Ok.. this is all a bit confusing here. First things first. Everything I have works. So I'm not stuck. I slaughter the small animal fortnightly to the Theater Gods to keep it that way.
That said. I can't help this nagging feeling that..
A- I'm not doing something right.
B- I just don't understand the particular nuances
Here's the jist.
WHS in the basement serving ISO files to..
HTPC laptop (Boxee) in the Bedroom.
WDTV-Live and Xbox in the Living room through the HDMI's to the Panny Plasma or optical out to the Onkyo 702 when we feel like having it on.
Now. All my ISO's are created using AnyDVD's "Rip to Image" function. My confusion comes from the 50 million different ways I see people accomplishing this same task. Using 20 different programs into as many different formats.
Why? What am I missing out on my not ripping to MKV's or other formats? What is there to be gained by using these other methods?
Or is it as I suspect and I'm just way overthinking this and since what I have is working I really need to just sit back, stop worrying and enjoy my movies?
That said. I can't help this nagging feeling that..
A- I'm not doing something right.
B- I just don't understand the particular nuances
Here's the jist.
WHS in the basement serving ISO files to..
HTPC laptop (Boxee) in the Bedroom.
WDTV-Live and Xbox in the Living room through the HDMI's to the Panny Plasma or optical out to the Onkyo 702 when we feel like having it on.
Now. All my ISO's are created using AnyDVD's "Rip to Image" function. My confusion comes from the 50 million different ways I see people accomplishing this same task. Using 20 different programs into as many different formats.
Why? What am I missing out on my not ripping to MKV's or other formats? What is there to be gained by using these other methods?
Or is it as I suspect and I'm just way overthinking this and since what I have is working I really need to just sit back, stop worrying and enjoy my movies?