what video format is the best

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3/2/09 at 5:37am

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out of these .avi, .mp4, .wmv, .mpg (PAL or NTSC), mpgI, .mpgII

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3/2/09 at 11:30am

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ive got this multimedia HDD

http://go.iomega.com/section?SID=775...35&secid=39289

basically ive got a movie file and its mpg PAL format i think (i really dont know what format it is it just says .mpg) and when i copy it to my HDD and connect it to my tv it comes up but its an unkown format so what i do is convert the original file on my computer to the following avi, mpgII wmv and mp4 and i then transfer it back to my HDD to play on tv

avi works perfect

mpegII: it works but sound and video arnt in sync with eachother

wmv: is an unkown format as it doesnt appear in my HDD playlist on tv

mp4: the same as wmv doesnt come up, but on the link i gave you it says it supports mp4?!?

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3/4/09 at 11:58am

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welcome to the forums robina80

That device looks interesting - it sounds like it does all the processing and outputs to TV.

What SW are you using to transcode to the different formats? Try a ffmpeg based SW and add the flag "-async 30" (without quotes) to have the audio sync with vid 30 times a second. Works great for me.

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5/20/09 at 2:14am