video format

[Toona]

sorry if this isn't in the right thread but here's my question

I want to store all of my DVD's on hard drives for a HTPC I am ok with having 2+TB of harddisk space, but most media players don't pick up on .VOB files from straight rips. What other choices do I have. I want to keep the video quality and the ability to play AC3/DTS audio. Any suggestions on a media player/organizer or a different more universal codec?

[SeeMoreDigital]

Personally speaking I now have two network capable media players (a Ziova CS505 and Zensonic Z500), so nowadays I back-up my DVD's as "movie-only" .ISO files (using DVDFab HD Decrypter) and store them on my media serving PC....

All the DVD .ISO back-ups navigate and play just like the original DVD ;)

[Toona]

i could do that but WMP doesn't recognize .ISO files as a media file nor does Jetaudio or any other player i know of. Thanks though. Any other tips??

edit: well it does play it if forced to but it won't catalog it like it does all your CD's, you know what im tryin to say?

[SeeMoreDigital]

VLC player supports playback of DVD .ISO files natively!

Alternatively, you could use DAEMON Tools to mount your DVD .ISO files, then any software player will play them.


Cheers