Re: DVD Ripper

On 31 Jan 2006 05:50:33 -0800, "Goro" <evilninjax@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> Umm, not really. Going from DVD to DivX/Xvid achieves a downgrade in
>> picture and sound quality. The only advantage in doing this is to
>> reduce the size of a DVD movie/film & making it easier to pirate and
>> distribute over P2P networks.

>Picture and sound are noticeably downgraded on conversion. yes, this
>is blatantly true so it's not really desirable to watch an xvid.

While there are some terrible XviDs out there, there are some very
good ones too. It all depends on where you find them.



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