Encoding for GBPVR and MVP

[EwanG]

Since I'm waiting to put GBPVR on the new machine until the new release comes out, I've been spending my time pulling files off the old TiVO with the idea of being able to switch over once everything is setup.

The TiVO mpegs are 480x480 mpeg2 at 4098 bit rate (average) and 192 kbps sound. I want to edit out the commercials, but other than that, is there anything else I should change if I'm going to be using the TV-out of my PVR 350 on the main TV, and plan to drive a MediaMVP on the other TV. I've thought about rescaling to 720x480, but perhaps that wouldn't make a difference?

TIA,
Ewan

[EwanG]

Dumb Question? Doesn't make any difference what settings are used? Just curious if there are any recommendations at all that I should be following to ensure I get the best playback performance...

[EwanG]

Well, it turns out the only thing that will play back reliably is with a 720x480 using an average bitrate of 4092 and a capped bitrate of 8000. So that's what I'm reencoding all my stuff to be. Of course I'm looking to make sure files will playback smoothly on both a MediaMVP as well as directly from my Hauppauge PVR-350 card's TV-Out. YMMV and all that.

[Spartan]

Well, it turns out the only thing that will play back reliably is with a 720x480 using an average bitrate of 4092 and a capped bitrate of 8000. So that's what I'm reencoding all my stuff to be. Of course I'm looking to make sure files will playback smoothly on both a MediaMVP as well as directly from my Hauppauge PVR-350 card's TV-Out. YMMV and all that.

What are you using to encode?

[EwanG]

What are you using to encode?

Software is the commercial TMPGenc 3.0 Xpress. I also have the Moonlight DVD player to have access to the Moonlight MPEG-2 filters.

FWIW,
Ewan