Posted by BB on 11/22/06 17:00

"GMAN" <glenzabr@nospam.xmission.com> wrote in message
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> In article <456425da.250854234@news-server.houston.rr.com>, spam@uce.gov
wrote:
> >On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:26:30 GMT, glenzabr@nospam.xmission.com (GMAN)
> >wrote:
> >
> >>You two do realize that most of these standalone DVD recorders drop down
into
> >>MPEG1 format when you get into the 3 + hour modes?
> >
> >I suspect you have discovered what is going on. The newer DVDRs do not
> >fall into MPEG1 - they have the capability to remain in MPEG2 which is
> >the superior method of encoding.
> >
> >I would like to test that on my Polaroid and Insignia units. Can you
> >recommend a utility that will unambiguously determine the encoding
> >standard. I use GSpot for DixX/XviD but it does not work for MPEG1 or
> >MPEG2.
> >
> Just play the video file in any pc based dvd playback software such as
> PowerDVD and show info. I bet that most all of the recorders out there do
drop
> to mpeg 1 format for 4 hour plus. If not , then at the very least its
dropping
> the resolution from 720x480 to 320x240 and dropping the bitrate down very
low
> to near VCD quality.

The files should be MPEG2 even for longer play/record times since the DVD
Standard is based on that. It may drop the bit rate very low but I doubt
that it drops the resolution since that is part of the MPEG2 standard which
is part of the DVD standard. . .

BB

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