Media Player advice

Freddie59

I'm getting one of these and am looking for some advice please. I want to convert a collection of around 100 DVDs to DivX for ease of access on the TV. Just some queries:

1. Which is the best and most user-friendly DVD to DivX converter?

2. Do you need decicated player software? (I've trialled a couple of programs and WMP won't recognise the AVI file).

3. Do the converters support 5.1 surround (the device itself has an optical output)?

Newbie - so open to all advice.

Many thanks.

Freddie.

artvandulet

Freddie59 wrote: »

2. Do you need decicated player software? (I've trialled a couple of programs and WMP won't recognise the AVI file).

You just need to get the right codecs.

Download the K-Lite codec pack and then try those files again.

Freddie59

artvandulet wrote: »

You just need to get the right codecs.

Download the K-Lite codec pack and then try those files again.

Thank you Art.:)

MediaTank

For that kind of money you can buy a state of the art media player such as a Popcorn Hour, iStar or TViX, whcih can also handle the latest HD video formats such as MKV.

AFAIK, DivX won't hold 5.1 sound or ast least I don't know of any tools to allow it. You need an MKV container at least to do AC3 as most conversion tools downmix to stereo MP3 or AAC.

To back up your DVDs, one of the easiet ways is to simply make an ISO file of the DVD using either DVDFab or CloneDVD. You can just select the titles and soundtracks you want this way and it will retain the Dolby or DTS sound.

MT

Johnny Bitte

MediaTank wrote: »

DVDFab
MT

I recommend DVDFab, used it for 80 dvd s earlier this year, set the quality size and the lot, sheduled all the jobs and left it run (In work ) all weekend.

For 2 pass (Highest quality) it takes about 3 hours per DVD but well worth it.