[H] backup software

2008-06-15 Thread Harvey Best
Just broke down and bought the MyWorld 1 TB external harddrive. This is tne one that is networkable. Have 2 issues. 1. My router Linksys 310N seems to handle it ok, but the status light on the router glows yellow instead of the normal electric blue. I can read and write to the drive and I see

Re: [H] OT - Proof that audiophiles are idiots- the $500Ethernet cable

2008-06-15 Thread Ben Ruset
Right. My knowledge of the super high end is limited. :) I have a Marantz SR-8200 receiver that I bought back in 2002 that's still humming along nicely. 90% of the time it's on playing Dora the Explorer DVD's for my daughter, so it's not like I'd have any need to update anytime soon. Hayes E

Re: [H] ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard

2008-06-15 Thread Winterlight
Well, I have no use for Wi-fi on this board, and anything now is always going to be obsolete in six months. But I keep my setups for years so for me the top end always seems to work out. A motherboard isn't something you want to change once you are up and running, like say a CPU or more RAM. Be

Re: [H] ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard

2008-06-15 Thread James Boswell
TBH, I'd recommend you buy an Asus P5K-E/Wifi-AP (which I've built several machines around and they're all awesome) and leave it at that a top of the line S775 board seems like a silly investment at this point when it'll be very obsolete in ~6 months as Nehalem launches On 15 Jun 2008, at 22:

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containers in hardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread James Boswell
ah, I wasn't aware that MPC-HC hooked into the UVD unit on the Radeon What I said does stand with relation to CoreAVC though :) -JB On 15 Jun 2008, at 20:30, Hayes Elkins wrote: Are you referring to the ATI post processing features? Because MPC- HC fully supports ATI hardware VC-1 and h264

Re: [H] HD PC recording

2008-06-15 Thread tmservo
There are 2 hdmi capture devices coming, as well as a component capture device from haupauge and avermedia. Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Winterlight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:55:29 To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] HD PC recording Pressed

[H] HD PC recording

2008-06-15 Thread Winterlight
Pressed between the mountains and the Pacific, and under assault from marine band interference,I am in a area that doesn't really have any decent over the air TV. Before cable came along in the sixties, we got 2 to 10 channels with large rooftop anttena and only one local channel with rabbit e

[H] ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard

2008-06-15 Thread Winterlight
I am not an over clocker, or a gamer so it seems odd that I am thinking about buying this motherboard ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131284&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Motherboards+-+Intel-

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containers in hardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread Brian Weeden
I use GOM too but the issue with BluRay/HD-DVD is the encryption. Only PowerDVD and one other software player legally have the decryption keys to playback both of those formats on a PC. So if you have unencrypted video go ahead and use GOM. Brian On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 4:51 PM, John Stein

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containers in hardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread John Steinbruner
I must be really out of the loop. I watch mostly everything with VLC or GomPlayer, they both don't need codecs, and do fine for my movies and videos. :) On Jun 15, 2008, at 12:12 PM, Hayes Elkins wrote: I suggest Media Player Classic - Home Cinema edition. It is a project that suppo

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKVcontainersinhardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread tmservo
No difference at all. Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: "Brian Weeden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:03:38 To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containersinhardware, woot Does it make a difference

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containersinhardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread Brian Weeden
Does it make a difference if original video is VC-1 or H264? What about audio format (TrueHD, DTS, etc)? Brian On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 3:49 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anydvd to get files > > Eac3to and do this > > Eac3to.exe 000xx.m2ts whatever.mkv > > This will generate a master vid

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containersinhardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread tmservo
Anydvd to get files Eac3to and do this Eac3to.exe 000xx.m2ts whatever.mkv This will generate a master video file (whatever.mkv) and audio streams. If you wish. You can recompress video your call Then using megui, mux whatever.mkv with whatever.ac3 etc Done. Store however you wish. Will n

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containersin hardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread Brian Weeden
Side question here guys - what's the process you all use to get x264 HD video from Blu Ray? I want to add my Blu Ray movies to my HTPC RAID array as single-file MKVs. And of course I would much rather have them enocded with MPEG-4 (preferably x264) as they will take up a lot less disk space. All

