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by rbkopelman
Sat Jul 27, 2024 2:13 am
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind- 40th Anniversary Blu-Ray
Replies: 11
Views: 20836

Re: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind- 40th Anniversary Blu-Ray

Thanks. As long as the movie/version is the ssme, I'll go with the less expensive one. I love movies but don't really need all the collector 's bells & whistles. It is often frustrating to try & figure out the differences from the web sites.
by rbkopelman
Fri Jul 26, 2024 2:50 pm
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind- 40th Anniversary Blu-Ray
Replies: 11
Views: 20836

Re: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind- 40th Anniversary Blu-Ray

For those who have some knowledge of the disc(s) of Close Encounters: There seems to be 2 versions available on Amazon as of 7/26/2024 (1) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray] [4K UHD] for $15.50 & (2) Close Encounters of the Third Kind Anniversary Edition [4K UHD] for $...
by rbkopelman
Fri Jul 19, 2024 12:56 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Mac OS X
Topic: Direct Blu Ray Playback with Infuse
Replies: 4
Views: 10928

Re: Direct Blu Ray Playback with Infuse

I drop local mkv files directly onto infuse on the mac or open the file with "Open File With" & it plays just fine. I do this because plex has sound issues (nothing fancy for me, just a bluetooth headphone) & I'm practically deaf anyway. I have never had an issue opening up a singl...
by rbkopelman
Tue May 07, 2024 8:36 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: Princess Bride 4k UHD (Criterion)
Replies: 4
Views: 2229

Re: Princess Bride 4k UHD (Criterion)

Yes, I checked that out with the same results. I decided to go with the chaptered version. Thanks for the tip.
by rbkopelman
Fri May 03, 2024 1:00 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: Princess Bride 4k UHD (Criterion)
Replies: 4
Views: 2229

Re: Princess Bride 4k UHD (Criterion)

The packaging said nothing about multiple releases, nor did the Criterion web site. I tried a google search which uncovered nothing. That is why I posted the question. It seems peculiar. The runtimes are exactly the same, at least as reported in Plex & VLC. One of the files is about 200k larger ...
by rbkopelman
Fri May 03, 2024 12:25 am
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: Princess Bride 4k UHD (Criterion)
Replies: 4
Views: 2229

Princess Bride 4k UHD (Criterion)

Bought at Amazon & ripped to mkv with makeMKV. Things seemed to go as planned. I noticed there were 3 files present: 1 file was smaller & appeared to be typical of smaller files that show up. However, the other 2 seemed to be full fledged full feature film. I expected just 1. The files sizes...
by rbkopelman
Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:33 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: New to UHD
Replies: 8
Views: 5074

Re: New to UHD

Which AppleTV do you have? It appears to be a 2nd gen. Transcoding your 92GB 4K rip to a 4GB .mp4 file suggests that a lot of data was thrown away in the process. Even if the .mp4 file still has 4K resolution, I bet it doesn't look nearly as good as the original rip. That was my hunch. It is why I ...
by rbkopelman
Thu Dec 28, 2023 3:44 am
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: New to UHD
Replies: 8
Views: 5074

Re: New to UHD

The Plex server sits on a dedicated Mac Mini running an M1 (Apple Silicon) chip. The Mac is connected via ethernet to my main router.UHD TV is connected to a mesh node via ethernet & the backhaul is hardwired. Signal to the TV is supplied via Apple TV capable of UHD/HDR via HDMI. AppleTV is also...
by rbkopelman
Wed Dec 27, 2023 5:49 pm
Forum: UHD discs
Topic: New to UHD
Replies: 8
Views: 5074

New to UHD

A nube question about UHD: Please forgive if I posted in the wrong place. I recently bought a UHD disk drive from Billy Carlson (works great!) & ripped a 4k UHD HDR disk using makeMKV. No problems at all. But… it seems that mkv files don't play nice with Plex so I converted the mkv files to mp4 ...
by rbkopelman
Thu Dec 14, 2023 4:11 pm
Forum: Drives for sale, Flashing Services, where to buy...
Topic: Billycar11 Selling Flashed Pioneer UHD Drives USA only, Remote Flashing,Tested& Makemkv Discount Code
Replies: 897
Views: 1786868

Re: Selling Flashed UHD Drives Pioneer & LG,USB/C,sleep bug fix,Remote Flashing,Tested& Makemkv Discount

I bought a Pioneer drive from Billy to play & rip UHD disks.The whole process was problem free. Billy was friendly, knowlegable, & curteous. It was a pleasure doing business with him. I installed the drive in an external enclosure & immediately ripped a UHD disk with makeMKV. The whole p...
by rbkopelman
Mon Mar 13, 2023 2:11 pm
Forum: Forum and Website discussions
Topic: Finding A Lost Registration Key
Replies: 1
Views: 12358

Finding A Lost Registration Key

FYI: I followed all of the advice I could find to retrieve the registration key but to no avail. Finally, I decided to contact payproglobal.com from whom the original purchase was made & received a reply within 10 minutes. If you are struggling with the problem, or wish to insure against having ...