convert files for playback on 360?

[moosebump]

I have been backing up my DVDs to HDD and then converting them to WMV (using DVD-WMV) so that they can be played back on my Xbox 360. However, I now have the 360 HD drive and I'm wondering if I can do the same thing with HD DVDs.

So can I rip the HD DVDs to my hard drive and then convert them to a format the Xbox 360 will recognize (like WMV) with out any loss of quality?
What format are the resulting files from AnyDVD HD?

If not I guess I'll have to keep getting off my ass and actually putting the discs in the 360 HD player... but it would be cool to have them backed up and accessible through the 360 via my network.

 

[DetroitBaseball]

I have been backing up my DVDs to HDD and then converting them to WMV (using DVD-WMV) so that they can be played back on my Xbox 360. However, I now have the 360 HD drive and I'm wondering if I can do the same thing with HD DVDs.

So can I rip the HD DVDs to my hard drive and then convert them to a format the Xbox 360 will recognize (like WMV) with out any loss of quality?
What format are the resulting files from AnyDVD HD?

If not I guess I'll have to keep getting off my ass and actually putting the discs in the 360 HD player... but it would be cool to have them backed up and accessible through the 360 via my network.

AnyDVD-HD can rip the HD-DVDs, but I am unsure about converting them, especially without losing quality. It seems to me if you go from High-Definition to a lower standard you would lose quality.

 

[moosebump]

I have downloaded HD WMV files (see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/musicandvideo/hdvideo/contentshowcase.aspx) that play on the 360 at HD quality. So its possible to have HD quality WMV files but I just don't know how I would convert the ripped HD-DVD files or what file format I would be starting from...Can you tell me what format the files are when you rip the HD DVD?

 

[freed0m]

Which program are you guys using to rip HD/Blu-Ray DVDs? I have AnyDVD-HD, but isn't that just a decryptor? TIA!

AnyDVD-HD can rip the HD-DVDs, but I am unsure about converting them, especially without losing quality. It seems to me if you go from High-Definition to a lower standard you would lose quality.