Media Player Question

[Xalky]

Neither....

Argosy users on this forum report very good results using the Samsing TV profile that is posted in the "New Profiles" area, certainly as a start point.

H264 is far more efficient video encoding than what is used on DVD's.

What "new Profiles" area.... where is that? In the forum?

[StormTrooper]

Neither....

Argosy users on this forum report very good results using the Samsing TV profile that is posted in the "New Profiles" area, certainly as a start point.

H264 is far more efficient video encoding than what is used on DVD's.

[Xalky]

Congrats.

The big drawback is file size.
I have 100's of TV series and older flicks in an .avi format. They look great and take up roughly 20-25% of the original.

No problem ripping to the Argosy via usb.

I just organize alphabetically...whatever # of of letters suits you.
I tried via genre, but it was way too complicated.

Also no problem with playback via usb.
I have a mediasonic JBOD (with 5 x 2T hdds) with all my BD rips.
Playback is great

Thanks for the reply.I have a 65" 1080p tv so a 1 gig movie file looks like crap on it. DVD quality is just about the bare minimum I wanna see on that TV.

Some people have talked about ripping a DVD to VOB rather than ISO format...whats better?

Does it matter to the Argosy for optimum playback?

[regnad kcin]

Congrats.

The big drawback is file size.
I have 100's of TV series and older flicks in an .avi format. They look great and take up roughly 20-25% of the original.

No problem ripping to the Argosy via usb.

I just organize alphabetically...whatever # of of letters suits you.
I tried via genre, but it was way too complicated.

Also no problem with playback via usb.
I have a mediasonic JBOD (with 5 x 2T hdds) with all my BD rips.
Playback is great

[Xalky]

Not meaning to Hijack...I just figured this is the right place to ask.

I just bought the Argosy HV335T with a seperate 2 TB Caviar drive that I will be installing, I got both from Amazon. I have a few questions for those of you already ripping to this device.I have a collection of 600 DVDs that are probably gonna get relegated to this device to clear out some shelf space in the living room.

I'd prefer to keep the rips in the original DVD format and I'll probably be ripping main movie only to save space on the Argosy. Are there any drawbacks to using DVD format?

The less steps I have to take, the better so, Is it possible or have you guys ripped directly to the Argosy drive via USB?

How are you guys organizing all your files so that they can be found easily?

Also...Can the Argosy play from an external USB Hard Drive when there is already an internal HD attached?

Thanks Guys

[LoveDVDFab]

Another big plus about Argosy is that every once in a while they will release a firmware upgrade on their website which then can be d/l-ded onto a flash drive(USB Stick) and installed on your Argosy device.

[tdeal823]

Thanks for info on the harddrives I did not know that the argosy has a compartment to add your own Hard Drive. good to know. however I bought the 2tb one before i know that.

Well Here is what I bought, an LG WH12LS30K BD Burner and a Argosy HV335T-0020T 2TB Home Media Player. I think the format that I want to use is MKV.H264

Hopefully I will have everything by this thursday.

[jakish]

Or you can just do what I did.
Buy them separately and install the hdd of your choice.
It'll take you all of 2 minutes.
You'll get paid $30 for 2 minutes work and have the hdd of your choice (well my choice, but you get the idea)...

Right now at newegg:

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 HD204UI 2TB for $79.99/free shipping, no tax for most of us.

These are great drives...I've got 5 of 'em

Argosy HV335T Mobile Video HDD Media Player for $89.99 free shipping, again, no tax

I did same thing, got directly from Newegg & chose my own HD to install. I've been putting movies on server drives on hard wire local net & this player works great!

jak

[regnad kcin]

Never mind I found them on Amazon for $200 with the 2tb drive.

Or you can just do what I did.
Buy them separately and install the hdd of your choice.
It'll take you all of 2 minutes.
You'll get paid $30 for 2 minutes work and have the hdd of your choice (well my choice, but you get the idea)...

Right now at newegg:

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 HD204UI 2TB for $79.99/free shipping, no tax for most of us.

These are great drives...I've got 5 of 'em

Argosy HV335T Mobile Video HDD Media Player for $89.99 free shipping, again, no tax

[tdeal823]

Never mind I found them on Amazon for $200 with the 2tb drive.

[tdeal823]

Where are you guys finding the Argosy HV335 with a 2TB drive?
I have only found 1.5tb for $200
Thanks

[maineman]

I would not even consider it. I agree wholeheartedly with IPopov's comments.

Basically GDMFPOS !!!

Oh for cryin' out loud Greg.
You need to stop sugarcoating everything...

I absolutely agree with Ipopov and GregiBoy

[maineman]

I just got the Argosy HV335T with 2TB HDD last week. This was my first media player purchase so I have nothing else to compare it with. So far I am very pleased with the product. It has played everything so far and it is small enough to be portable.

I was getting a little frustrated with trying to make copies of my Blu-rays. There are still too many issues with compression to fit on 25GB discs. Discs that need no compression seem to work great. The cost of the media player will be offset by not purchasing as much blank media.

Congrats!!!
Another convert is welcomed to the ranks.

[murffee1]

I just got the Argosy HV335T with 2TB HDD last week. This was my first media player purchase so I have nothing else to compare it with. So far I am very pleased with the product. It has played everything so far and it is small enough to be portable.

I was getting a little frustrated with trying to make copies of my Blu-rays. There are still too many issues with compression to fit on 25GB discs. Discs that need no compression seem to work great. The cost of the media player will be offset by not purchasing as much blank media.

[GregiBoy]

I have to hold back otherwise I'll get banned!!!