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Old 12-02-2008, 03:00 PM
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Default DVD Catalyst 3.7

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"DVD Catalyst 3 converts movies quickly and easily into a format that can be played on a portable device (Apple iPod, Apple iPhone, Sony PSP, Creative Zen, Smartphone, PocketPC and more) It offers a multitude of different video types it can create, allowing it to even create video files for non-listed or brand-new devices. DVD Catalyst 3 incorporates an extensive feature list, with many unique, handy and industry-first options to make your conversions as easy as possible, while providing you with the best possible quality. DVD Catalyst 3 uses the award-winning open source mplayer/mencoder projects for detection and conversion, which allows DVD Catalyst to convert just about anything to any format without the need of having codec's installed on your computer."

If you're like me and you enjoy having movies on your mobile device, DVD Catalyst 3.7 seems like a good option. It appears to cover most of the industry standards and includes a multitude of various devices. Do any of you watch movies on your handheld? I especially want movies when I take a plane trip. I actually got rid of my 7" portable dvd player. No need to lug around the player and the dvd's. If you do watch movies, let us know what device you watch them on. 

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Old 12-02-2008, 04:21 PM
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I watch movies and TV shows on my Sprint Touch just about every time I fly. For ripped DVD's I use Slysoft CloveDVDMobile and for downloaded Divx files I typically re-encode them in MediaCoder at 320x240 at 15fps to make sure they play well given the Touch's crummy non-accelerated graphics.
 
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Old 12-02-2008, 04:49 PM
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I fly a lot. I have always used a windows mobile device to watch my movies. Right now I use the Sprint Touch Diamond and I watch the movies in .avi format on TCPMP. I get the movies there via SPB Mobile DVD. Very simple process!
 
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Old 12-02-2008, 07:12 PM
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Does it node lock to a single computer for copy protection?
If it does I won't even look at it. I've purchased two ripping programs in the past and both are worthless now because I can't move the program to a new computer...
 
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Old 12-03-2008, 10:35 AM
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I've still not found anything better than Handbrake and I've looked so hard for alternatives (because Handbrake is occassionally buggy).

Handbrake is free, it provides a good range of options, its presets are sensible and the quality vs. files size is excellent.
 
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Old 12-03-2008, 03:04 PM
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Sorry to sound like a heretic, but I use my iPod for watching movies, for two reasons:
1. I can store dozens of movies on my 120GB iPod
2. The video-out capabilities allow me to watch movies on any larger screen.

For DVD conversions, I've been using PDQ's software, but for Pocket PC conversions, I dound Spb Software's program to be pretty good
 
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