Netbook for watching DVD's ? ? ?

[JQ]

I'm in the process of buying a portable DVD player to keep mini JQ entertained on a long flight. For a little bit more money I could buy a Netbook with 80GB memory. Obviously the Netbook would be far more usefull long term and something I could actually use when not on a plane.

So, is it possible to upload DVD's onto such a device and if so how many DVD's could you get on it? And would the screen on a netbook be ok for watching a movie?

Cheers for your help.

Edited by JQ on Monday 8th March 15:30

[Blue Meanie]

The screen would be fine for watching movies. A DVD could be ripped to around 700MB, or so. So that simply depends on how much HD space you have.

[Mr Will]

Blue Meanie said:

The screen would be fine for watching movies. A DVD could be ripped to around 700MB, or so. So that simply depends on how much HD space you have.

About 50 then!

[Blue Meanie]

Oh, and www.handbrake.fr should rip your DVD's without any bother.

[JQ]

Perfect, looks like I shall mainly be investigating Netbooks this evening.