Ultimate TV Test

[Jimmykicker]

I usually play my DVDs on a like a 10' screen coming from an HDTV projector (yeah, its nice, but not mine...). I have always used DVDXCOPY to backup my DVDs (in order to not lose video quality), but I recently tried a 10% compression (level 2) with DVD Shrink and found that I could really not tell the difference. I don't think I dare go below this level though...unless somebody knows otherwise. Also, which is the best program for the job -- DVD Shrink, Pinnacle IC, DVDXCOPY Express, Clone DVD...I would like to know some opinions....

[likelinus]

Honestly I feel DVDXCopy Xpress is great for what it does. It's simple (Two Clicks) and you cannot tell the quality from the DVD.

Some people have said that IC has a silghtly better picture quality, but I haven't been able to tell. Plus DVDXCopy is the fastest.

Just personal Opinion though.

I generally rip it with DVDXCopy, then use IFO to take out the warning trailer and burn to disc. The whole process takes approximately 20-30 mins.

[MCLAREN5TH]

I also have a projector. I use CloneDvd to backup my movies. The backup looks the same as the dvd. Only thing bad about CloneDvd is you have to rip the movie using another program like DvdDecrypter.

[rvl123]

I also have a projector. I use CloneDvd to backup my movies. The backup looks the same as the dvd. Only thing bad about CloneDvd is you have to rip the movie using another program like DvdDecrypter.

Which projector do you have? I am thinking of getting one to replace my RPTV.

I was thinking about the Plus Piano which seems like a good deal.

[dphirschler]

Mine is a Sanyo... probably five years old. 800x600, 700 lumens. It's great. You really can't go wrong with current projectors since they are all better than mine. If I were looking for a new one, I would get as a minimum 1300 lumens, 1024x768. But honestly, 800x600 looks great! I did use a loaner when my projector was in the shop. The loaner was 640x480 and as nice as it was, you could tell it wasn't as sharp as mine.


Darryl

[K2]

Some projectors now can do 16:9 ratio native.
Also review the new LCD technology DLP

[MCLAREN5TH]

I have a Zenith. It's commercial and atleast 6 years old. It has 1000 lumens. If you want a cheap but good projector go to Sam's Club. They have an Epson Powerlite with 1200 lumens for $950. It's HDTV compatible.
Weights 7 pounds.

[sracer]

I prefer Pinnacle IC. It offers full control over the compression rates of the individual features on a disc. The resulting backups look extremely nice on my Pioneer DV-434 attached to my Toshiba 34" widescreen HDTV (direct view set).

[wway]

Question...

How does VCD, CVD, & SVCD look when projected onto a 50 inch screen?

Would a projector with lower output resolution (ie 640x480) be best for these formats?

Just interested in your experiences.

Thanks
wway

[Jimmykicker]

Are you all talking about the same projector as the one I play mine on? This projector was like $20000 or more (can't get an exact price from the people, but pretty much as good as you can get for home theater). Don't know the make -- it's projected onto a 120" wall-mounted screen and automatcally switches between 16:9 and 4:3 so that they take up the whole screen. Anyway.....