Recent content by bluestrobe

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    "imported_" in my username

    Add me to the list as well.
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    Do you think less of somone who does not have a degree?

    I don't view people any differently with a degree or not. I have met several people with degrees who are about as ignorant as someone without one. People/companies in this day and age hold college degrees a little higher in the experience market than they should and it shows. More than once I've...
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    Want to stream H.264 files to my TV

    How is the unit giving my problems? It is doing what I expected it to do. I have videos working fine on it at the moment after playing with formats and containers. The xbox accepts less codec/formats than the dlink and most the a/v nut people I talk to locally never heard of popcorn hour. I can...
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    Want to stream H.264 files to my TV

    Go troll somewhere else please.
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    Want to stream H.264 files to my TV

    Not compatible with the DSM-750. WMC does what I need anyways.
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    Want to stream H.264 files to my TV

    Got it running last night. The videos I have tested so far are H.264 converts in .mp4 containers. The animations (Family Guy DVD rips) run great. I can't tell them from the dvd's themselves in quality. The movies I'm still working on. they are about 80% but there is some pixelation around the...
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    Want to stream H.264 files to my TV

    Thanks for your inquisitive detailed reply. If you read the OP I was interested in hearing anyone who has had experience with this unit. I have read several reviews and saw a lot of bad ones. I also saw a lot of bad reviews for most hardware I buy and I am happy with them so how accurate are...
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    Want to stream H.264 files to my TV

    I like to try different OS's and figured it was time for s2k8. I was originally asking for opinions on the DSM-750 from those who used it but no one really offered anything that interested me. The xbox360 was a suggestion from a friend but even they thought it was a waste for what I needed...
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    Want to stream H.264 files to my TV

    1. Xbox360 was designed for many things and I would only be using one of them. With the issues they have gone through and not being a console game player, it would be a waste. 2. The server is a win2k3 based server (came with the license) and I was trying win2K8 to see how it was. Last check...
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    Want to stream H.264 files to my TV

    I priced out a media PC before this. With OS and new hardware it would be $400-500 for a decent one. I heard the same type of reviews on every media player/extender out there. I got to the point I sorted through the "OMG this sux, it doesn't serve butter on my toast" reviews and looked for...
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    Want to stream H.264 files to my TV

    I prefer to keep it simple at this point. I just want to preset the settings/compression/codec I want, queue up the vobs and let it convert all in one program.
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    Want to stream H.264 files to my TV

    I looked at handbrake before, wasn't impressed with it at the time. DVD Catalyst is nice once it is setup and tuned to what I need. I can set up the quality settings, and queue up a ton of ripped dvd's and hit start without having to tailor each dvd and it's video/audio settings. Currently...
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    Want to stream H.264 files to my TV

    DVD HD Fab Decryptor (Free version) to a vob then DVD Catalyst (nice software for the price) to H264. Does a decent job and looks on par with other compression formats I tried. Already had the whole library converted to Xvid/AC3 audio but I didn't care for it and a lot of media...
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    Want to stream H.264 files to my TV

    I am working on haivng all my DVD's backed up to a Win 2k8 Server box downstairs. All are in the process of being converted to H.264/AVI format. I am getting a nicer LCD TV soon and want to be able to watch the movies off the server and avoid messing with DVD's (already have a 5 DVD player for...
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    The steak I'm eating right now

    Never been a fan of anything raw. Undercooked maybe but not raw like that.