For legacy discs, you play , not install. The exception is “installing” the disc’s interactive menus or bonus features (e.g., the Costa Botes documentaries), which are simply accessed from the disc.

: Because of the high bitrate and length, the film is typically split across two discs .

If you are installing via or HandBrake , preserve the lossless track. Do not compress to 5.1 AAC. You are not streaming this; you are archiving it.

: Some DVD versions included a DVD-ROM component . When inserted into a PC, this allowed users to "install" an interface to access exclusive online content and image galleries from the era.

: Once installed, you can view a gallery of thousands of film images and behind-the-scenes material via the software. Modern Alternatives & Mods

The 2020 Middle-earth 4K UHD box set introduced a hybrid model. The main film on the 4K disc still requires no installation. However, the (appendices, commentaries, behind-the-scenes) are often delivered via a download code or are located on a separate standard Blu-ray disc. In the download-code scenario: