Posted by DH on 10/05/06 17:44

kim wrote:
> "Gaz" <gazter@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:4okcamFerpgaU1@individual.net...
>> "higgy" <higgyslacker@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:Xns985388174DFEFhiggyslackerhotmailc@84.92.1.10...
>>> "Gaz" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Looking for somewhere to get some HD movies, they arent, it seems
>>>> commerically available, I have heard that there are some fantastic hd
>>>> movies out there. For example, I have heard of a Gladiator release
>>>> that is 20GB in size..... Now there is a movie, it makes my dvd
>>>> version seem weak........
>>> You're excited by the filesize?
>>>
>>>> Most of these films seem to be to large to feasibly download from a
>>>> regular broadband connection, and are not available to buy anywhere,
>>>> does anyone have a supplier of such material?
>>> Typing HD-DVD in Amazon.com's search box brings up a lot of results. No
>>> Gladiator, though.
>>>
>>>
>>> higgy.
>> I dont have a hd dvd player, and hardly anybody else does either, so these
>> are no good, if these where hd movies on dvd-roms, aka Terminator2, then
>> fine, other then that, it is necessary to use unofficial channels.
>
> alt.binaries.hdtv
>
> You need something like VideoLan to play them back as they're in .ts
> (transport stream) format.
>
> (kim)
>
>

You'll also need a chunky gfx card and lots of system RAM, a fast CPU
etc etc etc.....

Ive got a few HD movies in .ts format (from a bloke in the pub :-), but
have had to make several system upgrades for them to play properly.

Having done that, it's very cool (for me at least) to watch them now !
DH

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