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SamKook, looks like you went through trouble. Hope you know I don't need to tell you I appreciate what you have done very much, but I will anyway.
As I read your post, I was skeptical that anyone would respond to your call for folks to do the comparison, and then I was delighted Otrora did so; thanks, Otrora. (I downloaded and installed your Videocheck program, by the way... it sounded nifty, but I'm not sure I'll be able to figure out how it works. For example, I ran two of the samples through it, and the program just gave a number for each.)
At any rate, the 187 MB option is too small for a two hour movie... even for a small file lover as I. (Although... the result didn't really look all that god-awful!) I wouldn't disagree with Otrora's narrowing down on either of ANND-053_Red_532MB.mp4 or ANND-053_Full_705MB.mp4... but my preference would be the ones in the 400 series, either of the 408 MB, the 462 MB or the 473 MB ones. (I compared with the top-of-the-line sample, the original source of 1320 MB... and while this one was obviously better, it was not overpoweringly so. At least not on my computer monitor, naturally on a pro video monitor or a giant plasma-screen, I'm sure there would be greater reason to appreciate the higher quality, but to the naked eye under the usual circumstances, the 400 series is just FINE.
And ahhhhhhh... what a pleasure to use Uploading again. By the way, adding to our prior discussion of best filehosts for free downloaders, how could I have forgotten good old Mediafire? (I wonder why Mediafire is so rarely used... I suppose it does not offer as enticing a $$$ incentive for uploaders, maybe.) Looking through the back pages of this thread, I noticed Jumbofiles popping up now and then. I have had one old experience with Jumbofiles, and I don't remember how good it was. But I do remember Slimedog, in one of his tail-end posts, giving Jumbofiles a thumb's up, and that didn't fail to make an impression on me.
What a professional effort with the samples, SK; I envy your know-how. I'll be awaiting your re-post of ANND-053 when you're ready.
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SamKook, looks like you went through trouble. Hope you know I don't need to tell you I appreciate what you have done very much, but I will anyway.
As I read your post, I was skeptical that anyone would respond to your call for folks to do the comparison, and then I was delighted Otrora did so; thanks, Otrora. (I downloaded and installed your Videocheck program, by the way... it sounded nifty, but I'm not sure I'll be able to figure out how it works. For example, I ran two of the samples through it, and the program just gave a number for each.)
At any rate, the 187 MB option is too small for a two hour movie... even for a small file lover as I. (Although... the result didn't really look all that god-awful!) I wouldn't disagree with Otrora's narrowing down on either of ANND-053_Red_532MB.mp4 or ANND-053_Full_705MB.mp4... but my preference would be the ones in the 400 series, either of the 408 MB, the 462 MB or the 473 MB ones. (I compared with the top-of-the-line sample, the original source of 1320 MB... and while this one was obviously better, it was not overpoweringly so. At least not on my computer monitor, naturally on a pro video monitor or a giant plasma-screen, I'm sure there would be greater reason to appreciate the higher quality, but to the naked eye under the usual circumstances, the 400 series is just FINE.
And ahhhhhhh... what a pleasure to use Uploading again. By the way, adding to our prior discussion of best filehosts for free downloaders, how could I have forgotten good old Mediafire? (I wonder why Mediafire is so rarely used... I suppose it does not offer as enticing a $$$ incentive for uploaders, maybe.) Looking through the back pages of this thread, I noticed Jumbofiles popping up now and then. I have had one old experience with Jumbofiles, and I don't remember how good it was. But I do remember Slimedog, in one of his tail-end posts, giving Jumbofiles a thumb's up, and that didn't fail to make an impression on me.
What a professional effort with the samples, SK; I envy your know-how. I'll be awaiting your re-post of ANND-053 when you're ready.
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