Re: [ARSCLIST] DVD video to iPod

[Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This must be a generational thing. I hate (HATE) movie theaters. Usually, the focus is blurry, the 
sound bad and the place full of loud smelly people. So I'll sacrifice the "larger than life" aspect 
of the visuals for the comfort of my own home and superb surround sound experience. As large 
flatscreens get cheaper and cheaper -- and the same case with digital projectors -- the day fast 
approaches when I'll have it all: a larger-than-life picture plus surround plus the comfort of my 
own home. Also, going to the movies costs well north of $10 per person if you get a medium nasty 
greasy popcorn and watered-down soda. And the movies made today aren't generally very good, in my 
opinion. I still go to an occasional IMAX movie because that truly is a super-real experience.

-- Tom Fine

PS -- the generations below me are even less picky since they watch their movies on cellphones and 
iPods. I need to use my iPod dock connected to a TV to watch iPod movies unless it's just background 
entertainment on an airplane or something.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Palmer" <vdalhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 11:58 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] DVD video to iPod


> Frankly I have wondered about that.  Why would anyone want to watch a movie on a DVD?  They are 
> often too large in scope to even enjoy on a TV screen. Jack
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Frank Strauss" <fbsdmd@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 10:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] DVD video to iPod
>
>
> > I have used software/instructions found at
> >
> > video-2-ipod.com
> >
> > It costs $34.95 and works fine on a PC, although it takes a while.  Part of
> > it is a decrypter and part of it is a transcoder (freeware called Videora)
> > that converts the decrypted file to a file that the iPod reads.  I think the
> > sticking point is the decryption, which would seem not legal.  I also had
> > problems with the sound.  The version of Quicktime/iTunes that came with the
> > iPod was fine, but I downloaded a new version of Quicktime/iTunes and during
> > playback from the iPod, the audio portion of the movies stopped after about
> > 20 seconds, although the video continued.  Re-loading the Quicktime/iTunes
> > that came with the iPod restored the audio.  Quicktime strikes again.  I
> > only converted a few dvd's, because it is devilish hard to view a movie on
> > the iPod screen.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Frank B Strauss, DMD