20' iMac in the home office, the 1680x1050 resolution obviously doesn't make full use of a 1080p signal, but the picture is good enough I can't tell the difference between the Handbrake-created. Obviously the AppleTV 3 preset works perfectly on it.ģ. This monitor has crappy built-in speakers, but the picture is good enough, and we have better speakers when we want them. 21' Computer monitor in the bedroom, fed by an AppleTV 3 over HDMI. 1080p 'AppleTV 3' rips look great through Windows Media Center on this TV.Ģ.

47' HDTV in the living room, fed by a Windows Media Center PC over HDMI.

Now it's pure 'AppleTV 3' preset for everything.ġ.

I used to dual-encode, one at 1080p, one at 480p, and use Subler to combine them into one 'HD-SD' pair in iTunes, but now all of my devices can play 1080p, so I've stopped doing that. It saves a large amount of space, while preserving plenty of quality. If you're going to transcode to save space, you might as well use the 'pretty darned good quality' setting that the AppleTV 3 preset provides. Any transcoding will reduce quality, so if you're for 'quality above all else', then don't transcode. If you're going for true 'videophile' level quality, just use the MKV file. I don't rip the special features, so that saves a lot of space. Some of my movies have the movie itself only take up 20 GB, and the special features another 10+ GB. (I've spent the past couple days ripping my Blu-rays using that same set of tools.)Īs for how large the MKV file is - as others have said, it varies wildly from movie to movie, and based on what you choose to rip. Produces great results, files are 5-8 GB in my experience. If you want 1080p, just use the AppleTV 3 preset.

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