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containers in hardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread Hayes Elkins
Are you referring to the ATI post processing features? Because MPC-HC fully supports ATI hardware VC-1 and h264 decoding natively. For properly encoded 1080p media, the less post processing the better, IMO. Deinterlacing, noise reduction, and other UVD perks need not apply. > From: [EMAIL PROT

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containersin hardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread tmservo
I've tried it, but if your someone who uses vista media center, etc just grab k-lite. Well, that and anydvdhd, eac3to to archive, and: Mytv (mytv.senseitweb.net) Mymovies (the mytv guys are quickly working on a true mcml app that is flat out awesome) MyNetflix - just so you can play netflix

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containers in hardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread Winterlight
At 12:20 PM 6/15/2008, you wrote: It's the PowerDVD8 DirectShow hardware accelerated codec, not the PowerDVD app itself OH, OK... Thanks! The process is thus install ffdshow (for audio formats) being sure to flick off "H264" in the install options or in the configuration panel afterwards i

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containers in hardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread James Boswell
Sorry Hayes but I've got to hugely disagree here, on the basis of a Radeon's UVD beating the snot out of CoreAVC :) using apps like MPC- HCE that bypass the frameworks that enable that seems hugely counter- productive to me. -JB On 15 Jun 2008, at 20:12, Hayes Elkins wrote: I suggest Media

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containers in hardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread James Boswell
It's the PowerDVD8 DirectShow hardware accelerated codec, not the PowerDVD app itself The process is thus install ffdshow (for audio formats) being sure to flick off "H264" in the install options or in the configuration panel afterwards install PowerDVD 8, go into Powerdvd's settings and tur

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containers in hardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread Alex
install the k-lite codec pack, has everything you need to play everything including media player classic. http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_lite_codec_pack.htm -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 11:

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containers in hardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread Hayes Elkins
I suggest Media Player Classic - Home Cinema edition. It is a project that supports hardware DXVA internally with no external filters/codecs required at all. A new build is released every few days because it is constantly tweaked. You can switch outputs from overley, VMR7/9 (and renderless) plu

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containers in hardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread Winterlight
Are you sure? I am confused about all this but everything I have read says only PowerDVD 7 with the HD upgrade, and PowerDVD 8 will do this properly. At 12:04 PM 6/15/2008, you wrote: With the correct codec they will. Regards, Tim "The Beave" Lider E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN: [EMAIL PRO

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containers in hardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread The Beave
With the correct codec they will. Regards, Tim "The Beave" Lider E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 11:49 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re

Re: [H] OT - Proof that audiophiles are idiots- the $500Ethernet cable

2008-06-15 Thread Hayes Elkins
None of those brands are really high priced "high end" either...if you want insane prices to match an insane cable, Krell, Cary, Theta, Mark Levinson fit the bill... > Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:27:30 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] OT - Proof

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containers in hardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread Winterlight
OK, but they won't support HD at 1080p? This file is Top.Gear.Polar.Special.2007.BBC-HD.1080p.H.264.AC3.2.0.mkv At 11:32 AM 6/15/2008, you wrote: I myself use Simple Media Player or Media Player Classic. I also use FFDSHOW Codex as well. Simple Media Player and Codex at http://smplayer.sf.net

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containers in hardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread The Beave
I myself use Simple Media Player or Media Player Classic. I also use FFDSHOW Codex as well. Simple Media Player and Codex at http://smplayer.sf.net Media Player Classic can be found at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=82303 FFDShow can be found at http://sourceforge.net/proj

Re: [H] Radeon HD 3870 playing H264 videos in MKV containers in hardware, woot

2008-06-15 Thread Winterlight
I decided to give this a try with the same video. VLC does choke, although I am only using less then 20 percent CPU when it chokes. How did you get PowerDVD 8 to play the mkv file? It won't play if for me. I have the same codecs installed, and I have plenty of hardware muscle to do this. Power