which format is better avi or mp4

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 12:46 pm

people don't realize how versatile the mp4/m4v actually is. it isn't just for iPods! you can turn the quality and resolution to anywhere on the dial. (this one goes to 11!! **rock on**) 11 being HD I guess, cause avi is an old school format that can't keep up in modern video formats.

Even though I prefer mp4/m4v over avi I also prefer mkv over them all, its a new very advanced HD format, as internet sppeds continue to increase the new HD fromats will overtake the old avi. I mean it's an 18 year old format, and in internet years that's ancient.

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:17 pm

Well I've not been downloading long, but I've not really seen a great amount of difference. I use my PS3 as my dvd player, and that has played everything I've ever thrown at it, without any converting or anything. The quality has always been impeccable, and I've enjoyed everything I've watched- avi, mp4, and H264.

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:33 pm

my choice of play is avi's. im just not sure why really. Lol.

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:39 am

Like avi

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:13 pm

every new technology gets resisted. That's just how society works. When what we have works fine, why do we need something that is "better"?

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:27 pm

rasungod wrote:

every new technology gets resisted. That's just how society works. When what we have works fine, why do we need something that is "better"?

Um, because its better.
If we didnt move on then we would still be using VHS.

windstone wrote:

Like avi

Thanks for the informative post, very well thought out.
Please dont bother explaining yourself at all Rolling Eyes

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 12:39 pm

pacino23 wrote:

rasungod wrote:

every new technology gets resisted. That's just how society works. When what we have works fine, why do we need something that is "better"?

Um, because its better.
If we didnt move on then we would still be using VHS.

that mentality is part of the reason why bittorrent technology is being resisted and sued rather than embraced (similar to what happened when betamax & VHS first hit the public)
i agree in principle that if something ain't broke - don't fix it
but mp4 improves quality and includes more features than avi
(i guess one could say the developers of mp4 had decided that avi was broke and needed fixing)
kinda like how uTorrent 2(beta) Vs. Bittorrent basic client
uTorrent 1.85 does what it does well and has extra features rather than the basic client
and uTorrent coincides with other apps/programs to simplify some features (like that ipBlocklist updater by fear-otaku)

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:43 pm

Good post Fletch. Very Happy

I am doing all my encodes and uploads using the H.264 encoder and .mp4 format. I'm getting nothing back apart from thanks, a/10 v/10, excellent quality rip etc.etc.
Kinda says it all! Very Happy

Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:26 am

yep AVI

Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:47 am

The results of this topic are laughable. Laughing