Here's a guide on how to convert Blu-Ray to DVDR without losing quality!!

http://www.corusa.com/public/Blu-Ray_Ba ... ilOtis.pdf

backing up a whole Blu‐Ray to a DVD‐5 is not possible, just from a quality perspective, mathematically speaking, and my past experiences have shown that shrinking down a digital video makes it blocky and low quality.

I have not personally converted from Blu-ray to DVDR but according to the site:

You might say that backing up a whole Blu‐Ray to a DVD‐5 is not possible, just from a quality perspective, mathematically
speaking, and that your past experiences have shown that shrinking down a digital video makes it blocky and low quality. Well, that is
definitely true for MPEG2 (standard DVD compliant video). When you compress a DVD from 4GB to just 3GB even, yes, you will
notice a very visible decrease in quality, and even your low motion scenes will be blocky in areas where the colors meet the blacks.
However, with H.264/AVCDHD the results are much more resilient when they reach their compressed form. I found it hard to believe
that a 43GB disc shrunk down to 4.3GB still looked the same. I could not believe my eyes, and actually checked the standard DVD I
burnt in multiple players and on different displays to make sure my eyes were not deceiving me. Sure enough, on my 50" 1080p
Panasonic Viera Plasma TV, I cannot tell the difference between my original store‐bought Blu‐Ray Disc and the DVD5 Blu‐Ray copy
that I made. I even stood less than two feet away from the TV, and checked closely for blocks, yet I saw none. I was amazed at the
retention ability of the x264 codec, and the audio was also still crisp with the same 5.1 HD audio.

Keep in mind, that both methods I will cover still require a Blu‐Ray player in the end.
Although one method covers how to backup to a standard DVD, we are still backing up to 1080p Blu‐Ray files (not SD), so a Blu‐Ray
player is still needed to play the final destination disc.

Thanks again guys! On the other note! Legend stay with yous ps3, still, the best in game! these network drives are pain in the b*** nothing else!

punjabimunda, Notice my comment above is an exact copy from the article. it was a joke. anyhow, even if that was true, it's not a practical solution.

do anyone know where to get the BD model of the Asrock Ion 330-BD in the US? I can't seem to find it anywhere

is this da one?

http://www.feppaspot.com/servlet/the-16 ... awodBEzIqw

I love my PS3 but the darn thing as crapped out on my for the third time and is in the shop being repair, 1.5 wks so far without blus and I am totally blu

I was looking for an alternative and portable solution which can be moved from one TV to another easily and so far the WDTV has been pretty darn good for me since I use alot of DIVX files and the occassional MKV. DVD ISO and menus is not an important thing for me. One thing I do miss is the ability to skip through scenes at 15s, 30s, 1min and 5 min intervals easily like in the PS3 using the square button. WDTV can skip ahead in 10min intervals but it can be too far ahead.

BTW I hate network streaming and do not care for it I work with USB keys or Ext. Drives exclusively, I have two 8gb keys and two 120gb ext. drives that serve their purpose well

Yeah, I saw that earlier during my google quests. But that appears to be shipping from Hong Kong, which ends up to be $600 + whatever import duties/taxes. lawl defeats the purpose of a device like this. better to go with a local brew htpc.

wish amazon and/or it's partners sold this!! I'd be all over it.

It would be very helpful if people write about actual experience instead of a google search.I am getting a blue ray player for my computer and will download to my hard drive then I can say for sure.

according to this article the OLD Acer Revo plays back 1080p...
http://lifehacker.com/5391308/build-a-s ... e=true&s=i

the Acer Revo with the dual core atom 330 and ion is available at newegg, but it's $400 for California residents
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 83-103-234

How is it that no major e-tailers, or even retailers are carrying these new Nettops in the US??

I ended up purchasing this for $270 shipped from CompUSA...
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... 7QCeGDomYQ

Just need to upgrade the video card, and optical drive to blu...and possibly stick a TV tuner in there.