I couldn't get Front Row to play the Handbrake rips in 5.1 surround. I really didn't want to use any other media app because Front Row is easy and nice looking, easy for the rest of the family.
Ripit rips the DVD to VIDEO_TS with all DVD functions and Front Row plays nicely with the files with full 5.1 Dolby Digital. It also rips 3x to 5x faster than Handbrake.
I am doing two movie libraries. One with Handbrake MPEG-4 for iPod Touch and iTunes support. The other with Ripit for Front Row and main home surround system playback. Hard drives are cheap so this is best of both worlds.
I bought a 2 TB Firewire 800 hard drive for $230 shipped. I can always add more in the future.
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Mike
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Preamps/tuners:McIntosh C50, C46, MR88, MR73, C2200, C22ce, Cary SPL-98L
Integrate amps:McIntosh MA6100, Denon PMA2000ivr
Amps: McIntosh Mc602, Mc2000, Mc275 MK-V, Cary 805ae mono blocks.
Speakers: JMLab Mezzo Utopia, Focal Twin6 BE, Tannoy Mini Autograph
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