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I don't understand a thing about video formats and although this is a bit of an old method I keep converting (excluding movies which are already on DVD-R format which I only burn) and burning videos onto DVD-Rs even when they have 720p/1080p BRRip/BDRip formats (assuming they fit onto a DVD-R, of course).

My questions and problem are: which one of them have better picture quality (assuming it might be influenced by the device on which it is played) after being burned onto a DVD-R, a 720p/1080p BRRip/BDRip (whatever the difference between these two is) or a DVD-R (or DVD9/DVDR converted to DVD5 with DVD Shrink) since the picture quality will decrease after converting a BRRip/BDRip (which I suppose won't happen if I burn a DVD-R format video to a DVD-R)? I use ConvertXToDVD even though only up to the last ConvertxToDVD 4 version I can watch converted and burned videos by this program in my dad's DVD player (and there are some which I can't watch even after doing this) which is connected to a TV that has a much bigger screen than mine where I can watch converted and burned videos by the most recent versions of ConvertXToDVD through the PS2 and PS3 (and on the PCs from our house).

Excuse for my english but it isn't my native language.

Any conversion degrades quality. Always.
After that is it totally depending on original source. Better source gives better conversion.

JJ wrote:Any conversion degrades quality. Always.
After that is it totally depending on original source. Better source gives better conversion.

Except when they're already in DVD-5 format since they aren't converted but just burned, right?
And how do I know what are the best sources? So, a converted and burned 720p/1080p BDRIP/BRRIP movie can have worse quality than a just burned DVD-5 one? How can I solve the DVD player problem?

Your best bet for a pre conversion quality check is to have look at the movie before conversion. It would be best to judge quality by watching dark scenes and fast movement.
On dark scenes there shouldn't be any blockiness or pixelation. On fast scenes there should be no pixelation or picture breakup. Your PC should be fast enough to cope with such situations. You need a good video card and a fast CPU.

If you burn a DVD5 using its Video TS folder, then there should be no degradation of quality. But if you rip it, then convert it again, there will exist the posibility of loss of quality.

hi win10 user, sorry no quick answer if you have no knowledge on this, suggest you do some tuitorials. Below is just a starter

https://support.google.com/youtube/answ ... ktop&hl=en

Coral wrote:Your best bet for a pre conversion quality check is to have look at the movie before conversion. It would be best to judge quality by watching dark scenes and fast movement.
On dark scenes there shouldn't be any blockiness or pixelation. On fast scenes there should be no pixelation or picture breakup. Your PC should be fast enough to cope with such situations. You need a good video card and a fast CPU.

If you burn a DVD5 using its Video TS folder, then there should be no degradation of quality. But if you rip it, then convert it again, there will exist the posibility of loss of quality.

What do you mean with it mustn't have pixelation on dark scenes and picture breakup (what do you mean with this?) in fast scenes? I guess that has to do with the quality so it might have it or not. Yes, it loses quality if I convert it (and burn it) but I don't think that happens if it's already in DVD video format and is afterwards burned to a DVD-R. Well, I don't rip and my PC can't cope with 4K youtube videos, for instance. Anyway, I don't want to watch them on my PC but on the TV.

yoyo57 wrote:hi win10 user, sorry no quick answer if you have no knowledge on this, suggest you do some tuitorials. Below is just a starter

https://support.google.com/youtube/answ ... ktop&hl=en

Thanks.