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I burn bluray discs and being that its the right format a 1280x720 and has AVC codec it should be no problem. But the bluray software i use all the time doesnt even open the file. There are other programs to shrink the file size and convert it to a dvd-5 or a dual layer disc but you would lose the quality by compressing it. Tried it and guess what it doesnt open the file still so dont waste you time if you want to try and burn it.

There is some good media players that allow you to stream from pc to tv like the WDTV live hub, LaCinema HD, or Popcorn Hour that have up too 2GB internal hard drive. That you can actually store your media right on the player and hook it up to your tv, and play. Way better then burning dvds. I transfered everything i have onto the WDTV live hub so no more going through dvds, plus it streams HD. Might be another option for those who collect movies.
 
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TheConArtist said:
I burn bluray discs and being that its the right format a 1280x720 and has AVC codec it should be no problem. But the bluray software i use all the time doesnt even open the file. There are other programs to shrink the file size and convert it to a dvd-5 or a dual layer disc but you would lose the quality by compressing it. Tried it and guess what it doesnt open the file still so dont waste you time if you want to try and burn it.

There is some good media players that allow you to stream from pc to tv like the WDTV live hub, LaCinema HD, or Popcorn Hour that have up too 2GB internal hard drive. That you can actually store your media right on the player and hook it up to your tv, and play. Way better then burning dvds. I transfered everything i have onto the WDTV live hub so no more going through dvds, plus it streams HD. Might be another option for those who collect movies.
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MP4 isn't a standard for bluray players. If you're going to do any transcoding for DVDs, it's best to recode and master it to VOB. For Bluray, it's best to go to AVCHD or MT2S.

Yeah, I wouldn't bother burning to disks. Hard drives are cheaper, and digital storage backups are more efficient and cheaper than blanks. 802.11n can stream it just fine. Also if Apple is your thing, AppleTV will handle MP4. A PS3 should be able to play it as well.
 
holland said:
No. It's too big to fit on a DVD. You'd need to split it. Downloaded and streamed on my internal network or played on a local computer, yes, most everyone has.
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You could reencode it down to fit into a DVD. I haven't done it for years (I keep everything on hard drives these days) so I'm no longer familiar with the encoding software people use for that, but to downsize video for storage I use Handbrake. I'm certain you could take a 6-hour video and keep it at good quality (DVD quality, but not HD) at under 2 gigabytes for storage.
 
holland said:
MP4 isn't a standard for bluray players. If you're going to do any transcoding for DVDs, it's best to recode and master it to VOB. For Bluray, it's best to go to AVCHD or MT2S.

Yeah, I wouldn't bother burning to disks. Hard drives are cheaper, and digital storage backups are more efficient and cheaper than blanks. 802.11n can stream it just fine. Also if Apple is your thing, AppleTV will handle MP4. A PS3 should be able to play it as well.
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I know MP4 isnt the right format for bluray players. I use a free program called MultiAVCHD that transcodes almost any file into a AVCHD file. Never did try HandBrake or x264 programs. Another that is great is AVCHDCoder. With these programs there really wouldnt be much to transcode being its the right resolution and has the AVC codec according to mediainfo when you download it. But there is something wrong with the file as they say its corrupted or wont open period. Who knows maybe something went wrong when downloading it for me, but it does play using the vlc player so maybe it didnt.
 
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tduncan said:
Thanks for the response. Glad I asked before I dove into all that.
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Well a quick update. I updated all my Codecs and redownloaded the Video using the Internet Download Manager and now it opens up. So yes it is possible to burn it to a dvd. Don't know if it was the redownload or updating the Codecs Package. I Transcoded it to a bluray format and tried it, looks great. The program i use for Dvd is VSO ConvertXtoDvd and it still doesn't open the file, but able to convert it to a Vob file with MultiAVCHD.
 
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