For the moment I am covering Vob and Avi file conversion to mpeg2 the format which the tv set seems to accept most readily. Link
Twonky Sever (free trial)
Total Video Converter (free trial)
Join Vob Files Tool (free)
Vitual Dub (free)
VLC (free)
If the above links do not work try thrpiratebay.org at your own risk :)
Step 1)
1.1) Install Twonky server on Windows Home Server (WHS) plug the RJ45 network cable into your TV check if you can see the Twonky server.
1.2) Install the other programs above
Step 2)
For AVI files 2.1 (skip 2.1 if you have only one AVI file) then 2.2
For VOB files 2.3 (skip 2.1 and 2.2)
2.1) Avi files movies often come in two or more files so first we have to join them for this we are going to use Virtual Dub. Open Virtual Dub click on the "Video" tab and select "direct stream copy" do the same for audio. Open the first Avi file then click the "append Avi Segment" and add the subsequent Avi files and "save as Avi"
2.2) Open Total Video Converter click "New Task" then "Import media files" and open the above outputted AVI file. The click on MPEG and choose Mpeg2, Then click convert now (do not touch computer until finished converting.
2.3) Open folder with VOB files check the files and take not of the empty ones or useless ones then open in the right order the files selected with Join Vob Files Tool and join them.Open Total Video Converter click "New Task" then "Import media files" and open the above outputted VOB file. The click on MPEG and choose Mpeg2, Then click convert now (do not touch computer until finished converting).
N.B. check all files with VLC player
