Siliconmaster482 said:
Ziz said:
Bingowings said:
I haven't the means to burn the DVD-9 version so I've had to content myself with the DVD-5 version.

The only difference between -5 and -9 is a couple of bonus features and the better video quality on the 9 for super-size TV's. If your set is under 50", the video quality difference is negligble.

Or if you're a film major, like myself. ;) I can spot quality differences from a mile away. Everyone else should be fine though.

Seconded. I tend to buy TV show DVDs, rip them to mp4 files on my external hard drive, then sell the DVDs back to Reckless Records or FYE. I started using the iPod preset, but could always notice compression errors. So now, to avoid that, I use an insanely high bitrate that ends up making an 44-minute episode around 1.5 gigs. That's a lot of HD space for 4 seasons of BSG and Lost, 9 seasons of The X Files, 2 seasons of Dexter, 3 of It's Always Sunny, 5 of Futurama, 7 of The Simpsons ... the list goes on (and my free space shrinks). It's worth it to me, though. Which is why it really bugs me that most fan edits are only available in overly-compressed DVD-5 copies, and why I'm very happy that Ady takes us sharp-eyed folk into account.