Ok,

1. So i am looking for a way to convert my DVD's to a much smaller format, and i would prefer h.264 as it seems like it would provide the best quality.

I am open to suggestions, but would like a free solution. I have sort of used handbreak but seem to need more time to figure it out.

Also please give me estimates on how long your conversions have taken and what processor was used. I am planning on building a new rig soon and am looking at pricing for processors and will try to use some of this information when i make my purchase

2. Also does anyone know how to join 2 mkv files or 2 h.264 files

Thanks

I'm a huge VideoReDo fan along with Showanalyzer but Video Dub is free and very fast and has a very easy learning curve.
http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/products/dvd...eo-Dub.htm

Is there anyone running both of these cards? I am curious as to which has the better capture quality. I would guess that the newer hvr1800 does.

Thanks in advance.

I have an xp machine. I recently purchased an hvr1800 to go along with my PVR150. My PC is in need of a reformat, so I have been considering changing the setup. I can go with either vista, xp mce, or xp pro that I am familiar with. Can anyone give me their opinion?

Thanks guys!

I am recording to Microsoft DVR-MS files, because it is the only option that works consistently for me. It records the files completely fine, the only problem is that very, very often during playback of them the video kind of skips or stutters almost like a framerate issue. If I pause the playback and restart it will stop. Sometimes I have to paus and play three, four or five times, but everytime it will eventually play perfect with just a paus and restart. Is there anything I can do to not have to do this. I know I use to now have the problem, probably a few versions back in GBPVR.

Thanks for any ideas,
John

I currently backup my code by hand as I release new versions. I'd like to switch to a more formal method of source version control.

I've thought of using SourceSafe, but I was wondering what software other developers were using for their personal develpment?

Any suggestions are appreciated....

If I purchased one of these, will it work ok with gbpvr on XP-Pro?

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Microsoft-Media-...286.c0.m14

If you have another suggestion, I am all ears

Thanks!

Because the questions are already coming on the NMT forum from istar users I thought I'd start to explain the change that the next Syabas firmware has in store for you. The change is actually quite straightforward, you just have to change the telnet.html file.

Where you now might now have something like:

I know from reading the forum that the yahoo server where yapi2xml gets its info is sometimes unavailable, but can someone confirm that it's currently having problems? I'm getting the "Schedule file corrupted or not found" error. I don't know how you'd distinguish between that condition and one where yapi2xml is no longer scraping the screen correctly. Thanks.

Here is my setup:

1. Panasonic 50 inch plasma model TH50PX60U
2. Denon receiver model AVR 2807 HDMI 1.1

I would like to buy a laptop and use it as GBPVR client. I am not interested in blueray playback right now.

I want ONLY HDMI connection to my receiver. The HDMI should output video with HDCP and DOLBY DIGITAL sound output.

There is lots of chatter in the net that most of the laptops using HDMI connections do not output 5.1 DOLBY DIGITAL using the laptops.

I would like feedback from our members if anybody has a "working setup" as above and who have tried the above setup with a laptop where its HDMI DOES output 5.1 Dolby digital.

Would welcome the laptop model number.

Thanks much.