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boykster:

I rip and store movies exclusively in IFO/VOB format after processing with DVDShrink. Newer titles may require work before I can use shrink (see www.doom9.org) but that's my preferred format.  I remove all extras, and leave the primary digital soundtrack and subtitles and do not transcode (lower the quality) of the feature.  I have 2 dedicated network storage servers with about 4Tb of storage for archiving my collection.

I run MainLobby/DVDLobby as my interface, zoomplayer (with some network based control) to render the movies, and I project them onto an ~85" screen in my theater.  I have a 720p Panasonic HDTV projector.

I used to encode to DiVX when I was only using a 36" HD CRT screen, and the problem with compression artifacts wasn't a big issue, but on a larger screen the artifacts are more apparent.  I know the codecs have gotten better,but for me the time required to optimize the settings and encode the movies wasn't worth it, and hard drives are pretty darn cheap these days.

 :dunno

ChadTower:


I've been using DVD Shrink for years very happily.  I'm not a signal purity person, though.  The loss of quality between straight DVD level compression and getting the main feature down to ~4.5g is usually small and I don't notice it.

boykster:


--- Quote from: ChadTower on October 03, 2006, 12:39:29 pm ---The loss of quality between straight DVD level compression and getting the main feature down to ~4.5g is usually small and I don't notice it.

--- End quote ---

Very true, archiving to a single layer dvd usually doesn't do anything to compromise the quality, and if it does, you might only be able to see it with a direct A->B comparison.  Compressing a 5gig feature down to 1gig using DivX or H.264 on the other hand, I can always pick the compressed one without help.

The transcode algorithm in shrink is actually pretty good for compression % below about 15-20%

ChadTower:


I usually didn't copy things to DVDR myself... had a batch of about 20 DVDRWs that I would copy stuff to, watch it, then reuse the disc.  Very few movies I got were ever worth the trouble of actually keeping.  The copy was as much a function of turning discs around faster than anything else.

fredster:

Why would you use a modified Xbox to stream video? How does that work? Do you download to the Xbox and then it does the feed while you do other stuff on the computer?

How is it modified?

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