at least I think it would be if I could get it to work)
 
LadyX said:
I have a 64 GB iPad 3 and I have a total of 15 movies on it, 7 of which are HD. The movies in whole take up 39 GB and so I only have 8.6 GB (after deleting unwanted apps) of available storage as 48.6 GB has been used. Is there any other way of watching my movies on my iPad, other than having to put them on my iPad?
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My question is... why do you need to have so many movies on your iPad at once? Even if your movies were an hour each you'd have 15 hours of movies, or about 5 hours past your battery life. Most likely you have more along the lines of 23 hours of movies though. Do you never take the movies off of your iPad?

If you want more storage get one of those hard drives that work as a wifi and stream to your iPad.
 
Didn't read all the posts above, but a skim and I don't think anyone's mentioned this yet. It's not an elegant solution, but it's what I do with my 16gb iPad.

Buy camera connection kit (~£3 on eBay), buy 32gb sd card, (~£20) and keep ~5gb (or 1 movie worth of space) free on your iPad.

Load up movies in .mp4 or .mov format into folder on sd card (/DCIM/100DICAM) and rename them in the format DCM_0001, DCM_0002, etc.

Keep a list of what movie is what file, insert memory card into CCK and import the one you want to watch. After watching, delete movie, and repeat.

I do this once or twice a year when traveling, and considering the saving over a 48gb iPad, it's a winner.

Hope that helps.
 
urkel said:
No offense to anyone, but I feel that sometimes we can get carried away with what we think we "need" on our iPads.
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MrXiro said:
My question is... why do you need to have so many movies on your iPad at once?
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The OP never said this was a "need," but one persons' "want" is just as valid as the next so lets lighten up a bit shall we and just address the hows of satisfying that want.

@ JonnyBlaze: Clever solution. Bravo for the low-cost winner of the thread so far. :)
 
LadyX said:
I have a 64 GB iPad 3 and I have a total of 15 movies on it, 7 of which are HD. The movies in whole take up 39 GB and so I only have 8.6 GB (after deleting unwanted apps) of available storage as 48.6 GB has been used. Is there any other way of watching my movies on my iPad, other than having to put them on my iPad?
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You can put unprotected movies on an SD card and import using the iPad camera connection kit. The movies must be in a DCIM folder and be named in 8x3 format. When the movies are shown in the photos app, there are no previews, just a running time, so you will need to keep a running time to movie title list handy. Delete existing movies to make room.

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oli356 said:
I don't understand why anyone would need that many movies on their iPad at once..
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Because when I sit down in the airline seat, I am never sure what genre and then title I will be in the mood to watch. I keep mine full so I'm ready for that last minute trip.
 
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