How to Rip Blu-ray to PS3 and Play Them without Restrictions

Since PS3 is mainly for reading and playing game disc, those Blu-ray movies with protection are not acceptable by PS3. So, how to play them with a large screen? Ripping Blu-ray to PS3 is a good way to solve the problem. You can convert Blu-ray disc to the commonly-used MP4 format and use hard drive to load in PS3 console. Keep reading to learn 3 detailed ways to rip Blu-ray to PS3. In this way, you can easily enjoy Blu-ray movies in large TV screen. So, without any further delay, start diving in.

All You Should Know about Ripping Blu-ray to PS3

As mentioned above, PS3 console can play Blu-ray discs with its built-in physical Blu-ray disc playback functionality or driver. However, it can only play the Blu-ray discs that are sold in the same region as the console. If you Blu-ray discs have different region code, or they are protected, PS3 can’t read them, which is one of the reasons you need to rip Blu-ray to PS3.

Then, which format should you rip Blu-ray disc to? PS3 supports MP4, AVI, AVCHD, DivX, and WMV formats. But some control panel options may not function during the playback for some data type. Thus, the recommended format is the commonly-used MP4, which has small size and high quality.

One more thing you need to pay attention to is that you need a hard drive to save the ripped Blu-ray movies. And then, you can insert the hard drive to PS3 console and go to the main menu. Scroll down to the "Video" section and press the "OK" button with a triangle icon on PS3 console.

Best Way to Rip Blu-ray to PS3 with High Quality

After knowing the information, you can now use 4Easysoft DVD Ripper to rip Blu-ray to PS3. It supports 500+ video/audio formats, and even the default settings for PS3 console. Thus, it will guarantee the best quality of output videos. So, if your Blu-ray movie comes with high-quality visuals, then you can enjoy watching it with the same quality on your PS3! Moreover, it is also equipped with GPU Acceleration technology that provides you with an ultrafast speed of Blu-ray to PS3 ripping process.

Step 1Launch 4Easysoft DVD Ripper on Windows/Mac and click the "Load Blu-ray" drop-down list to choose "Load Blu-ray disc".

Step 2Click the "Full Title List" button to choose the desired chapters you want to rip to PS3. Click the "OK" button to save the settings.

Step 3Click the "Rip All to" button and click the "PS3" button under the "Device" tab. You can also select the MP4 format from the "Video" list directly.

Step 4After setting the parameters, you can change the destination and click the "Rip All" button to start ripping Blu-ray to PS3.

Detailed Steps to Convert Blu-ray to PS3 with VLC

Besides being a video player, VLC disc player can also rip Blu-ray to PS3 device in different formats. However, VLC can’t support all commercial Blu-ray, and this might be the reason you fail to rip and convert your Blu-ray to PS3. And the output quality can’t be adjusted as you like, which can only produce the maximum of original Blu-ray resolution. Learn more about the detailed steps below:

Step 1First, insert your Blu-ray disc on your computer or external disc driver. Then, open the VLC Media Player, select the "Media" tab, and click the "Convert / Save" button.

Step 2After that, select the "Disc" tab, click the "Blu-ray" button, tick the checkmark on the "No disc menus", and click the "Browse" button to load the desired Blu-ray disc. Then, click the "Convert / Save" button to continue the Blu-ray to PS3 ripping process.

Step 3Next, click the "Profile" dropdown button and select the "MP4" format. After that, you can choose your preferred file location and click the "Start" button to initiate ripping disc.

Rip Blu-ray to PS3 Supported Videos via Handbrake

Handbrake is also a free Blu-ray ripper on Windows/Mac, which can easily help you convert Blu-ray disc to MP3. Like the professional 4Easysoft DVD Ripper, it also provides many customizations on output videos. You can set the desired frame rate, resolution, and other parameters to meet your requirements and keep the 4K high quality for wonderful watching experience. However, Handbrake can only rip Blu-ray to MP4, MOV, M4V, and WebM. These formats are playable on PS3, so follow the steps to rip Blu-ray to PS3 via Handbrake now:

Step 1Insert your Blu-ray disc to Windows/Mac with disc drive and open Handbrake. Click the "Source" button to choose the desired Blu-ray disc from computer folder.

Step 2Now you can click the "Title" drop-down list and choose the part you want to rip to PS3 console. Then, click the "Container" drop-down list under "Output Settings" and choose "MP4" as the final output.

Step 3There are more editing functions for you to adjust the Blu-ray videos. You can crop, rotate, add watermark, apply effects to Blu-ray discs. When you’re done all the settings, click the "Start" button and follow the Blu-ray to PS3 ripping process.

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