Chiyo
Save Me Konata-Chan
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join:2003-02-20
Minneapolis, MN
clubs:
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| reply to mrbobbio
Re: Modded Xbox FTW
Agree'd I modded my xbox 4 years ago and been using XBMC since then, I've created a media server with 600 gigs of space I've got all kinds of complete series of shows and all I have to do is turn on my xbox start XBMC point to videos SMB network share and pick my TV share and pick what I want to watch and enjoy.
I do own the DVDs for many of the shows I have pirated copies of, I'd rather have good quality xvid over the large DVD rip.
I love XBMC and I wouldn't trade it for some peice of streaming hardware.
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Penny3000
join:2003-11-24
Oak Ridge, TN
1 edit |  Yeah, I also modded the xbox, and put XBMC on there also. The latest version plus the xbox360 layout makes it more user friendly for the wife. I also use smb shares from a computer that just servers video and audio at any given time. I would also like to upgrade the hard drive to maybe 500 gig from 160 gig. But what I am having a hard time finding the right program that converts dvd format to xvid or divx with ac3 audio. I have a stupid fast system, but converting takes me an hour to convert an hour of dvd format footage to xvid. I am currently using SuperC, what do you use? Oh and I swear, I use the Media Center side of the Xbox more than I play games. :P |
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mrbobbio
join:2001-12-20
Canton, MI
| I use AnyDVD & DVD decrypter for ripping. As for XVID / DIVX I'm currently using DR. DIVX , I know Dr. Divx isn't the greatest and has some audio issues ( I don't have a surround system so the 5.1 and AC3 issue don't apply to me) I really like the batch functions and the easy of use. The speed isn't that great either on a AMD3200 it takes about 3.5 hours to do a 2 hour DVD |
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Penny3000
join:2003-11-24
Oak Ridge, TN
2 edits | Yep that sounds about right, I have a opteron 165 overclocked to 2.7ghz with pc3200 mem and I see about the same conversion times, oh well. It's still worth it though. Oh also for ripping I use ripit4me and fixvts along with dvd decrypter. Thought you might want to know this. Later |
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Jack Teh Rippah
@charter.com
| I've been using AnyDVD + CloneDVDMobile Slysoft.
AnyDVD does all the decrypting on the fly
CloneDVDmobile converts straight from the disc to divx.
so far I have converted 130+ of my personal collection, easy and quick. (I tried 6+ methods, all were PITA). only beef I have with CDM is you have to have an .ifo file, so it must be from a dvd (or a copy of the video_ts folder, no mpeg conversions or anything), otherwise, its the perfect rental extension tool.
1 disc takes 35-55 minutes on a:
Pentium 4 @ 3.4Ghz (800MHzFSB, 1MBL2, HT not dual)
1GB DDR400, dual channel on an Intel 865PERL
(1) 300GB SATA drive(16MB cache, 150Mb/s)
(1) Plextor SATA DVD everything (16x read)
(1) Liteon IDE 16x DVD everything
(1) LG IDE 8x DVD-ROM
I can rip 3 discs at once (CDVDM is ok with multiple copies running)
takes just about 1 hour 45 minutes for all three, start to finish. |
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Bibbins
@212.74.x.x | reply to Chiyo
Best thing since sliced bread
Yeah xbmc totally kicks ass... I mainly use it for that, although running the emulators is great too.
+ The python plugins are good |
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