Blu-ray re-encoded to 9gb h264/wmv?

[wallace4793]

Exactly what loss in quality is suffered when a 1080p blu-ray is ripped and re-encoded to a h264 or wmv at 9mbps? What i mean to say is how noticeable is it when watching on a large screen? The reason i ask is i store all my dvds on an external hdd and watch via xbmc and im considering getting a blu-ray and storing them the same way but playing via my 360.

Anyone any experience?

[Ranguvar]

Very little quality loss, if you rip well. (proper usage of degraining in certain movies that really need it, etc.) If you are a novice, though, it can look quite bad.

I recommend the try'N'See() method. And if your results are not up to par, I recommend the doom9Search() method. If you can't find what you seek, try askForHelp(). ;)

[Snowknight26]

It depends on the source. Some look identical, some have slight quality loss.