toddbs98
join:2000-07-08
North Little Rock, AR
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Re: No more DVDrip for me
Where do you find all these high speed/no cap programs since most ISP's now have some kind of cap in place.
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Da Man
join:2008-05-08
Hanover, PA | reply to Harddrive
700MB Xvid still exist because someone is still using their DivX DVD player to watch them.
I say its time put DivX out to pasture and use H.264 for everything. |
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darcilicious
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join:2001-01-02
Forest Grove, OR
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| said by Da Man  :700MB Xvid still exist because someone is still using their DivX DVD player to watch them. I say its time put DivX out to pasture and use H.264 for everything. Uh. No.
For example, I download a lot of xvid stuff because I stream it remotely for myself (iPhone, Orb, etc) and others (including my sister, in Australia!) and I don't really want to have several transcodes of multiple x264 files bogging my system down at any given time. |
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Harddrive
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join:2000-09-20
Norwich, CT
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said by ErikRP :
said by Harddrive :
hell, i don't even know where to start looking for DVD rips @ 700mb.
Seriously?
seriously. i only know where 4.3 gig movies and greater are.
and don't tell me where they are cause i don't give a shit where those low quality pieces of crap are.
said by toddbs98 :
Where do you find all these high speed/no cap programs since most ISP's now have some kind of cap in place.
as far as i know AT&T DSL has no caps. i'm sure if they have one, i've gone over. not a phone call, letter, email, nothing.
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Oleg
Bellsouth Fastaccess
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join:2003-12-08
Birmingham, AL | Have AT&T DSL 6.0 no caps. |
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imtim83
You All Deserve The Economic Meltdown
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join:2001-06-03
Kenner, LA
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said by darcilicious :said by Da Man :700MB Xvid still exist because someone is still using their DivX DVD player to watch them. I say its time put DivX out to pasture and use H.264 for everything. Uh. No. For example, I download a lot of xvid stuff because I stream it remotely for myself (iPhone, Orb, etc) and others (including my sister, in Australia!) and I don't really want to have several transcodes of multiple x264 files bogging my system down at any given time. Exactly!
P.S. I have a feeling after this people will take notice and stop doing 700 MB xvid rips. Don't care though starting to download the higher quality video anyway sense my speed has been increased even more. Only have to wait 1 minute then I can begin to watch the tv show. |
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Oleg
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join:2003-12-08
Birmingham, AL | I wonder if VCRs are still manufactured  |
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imtim83
You All Deserve The Economic Meltdown
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join:2001-06-03
Kenner, LA
| said by Oleg :I wonder if VCRs are still manufactured I used a VCR a few years ago. Heck some of my older movies I like to watch only come on VHS.  |
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Oleg
Bellsouth Fastaccess
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join:2003-12-08
Birmingham, AL
| It's very easy to transfer them to DVD format  |
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imtim83
You All Deserve The Economic Meltdown
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join:2001-06-03
Kenner, LA
| said by Oleg :It's very easy to transfer them to DVD format Not without a VCR though right? |
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Oleg
Bellsouth Fastaccess
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Birmingham, AL | said by imtim83 :Not without a VCR though right? Ah that's so true. |
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hroo772
Darkness Fears Me
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join:2002-04-05
Mclean, VA
clubs: | reply to Oleg
I've been mostly trying to grab 1.4gb brrip/dvdrip, mostly because 2cd gives most movies all the quality they need. It seems like a good point instead of going full quality with some huge x264 file. |
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ErikRP
join:2004-11-06
Winnipeg, MB
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If you're such a purist, why put up with DVD-5 when you should be insisting on DVD-9s, or even Blu-Ray?
It's about quality of the source. I'm not going to touch a movie like Star Wars at anything less than DVD-5, and I'd prefer it be DVD-9. On the other hand, the latest romantic comedy, CAM bootleg, or other low-interest movie is fine at 700MB. Even though I have decent speed and caps, why would I want to download a whole DVD if I'm just going to watch and delete.
You're welcome to download whatever turns you on, but don't start claiming DVD-rips are dead, or that there is no place for a 700MB avi files. I think we all have seen formats we think should be trashed (personally, I hate those iPod 300MB movie rips). |
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Harddrive
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join:2000-09-20
Norwich, CT | i didn't claim to be a purist. i didn't claim that DVD-rips are dead. i didn't say there is no place for 700MB avi files.
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shudwein
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join:2001-10-12
Canada | reply to Oleg
700mb rips are scene standards. Maybe they need to be updated but about 6-7 years ago, CD writers were all the rage and DVD writers were just starting to hit mainstream. |
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IllIlIlllIll
EliteData
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join:2003-07-06
Lindenhurst, NY | reply to Oleg
lower quality movie files will always be available for those who seek it, just like lower quality music files.
there are plenty of reasons why someone would prefer a lower quality file over a higher quality file.
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Oleg
Bellsouth Fastaccess
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join:2003-12-08
Birmingham, AL | reply to ErikRP
This is funny a lot of people watch movies on iPod or Cell i think this is crazy,because iPod is for listening to music and Cell is for talking o yes and ring tones downloads  |
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Harddrive
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join:2000-09-20
Norwich, CT
| i know. i have a PSP that i rarely use. i bought one of my favorite movies for it. i felt, no pun intended, ripped off. such a tiny screen to watch a movie on.
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4play
join:2001-01-02
Tacoma, WA
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Thats why you built a HTPC, you download all the hi-def media you want onto hard drives and save them, watch them anytime anywhere. Rip them from disk to the hard drive, of course try to stick with xvid format. I installed a blu-ray player in my HTPC also, so that if i buy a blu-ray disk then i can play it from there as well. It's great to have a PC on my 52" LCD. |
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ophelus
join:2004-01-11
Denver, CO
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I've come to the conclusion that I'm no longer into archiving.. course if I had say archived the rare HD images I downloaded like Star Trek Season 1 they'd kind of be collector's items (now released in blueray)
But the point to understand about usenet data collecting at least is.. it all comes back around..
But in my hey day I burned 1000+ divx movies 2001-2004 and then started on DVD's in 2004 least another 300+ and now I don't bother.. still can't find some rare movies I archived like "Heart of Midnight"
Anyway.. I agree don't download DVD unless you have too.. stick to blueray or maybe x264 is safer (sometimes blue ray's just don't play right ) DVD's are only made for a pixel resolution I believes tops of 720x520 unless you running 800x600 on your computer.. that blows as a resolution and my computer is my TV I don't bother to separate them in different rooms and would employ a HTPC as suggested if I did.. I usually stare at 40" of 1080p all day long
(fact technically I do have a HTPC have my laptop doing that to a 46" TV right now.. laptops however with the 4500mhd chipset however struggle with some 1080p content) |
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