Hey Brad, thanks for the info... Although I was also trying to avoid the eventual HDD crash condition as well... hence why I was going for the more permanent solution of moving to DVD-RW.
As for MPEG4, from what I've seen on the web about it, I dont think it would deal well on my end... I have a 45" big screen, and I can tell the difference between my Dish Network 301 receiver with it's compression, vs. my C-Band dish w/o compression. Digital artifacts drive me nuts... so I was planning on leaving everything in MPEG2. -Michael On Mon, 10 Jan 2005, Brad Templeton wrote: > On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 03:52:04PM -0800, Michael Miyabara-McCaskey wrote: > > > > I'm thinking of setting up a system, that can use a Sony DVP-CX985 - 400 > > DVD jukebox ($300), as it's primary method of archiving recorded TV + > > playing existing DVDs... (as I'm trying to avoid buying several terrabytes > > of HDD > > space - as I have a collection of several hundred DVDs today). > > Well, one answer might depend on how good a TV you have, in other words, > what level of mp4 compression do you find acceptable for your movies. > > Many people find compressing a movie to 2GB quite satisfactory, some are > highly satisfied with just 1GB! I think if you have an HDTV you would > not find 1GB very good, but this is for you to judge. This does not include > special features etc, just the movie. > > Anyway, if 2GB is satisfactory, for example, you could fit your 400 disks > on 800gb. And you could fit your 150 favourite disks, the ones you > actually want to be able to call up on demand, on a single 300gb disk. > > I just bought a 300gb disk for $150, and that price will continue to > drop. Now, I realize your video habits are different from mine, but > I would be amazed if there were 150 dvds you wanted to be able to > call up regularly from anywhere. If you really have 400gb or more the > jukebox might be the thing for you. Or if you find mp4 recompressions > insufficient or want all the special features etc. > > > (Note space is even cheaper in smaller disks but they take more physical > and power. 200gb is the current sweet spot, now showing up in specials > for $75 or so. For video storage, slower disks are better, 5400 rpm > or even 4500 rpm if you can find it.) >
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