I'm looking to replace the DVD/TV in my daughter's room with a PC and a LCD. I'd like to rip her DVD collection to a hard drive and have a fairly simple interface she can use to pick movies.
I have a SFF machine that I've installed Win7 on. It's an Athlon64 4000+ with 2gb RAM and 160gb HD, which should be plenty for playing movies and the occasional trip to the Sesame Street website (She's 3). I have AnyDVD HD on my HTPC in the living room, and I can use that to rip the DVD's (I've never actually done it, it came with the HTPC when I bought it).
Any suggestions? Regular TV-quality is fine, and regular stereo audio is fine. What should I be aiming for, as far as quality for encoding/file size? Any suggestions as far as interface choice? WMP is on there, of course, and I suppose that'll work with a little training on her part. AnyDVD my best choice for ripping?
I have a SFF machine that I've installed Win7 on. It's an Athlon64 4000+ with 2gb RAM and 160gb HD, which should be plenty for playing movies and the occasional trip to the Sesame Street website (She's 3). I have AnyDVD HD on my HTPC in the living room, and I can use that to rip the DVD's (I've never actually done it, it came with the HTPC when I bought it).
Any suggestions? Regular TV-quality is fine, and regular stereo audio is fine. What should I be aiming for, as far as quality for encoding/file size? Any suggestions as far as interface choice? WMP is on there, of course, and I suppose that'll work with a little training on her part. AnyDVD my best choice for ripping?