On Apr 19, 2010, at 10:29 AM, Kris Tilford wrote:
On Apr 19, 2010, at 8:07 AM, John Carmonne wrote:
I'm thinking of getting a big TV to watch my movie library on I
would like to use one of my machines as a server for this via
Apple Airport Express.
I want to know the best format to convert my rips to for this and
what I can expect quality wise. Also the BT issue is something I
want to explore here.
I think the subject of video formats is somewhat in flux at the
moment. Apple is a giant proponent of the H264 codec, but Google
and most of the open source crowd don't like H264 because the codec
isn't open source. Google owns a similar proprietary codec called
VP8 that they acquired when the bought On2 Technologies, and it's
rumored that Google will change VP8 to open source as early as this
week. If they do this, it's likely that HTML5 will become more of a
viable web standard for future video. Unfortunately, VP8 isn't
currently supported in iTunes, so if Apple plays hardball with
Google like they are with Adobe Flash things will get interesting.
For now, the most compressed video codec recognized in iTunes is
H264 and the format used by Handbrake (.m4v) will create compressed
rips of DVDs in any desired quality that will catalog and play
these movies directly from iTunes. The future may be very
different, but for now, I think .m4v with H264 is the best format
for iTunes compatibility.
Will these files play with good viewing quality on a HDMI big screen
TV? I also want to play BR on the same TV. What equipment do I need
to get from my Mac's to the TV wirelessly.
Also can someone recommend a sensibly priced 48" TV or monitor. I
want to play the Disney and Pixar stuff with the best viewing and
sound:-)
JOHN CARMONNE
Yorba Linda USA
Sent from my TiBook 800
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