shoot-keep to ext disk-watch ! no convertions, is it so difficult?

[Phoebos]

Yes! I m confused with all these formats. I ve found some models that record at H264 format (which I prefer since mpeg 2 belongs to the past IMHO) but the format is not .avi or .mp4 but .MOV ! How come a divx dvd player or my PS3 will play such files? I dont want to convert losing hours and hours because I m already doing this thing for my old VHS tapes, and i dont want more!!
The only thing I want is to shoot my footage ,copy it somehere and watch it using the usb of TV or DVD player's.

I am wondering if by renaming these .mov files to .mp4 make them watchable since the format is H264 (I know ,too naif)...how come these manufacturers make products giving movies only for pc's?

thank you in advance

[Baldrick]

You can remultiplex most movs to a mp4 using yamb or mp4 muxer without any video reconversion.

But it wont help as most divx dvd players doesn't support h264 yet.

[Phoebos]

Thanks Baldrick for your reply. Ok you dont lose quality but you lose time! I dont want to do anything at all, just copy the material to an ext HDD. And from the other hand PS3 does play H264 and I suppose new DVD player will be supporting H264 format, but I doupt if they ll support .mov. So manufacturers indeed make their machines only for PCs since no tv or player sypport .mov. This is very odd....it seems they dont want to sell their cams...