Which Product is right for me?

[paltomare]

Hi there,
Newbie here.
I need help selecting the right DVDFab product based on my needs.

I would like to copy my DVDs to my hard drive for viewing on my main 50" screen. I will be using a Netgear EVA2000 which should play MPEG-4 or H.264 amongst other file types but I would also like to view them on my 10" netbook when traveling.

Do I need to copy the DVD twice at two different resolutions?

I am not sure if I need DVD to DVD or DVD to Mobile.

Thanks for your help.
Paul

[GregiBoy]

Please read this thread.



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[paltomare]

Please read this thread.



"SEARCH" is your friend !!!!

Thanks, I have read that thread already but I'm still unsure. Maybe I'll ask my questions another way.

1. Does DVD to DVD have the ability to rip to a single MPEG-4 or H.264 file on a hard drive?

2. I have used the trial of DVD to Mobile, it works great for my netbook but can it rip to a resolution big enough for my main screen?

3. Can I have one ripped file for viewing both on my big screen and my netbook or would the higher res of the file choke up the netbook?

Thanks.

[GregiBoy]

Answers to your questions:-

1. No
2. Yes. I output to a 52" HD Samsung
3. Maybe... Trial & Error, really subjective on what you feel is the best for you... I can do it with my Netbook but can't do much else with it whilst playing.

[paltomare]

Thanks Gregiboy,
If you view files created with DVD to Mobile on your big screen, that tells me that is what I should purchase, I know it works for my netbook at the smaller resolution. Could you tell me what resolution setting I should select for the output file for a big screen? The options I see all seem to be pretty small, geared for a small mobile device. If I need to rip two copies, one for the big screen and one for the netbook I can deal with that.

[GregiBoy]

I use the following as a start point for big screen playback but it depends on what device you are going to use to play it on the big screen. A little bit of trial and error will see you fine tuning it to suit you.

Use the "generic.avi.xvid audiocopy" profile as a start point with an 1100 video bitrate, framerate same as source and a resolution with the same width as the DVD source. 720 x XXX (Pal), 704 x XXX (NTSC)

Have a read of my "Best Practices: DVD to Mobile" in the Knowledgebase thread (In the link in my sig below)

[paltomare]

Thanks again or your help!
Paul

[GregiBoy]

To play this on your Netbook, it would be best to download the free VLC player which has all the codecs that you need play this file contained internally.

[paltomare]

Will do.
Just purchased DVD to DVD and DVD to Mobile.
Thanks for your help.
Paul