Personally I Rip using DVD Decryptor, bung the files on my NAS and then stream to my TV using an Xbox with Xbox media Centre. This works really well for SD material.
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?
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Chris @ Jul 12th 2008 7:41AM
Personally I Rip using DVD Decryptor, bung the files on my NAS and then stream to my TV using an Xbox with Xbox media Centre. This works really well for SD material.
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
Me @ Jul 12th 2008 8:59AM
Perhaps you misread, it's PS3, not Xbox...
Flood1911 @ Jul 12th 2008 11:25AM
"streaming it via a DLNA server (you know, like the PlayStation 3)"
Perhaps YOU should read the story more carefully. XBMC is quite capable as a DLNA/uPnP client.
Garrett @ Jul 12th 2008 2:23PM
Chris has it 100% correct.
Ripping
DVD -> DVD Decryptor in IFO mode -> AutoGK
AutoGK has so many options for your preference of quality.