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post #1 of 12
3/3/09 at 12:59pm
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I'm hoping you guys can help me out with a decision I am trying to make.

I'm looking for a portable video/music player. I want to make sure it will work with Digital Copy since many of the Blu-Rays I buy come with it now. I also own Slysoft's CloneDVD mobile, so I can create my own files from DVDs to watch as well.

Removeable storage would be cool, but permanent storage is ok too as long as it isn't a pain to update what is on it.

I would like to have composite video/audio out ability so I can hook it up to the Kenwood DDX-6019 in my truck.

It would be cool to have internet wifi ability, especially if it would work with ESPNs live fantasy scoring website.

My girlfriend bought me a PSP (3000 series) for my birthday and I am trying to decide if I want to keep it or trade it in to get something else.

I have also considered the iPod touch, or Microsoft Zune (80 or 120).

I am also considering updating my cell phone to a iPhone or Blackberry Storm, and killing 2 birds with one stone if they are decent video players (my current Motorola Q was a big letdown in this department).

Anyone have any input for me?

Mods, sorry if this is in the wrong place but I wasn't real sure where it would go. Figured this would be the best place sine it is dealing with digital copy. Feel free to move it if needed.
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post #2 of 12
3/3/09 at 1:16pm
3G iphone is a no-brainer. It even does chapter listings for titles that support it. Pause FF RW, all work perfectly and I've never had any slow down. Using it with iTunes is completely painless. They also fixed the color temperature on the 3G model, it looks almost as good as the PSP, but I think the PSP is at a higher resolution.

I like digital copies, and the iphone/touch would be my recommendation.

You might want to see if there are video connects that will work with the iphone and your headunit. It can connect to practically anything, if I can't I'm sure there's a hack out there some where.

I've also used videora to make portable version of my dvds/HD-DVDs(that's what combos were good for), for the iphone. They look just as good as the official ones.
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post #3 of 12
3/3/09 at 1:34pm
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I know I can't connect the iPhone/touch directly to my radio. It is an older model that came out before them and doesn't support ipod video functions. It does have composite video inputs though, so I could hook something up that way. Is there a cable for the iPhone/touch that give you composite video/audio out (and maybe allow it to plug into 12V dc for power)?

The iPhone/touch is actually at the bottom of my list because I dont' really care for iTunes/Apple and all their proprietary stuff. Also I'm on Verizon right now and I'm not sure on switching to AT&T. However if it is the overwhelming winner I will give it a fair chance (I've got a few people I know that have them I will have to borrow them and check them out).
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post #4 of 12
3/4/09 at 4:28pm
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I looked online and was able to find a cable that plugs into the iPhone and gives you composite video/stereo audio. It seems rediculously overpriced at $50 though (I guess that's the usual for Apple though).

Anyone else have any suggestions?
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post #5 of 12
3/4/09 at 6:52pm
The digital copy included with my Watchmen motion comic Blu-ray produces WMV files that are not compatible with iTunes/iPhone. Bummer!
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post #6 of 12
3/4/09 at 8:57pm
well i can tell you right now the PSP is useless for digital copy... only sony makes digital copy for PSP and the only disc i can think of is hancock... (you can of course make your own with clonedvd mobile but unless the newer PSPs don't suffer from such obvious ghosting like my PSP-1001 you might consider looking elsewhere)
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post #7 of 12
3/4/09 at 9:30pm
I've used soundtaxi pro+video to strip the drm from digital copies and then used videofab to convert them to mp4 for my psp 2001 and the pic is amazing. Any screen that size will have a great pic.
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post #8 of 12
3/4/09 at 11:51pm
I vote blackberry bold, and not a storm. I'm anti-iphone, and anything touch screen for my own reasons.
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post #9 of 12
3/5/09 at 1:09am
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Originally Posted by jcp2 View Post

I've used soundtaxi pro+video to strip the drm from digital copies and then used videofab to convert them to mp4 for my psp 2001 and the pic is amazing. Any screen that size will have a great pic.

but they are still not 480x272

that's one thing that doesn't make sense to me with digital copy... more than enough storage space on a single layer DVD to have both the 320x240 ipod version and a 480x272 psp version and still have room for the 480p file
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post #10 of 12
3/6/09 at 10:45pm
videofab will convert them to 480x272 for the psp native res. I have done it with hitman, speedracer and avp and they look brilliant on my psp.
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post #11 of 12
3/7/09 at 9:18pm
i'm assuming you're using the 480p copies as source files for that? would probably be easier than renting the DVD to make my own digital copy (for movies i own that have digital copy discs of course)

if clonedvd mobile did hd dvd and bluray ripping life would be easier
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post #12 of 12
3/7/09 at 10:02pm
Yes, I'm only converting 480p sd dvds for now. DvdFab has a new blu-ray option, I'm just waiting till they work out the bugs before I plunk down the $ for a blu-ray burner. The benefit to the psp is that it has one of the bigger screens available on a truly portable unit. sd dvds still look beautiful on my psp's small screen.
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