Tech Savvy...downloading DVDs to tablet?

[downtoearth]

So I was looking to buy a cheap tablet for my kiddos for Christmas. I'd like to download about 4 DVDs onto it so they could also use it in the car for road trips.

How hard is it to do this or will I just have to buy the movie from a digital service (i-tunes/Amazon) to get it on there easier?

[WOT?*]

You can buy DVDs that also have digital downloads, which is super-easy to download directly to tablets simply by accessing a website and entering a code. If there isn't a digital content, you can download the DVD directly to a computer or other device and transfer it to the tablet electronically (hdmi cable or whatever works for you). Or at least that's how only-moderately-tech-savvy I do it.

[downtoearth]

Thanks, problem is we already own like 30 kid DVDs and those are some of the ones I'd like to put on the tablet for traveling.

I'm wondering if I have to actually rip the DVD to a desktop, then transfer to a tablet that is connected to that desktop or if there is an easier way for DVDs we already own. I'm guessing not.

[WOT?*]

I've done the rip and transfer. It honestly didn't take as long as I thought. I did a half-dozen the morning of my flight, along with a zillion other last minute things, and that was with glitches like "the digital copy you are attempting has an expired date of ---"

[downtoearth]

Thanks, maybe I'll just try that first and then if I have problems, download something else we don't own yet.

[Shreddingbetty]

We have a huge library of DVDs so I didn't want to re-purchase them at the cost of the actual DVD. I did a trial version of Slysoft (I think it was 30 days) software and ended up just coughing up the $80 or $100 for a 2 year subscription. I figured if I just downloaded 8 movies I got my money's worth. I have downloaded a ton of stuff for our iPad. The other plus....it will convert European DVDs (region 2) so I can watch those too.

[cookies]

handbrake.fr/

That's what someone I know uses to "rip" dvds. I don't know if it's legal, hence my vagueness. It's free.