On 17 Feb 2011 14:12:49 GMT, JB <no@mail.org> wrote:
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>>whether these Criterion BDs are region-free?
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>Yes: originally Region A, turned into region free, w/o AACS and/or BD+ shit.
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>>any software that allows viewing Blu Ray rips with menus etc.
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>No idea about Macs, but full BD playback on PCs support Arcsoft TotalMedia Theatre Platinum (folders and
>images) + Nero ShowTime (folders and images) Cyberlink Power DVD (only images). Pretty much any latest
>version of popular software players (MPC, VLC, XBMC, Zoom Player FLEX, etc.) will play BD files, but not
>menus.
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>>Does anyone have any experience with external Blu Ray burners?
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>For now it's cheaper (and faster) to store BD50 on HDDs. Burning BDs is currently an expensive hobby and
>might take 1-1.5 hours per disc.
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>PS --
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>http://alternativeto.net/software/arcsoft-total-media-theatre/?platform=mac
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>J
Totally agree with this, dunno abt Nero so much, but TotalMedia is
superb for playing BD's on your PC including menu's. Good advice also
is to use (external) HDD's, their prices have gone down as much to
make other media costly and slow.
My best advice would be to get yourself a good media box supporting BD
wt menu's, with a decent sized hdd of 1TB, USB connected, hooked up to
your tv set. The pq is just astonishing and the effiency is so much
more than burning Blu-Ray disks. The alternative is to play it from
your PC to your tv set, mixed feelings about that, it's all depending
on your Apple/PC powers and moreover your video card..
UtNut
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