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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/26/09

    In reply to iLuv i1166: When Not Making a Choice Becomes a Choice In Itself
    Either this, or a good netbook with VLC installed. I realize that these are two completely different products, but a netbook is small enough, and capable enough, to do what this does and be a little more flexible in the codec department.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/26/09

    In reply to iLuv i1166: When Not Making a Choice Becomes a Choice In Itself
    Wow, now I can pimp my ride and slap a couple of these on the backside of the seat headrests..
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    02/26/09

    In reply to iLuv i1166: When Not Making a Choice Becomes a Choice In Itself
    So, it's the size of a small notebook computer...just without, you know, the notebook computer. Pass.
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    Image of Monty Monty
    02/26/09

    In reply to iLuv i1166: When Not Making a Choice Becomes a Choice In Itself
    Do you suppose that the giant "SD I USB" header might be a sign that the device is really designed for geeks? And if the geeks here are scratching our heads on whether we would ever buy such a thing, what does that say about the possible sales numbers? Still, it is black and it is pretty - so there will be a couple of people that will surely buy it.
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    Image of Reed Monesmith Reed Monesmith
    02/26/09

    In reply to iLuv i1166: When Not Making a Choice Becomes a Choice In Itself
    So it's a portable device I can play my iPod on... I always wanted a way to make my iPod mobile!
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    02/26/09

    @Reed Monesmith: swing and a miss.
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    Image of Framewerk Framewerk
    02/26/09

    @Reed Monesmith:


    Have you ever tried to watch a movie on your ipod? Its extremely small and if the movie is wide screen (like everything is now) it makes it even smaller. And yes, I am talking about the ipod classic. I haven't seen videos on the touch yet. But even still....a 9" screen is a lot better to watch things on then a 3" screen

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    02/26/09

    @Framewerk: Videos on the touch is very nice. The display is not very large, but it's big enough to hold just within arm's length and view comfortably. I used to watch videos a lot on the iPod video, but after using the touch, I can't go back. Of course, if I have an outlet, the Macbook beats all :)


    This is a nifty device though. iLuv actually makes some pretty good equipment for iPods.

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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    02/26/09

    In reply to iLuv i1166: When Not Making a Choice Becomes a Choice In Itself
    The tech of its sounds neato, but I will be damned if I have a gadget called the iluv and it doesn't involve teledildonics in some form or fashion.


    That is just a crime against naming things!

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    Image of OrenDolabella OrenDolabella
    11/20/08

    In reply to Giz Explains: Every Video Format You Need to Know
    "(All of the MPEG codecs we talk about, btw, will have an associated layer, since the video section is only part of the full standard, which includes audio and other stuff. MPEG-1 Layer 3, you probably know, is MP3.) "

    You've got the wrong terminology there buddy. Part 2 of the MPEG-1 specification is indeed for video and part 3 is for audio, but part 3 and layer 3 are not the same. The MPEG-1 Part 3 audio specification includes three layers of audio formats, layers 1, 2 and 3 – each one building upon the other. Thus, layer 3 includes all the elements of layers 1 and 2 plus some new stuff. This is actually a bit inefficient because of the layering, but it was ultimately decided to implement the specification in this manner to allow for the greatest compatibility. The OGG audio codec is actually very similar to MP3, just without the layer 1 and 2 compatibility – hence it is marginally better than MP3.
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    Image of matt buchanan matt buchanan
    11/20/08

    @OrenDolabella: No they're not. The layer/part mixup was an editing error. I swear I had it right originally!
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    Image of scarbrtj scarbrtj
    11/20/08

    In reply to Giz Explains: Every Video Format You Need to Know
    All the Blu-ray AVC, VC-1, and MPEG-2 codecs are wrapped inside MPEG-2 transport stream containers (.m2ts). The HDDVD VC-1 and AVC codes were wrapped inside .EVO containers.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/20/08

    In reply to Giz Explains: Every Video Format You Need to Know
    I just want to find a free converter from AVI to MP4 since AVIs are too big to e mail and I am too lazy to look.
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    Image of TechSurfer TechSurfer
    11/20/08

    @Curves: free converter on what OS?
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/20/08

    @TechSurfer: I am a self confessed WinXP lover. I am seeking help and the fanbois are trying to convert (pervert) me, but so far, I am still a PC.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/20/08

    @Curves: 'PC' as in...


    Pretty Cool

    Poetically Curvacious

    Perfectly Capable

    Perversely Corrupt

    Pleasant Company


    I could go on but I'm sure you've heard, or read enough already.... ;)

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/20/08

    @Curves: You can use Media Encoder 9 to create WMVs.
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    11/20/08

    In reply to Giz Explains: Every Video Format You Need to Know
    Luv me some giz 'splains goodness.
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    Image of combat chuck combat chuck
    11/20/08

    In reply to Giz Explains: Every Video Format You Need to Know
    Mmm... pancakes.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/20/08

    @combat chuck: Now this I can agree on!
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    Image of teexcue teexcue
    11/20/08

    In reply to Giz Explains: Every Video Format You Need to Know
    Can we please stop using the mkv container? It's the most resource hungry format I've ever encountered. Thus, it ends up taking ~100min to convert an hour of HD video to play on the Apple TV. And Boxes can't even handle mkv files.
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    Image of scarbrtj scarbrtj
    11/20/08

    @teexcue:
    MKV has nothing to do with your encoding/transcoding times. It's just a wrapper, or container. What governs your computational time is what's inside that wrapper. Admittedly, most MKV files on the web contain heavily compressed H264 video streams, which are very resource-intensive. But, that's not MKV's fault. If the MKV file were to contain an equivalently long and resolutioned MPEG-2 stream, it would be much faster to convert.
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    Image of dc-united dc-united
    11/20/08

    In reply to Giz Explains: Every Video Format You Need to Know
    Nice article. Great summary.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    11/20/08

    @dc-united: Agreed. Nice article.
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    Image of xsecretfiles2 xsecretfiles2
    11/20/08

    In reply to Giz Explains: Every Video Format You Need to Know
    I love my .avi files!
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    Image of Eruanno Eruanno
    11/20/08

    @xsecretfiles2: I love my .mkv files, because that means I can turn off those annoying subtitles without having to have a separate file.


    Also, they are usually at a better quality than those shabby .avi's (of course, all my .mkv's usually say 720p so that's probably why xD)


    Oh, also. VLC laughs at those codecs! In a smug, french way. No-ho-ho-ho!

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/20/08

    @Eruanno: How would a container format affect quality? Did you not read the article?
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