AVI vs MP4

[gino_76ph]

Hi there!

I'm not even sure if this is the right location to start my thread

I'm trying to determine the "best" video format to play on a PS3 in terms of overall quality and file compression (i.e. not taking too much disk space escpecially on a portable hard disk)

would you go for AVI or MP4?

 

[MrMav11]

MP4 I believe has better compression, eg H264 (what Apple use)

Also MP4 allows you to put metadata embedded in the file for your devices.

 

[duffbeerdrinker]

MP4 is definitely the way to go as this is H264. AVI is a much older format - normally in DIVX or XVID.

 

[gino_76ph]

Would better compression equals better quality "in general" as well?