Tennessee Volunteers. Im a college football addict. Im not even sure how nachos fit in, youd have to ask Sophocles about that. :)

WHAT OR WHO ARE THE VOLS - IM IGNORANT - I GUESS THEY GO WELL WITH NACHOS???

Yep, went ahead and purchased AnyDvd HD a couple of months ago to take advantage of free lifetime updates before the deadline and Ive got both Power Dvd HD and WinDvd HD to play HD. I knew you could compress to regular Dvd discs but figured the quality wouldnt be that great or youd have to do movie only since BD holds so much more info. Makes sense DL disc would be fine tho, and you can get them fairly cheap, especially compared to Blu ray.... So, Thats good to know. Ill just need a processor, new mobo, more RAM and a reader. WOW, Dobbs has done it again, the boys unstoppable. Cant think of another software Id rather use. To this day its still my favorite when you have large amts. of compression using other apps. 4 to 7 hours is the fast times? Man! that IS like the old days. Anymore Dvd burning is kinda boring, its mostly press one key, wait 30 minutes, and youre done. Anybody can do it, and really how much help do you need to click on one button? Ive been doing a lot of menu and DVD authoring using DvdLab Pro 2, lately in conjunction with EditStudio 6, ES6 is fairly new, especially to me, LOL, so Im still learning. Ive also been using TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4, the new upgrade of TMPGEnc Dvd Author 3. Its a very nice authoring app, tho nowhere as professional and versatile as DvdLab Pro 2. Ill jump in on the Rebuilder thread next week, also PC build to see where I can get the best hardware for the cheapest price. As always, good talkin to ya, Ive kinda missed you guys and the forum scene, maybe thisll reignite my enthusiasm. Again, Thanx for the info, I might be pickin your brain some more, or at least until you say ENUFF! LOL BigO
BTW, cant afford iron coated underwear AND a new processor too, so Ill have to be vulnerable and go bare a_ _ ed for a while yet. If I can only have one or the other Ill always choose toys over underwear. LOL

A few quick points! XP is great with Blu-Ray (BD), so stick with it. Your system will need to be HDCP ready to playback BD or BD wont work, but that can be overcome by getting a copy of HD AnyDVD which you will need to rip BD discs with. You can get a BD burner to burn movies with but believe it or not a BD movie will compress and copy just fine to a standard single or dual layer DVD disc, and yes its still BD so all you really need is a BD reader and a good old fasioned burner to get started. Jdobbs has recently released a copy of BD RB to back up BD and that discussion is in the DVD Rebuilder thread. Jump over dual core and go straight to an Intel Quad core, because even a quad core will take 4 to 7 hours to reencode depending on speed (now thats like the old days) and the length of the movie. A really fast dual core will take 7 to 12 hours. Lastly get a pair of iron coated underwear they are largely wife proof. LOL

Neutered is probably closer to the truth, but still a HUGE Vols fan. LOL Im probably gonna be coming back on line soon. Im getting ready to do Blu Ray. Im trying to decide the best course of action. Dont really want to go the Vista route w/a new PC (hear its got a lot of problems, especially w/DVD) so Id like to stick w/XP if software for blu ray is XP compatible, not to mention all my old software works well w/XP, but Ive got to get a dual processor, high def screen, new mobo, blu ray reader/burner and more ram. I also looked at replicators but dont know much about them. I still talk to Brobear, hes feisty as ever, claws still intact, but not on Afterdawn. Didnt know Hounds was still going but good to hear its alive and well. Ill check in at AD in the near future in the blu ray section. Its like starting all over again, only with addict status. LOL Good talking to ya, bigo

Im still suspicious!! LOL

And how in the world did you happen to notice one isolated comment completely un-DVD related? I have very secret ways of doing things called Google. LOL

I am still hanging out in a DVD section, the Blu-Ray DVD section, and of course PC building. I hadnt heard from you for so long I figured you might have gone to that VOLS heaven in the sky, or was neutered by your wife. The truth is that most of the old crew has left the theater and as you know brobear was finally banned permanently from AD. Brobear is still around at hounds from time to time and can be reached there, but not as much as he used to. His final banning from AD sort of clipped his claws and pulled his teethe a bit. Gurl still comes around every now and then although the last time she visited she was ill and she hasnt been back since. Were all concerned and miss her but I expect her to pop in at some point. Ill bet if you sent her a message she would be get a lift. but other than that 64026402 and I am about all thats left and 6042 never comes to AD. Brobear would love to hear from you and the door has always been open to you at hounds. Nice to know all is well.

LOL-Well, it must be me, whod waste their time doing homework on little ole me? How ya doin? And how in the world did you happen to notice one isolated comment completely un-DVD related? BTW, Hows the rest of the old crew? Anyone still hanging out and talking trash? Good to hear from you. bigo