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DVD Movie backup to PS3 or other Media player help
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Dad_Of_3
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11. January 2009 @ 11:56 |
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HI,
I have a few questions and not sure if this is the correct area to post.
I would like to backup my current DVD movie collection and store them on a external HD instead of backing up to dvd media.
I currently have a PS3 but was also looking at something like the WD TV HD Media Player. Whether or not i need something like the WD TV HD Media Player i don't know, will the PS3 doe all the same features?
Basically i want to backup my dvd movie collection to the BEST or close to best file type that can be played to either of these through a external HD.
So,
1) What is the best or close to best file type to convert my DVD movies to store on a external HD to be played on either the PS3 or WD TV HD Media Player?
2) Should i look into something like the WD TV HD Media Player for ease of use, file types that can be played, etc. or will the PS3 handle everything just as well?
I hope i am somewhat clear enough to what i am asking and appreciate any help.
Thanks!
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KajNrig
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11. January 2009 @ 18:37 |
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http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=572
There's a link to the product, by the way. For anyone else who wants to take a crack at comparing it.
Anyway, from what I've seen, the biggest difference is the fact that the WDTV thing supports NTFS-formatted drives, which would make it much better-suited for HD playback as it's not limited by the 4GB filesize limit.
That said, everything else seems more or less the same as the PS3. But that's just at a glance; I didn't bother to take an in-depth look at it.
EDIT:
In regards to your first question, the PS3 can play .vob files straight from a DVD rip, so there'd be no loss of quality. Additionally, you can get almost zero quality loss from almost every codec out there, but I'd suggest using x264.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 11. January 2009 @ 18:39
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Dad_Of_3
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11. January 2009 @ 22:23 |
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Thanks for the reply. :)
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coxwain
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12. January 2009 @ 10:46 |
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I looked at the specs and will post them here.
I personally am working with the dns-323 & PS3 but dont know enough about these yet.
File Formats Supported
Music - MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV/PCM/LPCM, AAC, FLAC, Dolby Digital, AIF/AIFF, MKA
Photo - JPEG, GIF, TIF/TIFF, BMP, PNG
Video -MPEG1/2/4, WMV9, AVI (MPEG4, Xvid, AVC), H.264, MKV, MOV (MPEG4, H.264),
MTS, TP, TS
Playlist - PLS, M3U, WPL
Subtitle -SRT (UTF-8), SMI, SUB, ASS, SSA
Note:
- MPEG2/4, H.264, and WMV9 supports up to 1920x1080p 24fps, 1920x1080i 30fps, 1280x720p 60fps resolution
- An audio receiver is required for surround sound output. AAC/Dolby Digital decodes in 2 channel output only
- JPEG does not support CMYK or loss less.
- BMP supports uncompressed format only.
- TIF/TIFF supports single layer only.
File Formats Not Supported
Does not support protected premium content such as movies or music from the iTunes® Store, Cinema Now, Movielink®, Amazon Unbox?, and Vongo®
External Drive Formats Supported
FAT32, NTFS, HFS+ (no journaling)
Performance Specifications
Serial Transfer Rate
USB 2.0
Serial Bus Transfer Rate (USB 2.0) 480 Mb/s (Max)
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