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Only problem i have had is that it sometimes reverts the version to a previous one. But that seems to have been sorted with an update.

For PC many say Tversity is great.]]>Jul 12th 2008 7:27AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/Jul 12th 2008 8:59AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/]]>Jul 12th 2008 10:54AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/Jul 12th 2008 7:41AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/
Archiving DVD's - 3 options:

1. Full Rip
2. Film only
3. Film only compressed

1. Just use DVD Decrypter in ISO Mode
2. Rip Just the Movie using DVD Decrypter then run VOB2MPG on the results
3. Rip and then use AutoGK to compress to Xvid

Storage - 3 options:

1. On your PC
2. On your NAS
3. On the player

1. Storage on the PC is ok but it does mean you need the PC on. Also if the front end player doesn;t support SMB then you will need to run a Upnp or DLNA server.
2. NAS storage is expensive but works well can be vast and uses less power. The Synology D207+ is quite nice as a two disk solution.
3. A lot of play back devices have HDD's in them and with 1tb drives getting cheaper its a lot of media in a small space.

Playback: Too many options :-)

1. Media Centre PC
2. XBOX Media Centre
3. SD Network media player
4. HD Network media player

1. Expensive but can be a very nice experience.
2. Cheap but a hassle as you need to softmod the xbox. Also getting HD output can be a right pain and can brick the box (Trust me).
3. Cheap and cheerful, based on older chips these devices can be had for $60 (£40). Interfaces are not great but they work well enough (don;t play well with ISO's a lot of the time)
4. The Popcorn Hour or the EGreat M31A are fantastic but can be pricy. based on a standard firmware (NMT).
5. PS3 ... Not tried it, can it do ISO playback and Xvid?

My ideal set up would be:

Ripping
DVD -> DVD Decryptor -> AutoGK

Playback
NAS -> EGreat -> HDTV



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Perhaps YOU should read the story more carefully. XBMC is quite capable as a DLNA/uPnP client.]]>Jul 12th 2008 11:25AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/Ripping
DVD -> DVD Decryptor in IFO mode -> AutoGK

AutoGK has so many options for your preference of quality.]]>Jul 12th 2008 2:23PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/2. Tag them and add artwork using MetaX
3. Drop them into iTunes so they will stream to my Apple TV]]>Jul 12th 2008 9:25AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/
The VOB can then be directly streamed to the PS3 usig TwonkyMedia.

Why make it any more complicated than that???

If you want, you can rip it to H.264/AVC using Handbrake, and again, TwonkyMedia will stream that perectly too...]]>Jul 12th 2008 9:35AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/
I just want the movie, not the extras, on one file that I can play.]]>Jul 12th 2008 12:14PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/
Streaming options are plentiful and depend greatly on the streaming server. But its easy to copy movies to the PS3's HDD either through DNLA or the web browser or from a USB storage device or from a memory card. Playing it from external memory or USB storage is also easy. I believe there are some situations where streaming is better - I am 80% certain there is some hard limit to movie file sizes where streaming would be a better option, although really streaming would be best through giga ethernet. Fortunately the PS3 offers lots of ways of playing back content so you can mix and match.
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MediaLink is junk as far as I'm concerned.
Returned my stupid 50ft cable, bought an AppleTV, and now everything just works. Movies (HD or SD), music, photos, etc...

AppleTV. FTW. PS3 - FU.]]>Jul 12th 2008 1:59PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/
DLNA Servers

3 Cisco Linksys NAS200 NAS devices (2 with 250GB of RAID 1 storage, 1 with 500GB of RAID 1 storage)

For DLNA Clients

1 XBOX 360 Premium
1 XBOX 360 HDMI Halo 3 (Ghetto) Edition (I couldn't find an Elite, Premium or Arcade after Xmas)
1 Sony Playstation 360

The Linksys uses TwonkyMedia as its MediaServer.

For DVD's, I am decrypting and compressing them with Handbreak with the iPod High-Res Profile, downconverting the AC audio to a 160K Dolby Pro Logic II compatible AAC file. (160k audio, 1554k video). This generates about a 1GB AVC/H.264 file on average per movie.

For HD-DVDs and Blu-Rays, I am decrypting with AnyDVD HD using a LG GGC-H20L SATA drive in a USB2 enclosure. Once decrypted depending on content, I sometimes need to remux to a new M2TS container with just the video and audio file I need. Once remuxed, I compress the audio from Dolby Digital 5.1 to a 256K AAC file compatible again with Dolby Pro Logic II, video is converted to 1280x720 for 720p/1080p content and 1280x1080i for 1080i content. For compatibility with the XBOX 360, I keep the average video bitrate at 3mbps while allowing peaks to 10mbps. Otherwise, you get stuttering on high action scenes on the XBOX 360. So far I have been happy with the results for both SD and HD material and the conversion / compression methods I am using provides the most compatibility with the wide range of equipment I use. HD ripping is really time consuming and there are no single tool to handle everything but all the tools are available. The filesizes for HD is about 3GB AVC/H.264 on average.

I don't copy the whole (HD)DVD or Blu-Ray as this is really for convenience and if I want the full HD experience I will get the original media and use the players on the main system downstairs. Same thing if I want to hear commentary.

Handbrake runs on Mac OS X, AnyDVD HD and related tools runs on a VMware virtual machine running Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 also under Mac OS X. My machine is a 8-core MacPro with 4GB of RAM. The machine is powerful enough to encode both a High def disc on the Vista VM while using Handbreak to do a DVD on the Mac side with CPU to spare.

NOTE: If you want to use a PS3, be aware that Sony has a nasty habit of breaking DLNA streaming with every major release. I have not been able to stream my SD or HD AVC/H.264 files since 2.40, the files worked fine before the update and the files will still stream on the XBOX 360.



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I have to get me one of those.]]>Jul 13th 2008 11:13AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/]]>Jul 13th 2008 2:54PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/Jul 14th 2008 1:56PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/Jul 14th 2008 1:57PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/Jul 15th 2008 3:40PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/12/got-any-tips-for-archiving-streaming-dvds/Aug 30th 2008 10:51AM