The big show returns this week with discussions on whether or not SD content is even worth it! I personally can’t imagine it but some people out there will skip content just because it’s not HD. Josh and I take time to clear out our opinions on the subject.
We also go right through the news of the week. It was a bigger news week than we’ve had lately. S1 Digital has released a 100 disk Blu-ray changer that integrates with either Windows Media Center PCs or Windows Home Servers. While the ability to rip disks isn’t there yet, they’re promising you’ll be able to pull content from non-copy protected disks soon.
As well, I dig up a post from November over on TGB which will give you another option when it comes to ripping and converting DVDs and Blu-rays. While we’ve talked a lot about ripping lately, having options is always good and if you’ve had a chance to try Auto Rip and Compress let us know your impressions!
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About that S1 100 disc Bluray player. The ability to rip your entire collection via the changer doesn't seem like that great of a value. Once you rip everything, you then have a 1500 dollar appliance sitting in your entertainment center collecting dust. Why would you use it at that point if you've already ripped everything to your HTPC?
My sister recently got an HDTV, with an HD STB, and I couldn't figure out for the life of me why she was getting HDCP warning messages. Finally, I discovered that she was using the a composite cable to plug into her TV. When I plugged in the hdmi cable, she suddenly didn't like it- she liked that fact that the composite signal turned a 4:3 picture into a 16:9 picture. She preferred the large size to the digital signal. I showed her the HD versions of the channels, trying to explain to her the when widescreen content aired, but all this confused her- she would have rather just had the SD channel through an SD signal. Some people just don't understand the wonders of HD.
My sister recently got an HDTV, with an HD STB, and I couldn't figure out for the life of me why she was getting HDCP warning messages. Finally, I discovered that she was using the a composite cable to plug into her TV. When I plugged in the hdmi cable, she suddenly didn't like it- she liked that fact that the composite signal turned a 4:3 picture into a 16:9 picture. She preferred the large size to the digital signal. I showed her the HD versions of the channels, trying to explain to her the when widescreen content aired, but all this confused her- she would have rather just had the SD channel through an SD signal. Some people just don't understand the wonders of HD.