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19. April 2010 @ 16:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi all. I have been researching this for a while and there is so many different answers. I want to know what is the best video container format that keeps all the video and audio quality. MP4 or MKV

My primary use will be to put my videos on my HP MediaSmart server and stream them to my ps3. I use ps3mediaserver so I can play both MP4 and MKV files without a problem.

And I sometimes play them off my pc which is connected to my HDTV.

I appreciate your pointers and maybe you can shed some light on this. thanks
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19. April 2010 @ 17:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
There is no difference in quality whatsoever, both will have the same video codec, H.264. MKV is a bit more versatile, allows more/multiple audio and subtitle tracks.


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19. April 2010 @ 18:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
There's no difference in the quality - they can hold almost all the same data streams,
with a few exceptions.
The best consideration is the compatibility with your playback device.
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19. April 2010 @ 18:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok so if MKV is better not because of quality but because of codecs. What's the best way to convert mp4 to mkv?
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19. April 2010 @ 19:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
There is no reason to convert mp4 to MKV, you will have no benefit, unless you have a player that plays MKV but not mp4.


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19. April 2010 @ 19:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If MKV holds more codecs than isn't that the best move?
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20. April 2010 @ 01:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No, it doesn't hold more "codecs", it can hold more streams, but if you already have an MP4 that has the proper video, audio, or subtitles, why would you want to do he conversion? Do you want to add other audio streams? Subtitles? There's no reason why you'd convert, no improvement of anything.


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20. April 2010 @ 10:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
good point thank you all for your help in shedding some light on this.
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