"Anestis Kozakis" <kenosti@gmail.com> wrote in message
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: On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:03:02 +1100, MJT <mjpt57@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

: >> I recommend Stargate SG1 - 9x12 - Collateral Damage (Jmans Xvid).avi,
: >> (133 MB) which I obtained from Mininova.
: >
: >Normally, 42 min. shows are usually around 350 megs, when xvid encoded.
: >What was the quality like if it was compressed down to 133 megs compared
: >to the larger file sizes?
:
: It was probably a compressed iPod video version of the episode. Normal
: iPod video versions are around 270 MB or so.
:
: I can't imagine what quality a 133 MB video would have, but people
: have said the iPod video version, when viewed on a TV, either has
: washed out colours, a lot of artifacting, or the sound quality isn't
: as good (or a combination of the three).

I don't think the Jmans Xvid was a compressed iPod video version of the
episode, and its quality was excellent. In fact I can't praise it enough,
like 2 previous Jmans Xvids I d/l.

OTOH the latest 350 MB BSG episode WAS an iPod, and had occasional
distorted sound.

I forgot to say when I posted the above that the previous 350 MB BSG
episode I downloaded was NOT an iPod, but still had occasional distorted
sound.
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David Barnett