Out of curiosity, what content exactly are we missing out on without MKV support? I don't know much about digital video containers and what not, but isn't MKV what people use for Bluray and DVD rips that they host in Torrents? And unless everyone suddenly became foreign film addicts, the only other type of film I can think of using subtitles is Japanese cartoons (anime or whatever) of which 99% of is pirated too. Correct me if I am wrong by all means, but it seems like the vast majority of people wanting MKV support want it to support their film piracy.
I also find it it funny that people who are interested in this 'hack' don't want to pay for it either and would rather wait till some other group 'hacks' their 'hack' so they can get it for free too. Vicious circle of piracy
I back up all my BluRays and DVDs into mkv with subs. BD uncompressed and DVD decombed and converted to H264 with AC3 pass through. I use the subs at night to keep the volume low, even with english movies. I have around 60 BDs, and around twice that in DVDs. Many of these are anime and anime box sets. I need proper sub support, and I also require proper HD audio support, neither of which mp4 can offer.
I own quite a few Bluray discs, and as I mentioned earlier they are nearly impossible to scratch like DVDs or CDs. If you have an ounce of sense they will not be destroyed- yes even if you have children or destructive pets. I hear that line and I wonder what the heck you guys are doing with your discs? You guys throw the cases away right after you buy them or what?
I don't know about people in the business of digital delivery using MKV, I personally have not seen a company release content like that. I imagine there is an obvious reason for that, no? It would seem as though if you want to stay in the business of digital delivery you should avoid MKV
Should also add that @ $40/movie you better be buying box sets, cause if those are single movies... shame on you.
Divx partners offer movies in mkv. And I have backed up all of my discs since I first figured out how to copy my DVDs. I do have kids, and kids do sometimes scratch discs. It's a fact of life. I haven't had it happen to my BDs yet, but now I never have to worry about it. I can put them in the closet and be done with it.
Why risk it if I don't have to?
If physical damage is the only reason you are backing up your Blurays; its not OCD and its not being smart, its wasting your time.
I dont know if you saw it from my other post, so ill repost it:
Should also add that @ $40/movie you better be buying box sets, cause if those are single movies... shame on you.
How is it wasting my time? I never have to pop a disc in. I just fire up my ps3, and watch it straight from my server,
AND my discs are forever safe. I call that
MORE intelligent than actually using the discs. I have saved my time in the long run by streaming them. You are the one wasting your time with inserting a disc every time you want to watch a movie.
And he's in australia, thus the cost for a BD. They get raped, HARD.
^ yup, aware of that. Don't get me wrong, I know there are people who are legit, but they are an extreme minority.
So you break the balls of the people in here that actually do use it for legitimate reasons?
Excellent news!
FTA:
Buy an AT90USBKEY or Teensy board now and we'll have good news soon
The AT90USBKEY appears to be a little more expensive than the teensy board which can be had for around $20 from
pjrc.
I don't know if people should get the teensy++ or the regular teensy. My guess would be the teensy++ because it also has an AT90USB chip (like the AT90USBKEY) as opposed to the older ATMEGA32 in the regular teensy. Also the teensy++ is only $6 more.
Either way I should mention that both are borderline obsolete. It's nice to see something obsolete suddenly becoming so useful!
EDIT:
Just so everyone knows-- Australia (also known as the Empire from Star Wars) is delaying the injunction hearing about the sale status of the PSJailbreak. I had something else to say but the Classification Board thought my use of the word "impish" would arouse pedophiles.
Meh, I'm willing to pay a few quid more for a easier to use and fully supported product. Not what PS3Jailbreak wants to charge tho.
i believe that is exactly what they are doing.
No, they aren't. They are making it so you can create your own clone, but with open source code. The currently found exploit requires the hardware to work. A simple usb drive won't do the trick.
A usb drive solution is not going to happen, unless they find a different exploit.
was about to buy one and saw this
