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BerMM
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CPU: Athlon 5350
Mobo: MSI AM1I
RAM: 2x 8GB DDR3 1333
HDD: 120GB Crucial M4, 3TB ES.3
GPU: Radeon HD 8400 / R3
Tuner: InfiniTV 4 PCIe
Case: Rosewill R379-M
Remote: Harmony Home Control
Display: 1080p LCDs
Amp: HK Soundsticks II
TV Provider: Xfinity X1
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by BerMM » Sun Jul 26, 2015 2:00 am
I'm finally getting my network bottlenecks worked out and have invested in a dedicated PC for WMC so I have lots of questions. This thread will deal with how to best utilize my hardware for ripping blu-rays, DVDs, and CDs for playback in WMC and my Xbox 360 extender. In addition to the 360 I have two PCs, a slower dedicated WMC and a faster PC for my everyday use. The two PCs are connected to my internet router via gigabit ethernet and the 360 connects to the internet router via 300N WiFi (until I finish running gigabit ethernet). I have a PX-B310U that can be attached to either PC. The specs of both PCs are below. Given my setup, what software is best, and should I simply run it all on the velociraptor and then move the finished movies to the WD40EZRX, or something different?
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Windows 7 Pro x64
HP 8000 Elite SFF system
Q9500 CPU
6GB DDR3
120GB SSD (System)
4TB WD40EZRX HDD (DVR storage and pagefile)
InfiniTV4 PCIe
- *Everyday PC*
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 motherboard
A10-5700 APU
8GB DDR3
120GB SSD (System)
640GB HDD (Apps and storage)
300GB Velociraptor HDD (pagefile, transcoding and slow loading apps)
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Shark007
- Posts: 206
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- Location: Ontario, Canada
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CPU: 4790k @4.6
Mobo: Z97 Pro WiFi
RAM: 16MB
GPU: RX580 8GB
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by Shark007 » Sun Jul 26, 2015 12:45 pm
If you're concerned about playback of these rips on your (wired) xbox360, I suggest that you read
THIS THREAD on my forum about ripped file contents.
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mjktg99
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by mjktg99 » Mon Aug 10, 2015 12:12 pm
For all the Blurays that I buy, I use MakeMKV to get the movie off of the disc. That leaves anywhere from a 20-30GB mkv file. I then use handbrake to re-encode them. Depending on the original size, I can get anywhere from a 2-5GB final file. Handbrake will encode to MKV or MP4.
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DavidinCT
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by DavidinCT » Wed Aug 19, 2015 5:53 pm
There is an app that will rip Blu-ray in WMC, according to what I read, drop in a Blu-ray/DVD, open app, put in your settings and it will rip the movie in the background. It's a older app, I was going to try to test it out this weekend if I have the time.
It needs some software to run n the background to make it all work but, it looks like this will do...
http://www.thegreenbutton.tv/forums/vie ... f=9&t=9135
-Dave
Twitter @TheCoolDave
Windows Media Center certified and WMC MVP 2010 - 2012