luthierwnc
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Hi All,
I've been spending a lot of time at the computer trying to sort out what I thought would be easier. We have a modest collection of downloaded itunes movies that are MPEG-4 DRM. I originally tried to put them on a NAS with the hope of watching them on a hi-def TV. No deal -- as many of you probably know.
Then I started looking at the possibility of using a Mac Mini as a media player because it ought to be compatible with that format. Evidently itunes has the best quality downloads and is the only (feel free to correct this if I'm wrong) outfit that you can also download the special features. I think there are ways to scrub them of the protection and change the container to play but that sounds very labor intensive.
The more I learn, the further back I seem to get. Now it seems that real movie buffs just get a Blu-Ray and rip it rather than put up with codex wars or the losses associated with man-handling downloaded media.
My movie collection is small enough that starting over with the right format might be cheaper and easier than trying to make a bad idea work. I'd appreciate hearing from movie watchers about what you feel is the best way to build and organize a video library (and the necessary gear) so you don't have to mess with it twice.
Thanks, sh
I've been spending a lot of time at the computer trying to sort out what I thought would be easier. We have a modest collection of downloaded itunes movies that are MPEG-4 DRM. I originally tried to put them on a NAS with the hope of watching them on a hi-def TV. No deal -- as many of you probably know.
Then I started looking at the possibility of using a Mac Mini as a media player because it ought to be compatible with that format. Evidently itunes has the best quality downloads and is the only (feel free to correct this if I'm wrong) outfit that you can also download the special features. I think there are ways to scrub them of the protection and change the container to play but that sounds very labor intensive.
The more I learn, the further back I seem to get. Now it seems that real movie buffs just get a Blu-Ray and rip it rather than put up with codex wars or the losses associated with man-handling downloaded media.
My movie collection is small enough that starting over with the right format might be cheaper and easier than trying to make a bad idea work. I'd appreciate hearing from movie watchers about what you feel is the best way to build and organize a video library (and the necessary gear) so you don't have to mess with it twice.
Thanks, sh