Handbrake works fine for MPEG4- but that's been said. I have encoded and played a movie, and am in the process of encoding Monty Python's Flying Circus (10 DVD's). Here's what I …

Quote: Originally Posted by Paco500 Handbrake works fine for MPEG4- but that's been said. I have encoded and played a movie, and am in the process of encoding Monty Python's Fl…

Every episode of Star Trek???? Hope somebody creates a wormholes where time is distorted and your encodes finish faster..... Yeah, I quit just about every program that is running …

Just the original series, at the moment, so 79 episodes. I work at home and am at the computer most of the time, so it's not a big deal to have it running in the background.

can anybody verify if you can make an mpeg-4 with dimensions greater than 480x480 and still play on the iPod. As noted in my post above referencing the HandBrake forum post, someon…

Quote: Originally Posted by wilsonng can anybody verify if you can make an mpeg-4 with dimensions greater than 480x480 and still play on the iPod. As noted in my post above refe…

Quote: Originally Posted by Icruise My PB is slower and has less RAM than yours, but MPEG4 encoding doesn't seem *that* slow, especially given that you can just start it and do …

Paco500: Do a 'Get Info' on the video clip in iTunes. I believe if you switch the tab to Options, there is a checkbox to remember playback position. See if that works.... dazzla:…

Quote: Originally Posted by wilsonng Paco500: Do a 'Get Info' on the video clip in iTunes. I believe if you switch the tab to Options, there is a checkbox to remember playback p…

I have Time WArner cable and a DVR cable box. Usually I can fast forward fine, but sometimes it doesn't work and I have to watch the show in real time (commericals and all). this…

That's how the show is encoded, and the Time Warner DVR cable box obeys orders from TW, not you. If you want to be able to watch only what you want, you need to get a DVR that's i…

I've never experienced this before; however, I have a Comcast DVR.

Embrace your inner geek... build a PVR!

I'm new to the whole iPod thingy. I have a Nano and I hear it can hold pictures. I can't figure out how to transfer photos onto it and I was wondering if I need some other accesory…

You do this (somewhat counterintuitively) using iTunes.

It also depends on whether you have a Mac or PC. On the Mac, it will work through iPhoto (although the setting itself is done through iTunes). Or you can also use just a folder ful…

With the iPod nano, you also have to limit the amount of songs since otherwise there isn't any space left for photo's. Took me a sec to realise what went wrong the first time. Then…

Hi I have a 3rd gen 15 gig iPod, and i wondered if anyone knew the speed at which the hard drive spun at?

The disk used in those was the Toshiba MK1504GAL, which had one platter and a rotational speed of 4200rpm.

I'm thinking about buying the 15" Powerbook released today, and my main consideration is 100 GB 7200-rpm HD vs. 120 GB 5400-rpm HD. Will the 7200-rpm hard drive use more power than…

I am also in the same consideration. Any help on this would be great. Also, is there a significant performance increase? Say the same increase in going from a 4200 to a 5400? Beca…

I'm curious about the performance increase too? I know a 7200 will be faster than a 5400, but is it "worth the $200" snappier?

I posted a thread awhile back all about the 100GB 7200rpm drive, comparing it to the 5400rpm drive, and providing links to pages online that compare them. The brief version is tha…

I just ordered it. I'll let you know I've also heard that it actually makes marginal difference. But, if it's <10% battery power, I'll take a 10% increase in speed and product…

7200RPM drives have a higher idle power consumption, but the active power consumption is only a tiny bit higher. In both cases, it's not going to make a huge difference in real use…