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Best format for HD movies via USB?

I have an LG 65LW6500 HD LED TV.

I would like to able back up my blue ray movies on to file format and watch them via at USB stick on the USB port. Checking with the LG Website I need to use FAT32 format files (windows), but the LG manual does not specify what type of File format to use. I would like your ideas about what the best type of Files to convert the disc to MKV? Mp4 ? or another suitable format etc. I have a a 16g and 32g USB sticks so I lean to more to retaining definition rather than over compacting the file.

Any advise would be appreciated as I have not much idea,

Thanks in advance.

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  • Melv H
    Lv 6
    8 years ago
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    Your owner's manual is pretty complete, when it comes to listing which audio and video formats your TV supports. It looks like most popular formats should work.

    http://www.lg.com/us/support-product/lg-65LW6500#

    I would just jump in, and try encoding a couple files.

    First, use DVDFab HD Decrypter (the free version) to rip a copy of a movie into a folder on your (computer) hard drive.

    http://www.dvdfab.com/hd-decrypter.htm

    Then encode the movie (using the folder with the ripped data as the source) using HandBrake.

    http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php

    You'll be choosing the "high profile" preset, .MKV as the container, h.264 as the video codec, and "AC3 Passthru" for the audio. (In order to select AC3 passthru, it helps to remove all the audio tracks first, then add back just the one you want.*) The default "constant quality" setting for video should produce very good results, but I also like using 2-Pass Encoding (which maximizes quality, when you set the encoded video to stay below a specific file size).

    *Your TV does not support DTS audio, so you would need to convert those.

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