Bitstreaming from Mezzmo to Panasonic Blu Ray to Yamaha AVR

Hi
I have started a separate thread on this topic so as to ensure there is no obfuscation of messaging. Moderators, please feel free to delete my post in my other thread.

I have a question on bitstreaming files using Mezzmo. Let's assume I have a Blu ray rip / movie file on my computer running Mezzmo. I would be streaming the files to my Panasonic Blu-ray player (DMP-BDT230) and then on to my Yamaha RXV-475 AVR, to which my Sony TV is connected. I DO NOT want any audio processing to be done by Mezzmo OR my Blu ray player (which is already set to bit stream signals to my AVR). In other words, unless a file is transcoded, all video and audio info should be passed through to my AVR without any processing. Is this how Mezzmo works by default or should a specific setting be enabled at the Mezzmo end to achieve this?

Thanks
Harsha

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Originally Posted by shriharsha.p

Hi
I have started a separate thread on this topic so as to ensure there is no obfuscation of messaging. Moderators, please feel free to delete my post in my other thread.

I have a question on bitstreaming files using Mezzmo. Let's assume I have a Blu ray rip / movie file on my computer running Mezzmo. I would be streaming the files to my Panasonic Blu-ray player (DMP-BDT230) and then on to my Yamaha RXV-475 AVR, to which my Sony TV is connected. I DO NOT want any audio processing to be done by Mezzmo OR my Blu ray player (which is already set to bit stream signals to my AVR). In other words, unless a file is transcoded, all video and audio info should be passed through to my AVR without any processing. Is this how Mezzmo works by default or should a specific setting be enabled at the Mezzmo end to achieve this?

Thanks
Harsha

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If no transcoding is occurring then Mezzmo is simply streaming the file to you. You can disable transcoding for your Panasonic Blu-Ray player. I do the same except I use a WD Live and bitstream to my Yamaha RX-A3020.

Awesome, Jbinkley60 and thanks.
So is it safe to assume that the audio quality of a non-transcoded streamed file coming out of my AVR's speakers would be comparable to a DVD with the file burnt into it and played through my Blu ray player?

I am okay with any processing at the Mezzmo end IF transcoding is occuring. My Panasonic does not play .avi files and some other formats. Since I have a large collection of video files in varied formats, I am not keen on disabling transcoding.

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Originally Posted by shriharsha.p

Awesome, Jbinkley60 and thanks.
So is it safe to assume that the audio quality of a non-transcoded streamed file coming out of my AVR's speakers would be comparable to a DVD with the file burnt into it and played through my Blu ray player?

I am okay with any processing at the Mezzmo end IF transcoding is occuring. My Panasonic does not play .avi files and some other formats. Since I have a large collection of video files in varied formats, I am not keen on disabling transcoding.

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If you are bitstreaming then the answer to your question lies in how you ripped the file from the DVD. If you ripped the file as-is and your ripping software didn't alter it, then it should be as it was on the DVD. My ripping software has a passthrough mode which means it doesn't alter any of the video or audio and just rips it into the container format I chose. I use m2ts for all of my rips. Others have different preferences such as MKV etc... The key is to look-up what formats your Blu-Ray player supports and ensure you rip the DVD into a supported format. That would allow you to transcode non-DVD ripped files and have the DVD ripped files play natively. You could convert your large video collection into a supported container format. There is software out there that will help with bulk conversions but it could take some time since this often requires a bit of CPU processing power, depending on the source/destination formats. I personally bite the bullet and convert everything to m2ts, including my own videos.

Thanks again. I guess I did not make myself very clear in the previous post. Lets assume I have a 1080p movie file of 2GB on my computer running Mezzmo and the file format is supported by my Blu ray player.

Scenario 1: I stream this 2GB file to my Blu ray player and then to my AVR
Scenario 2: I burn the SAME 2GB file on to a DVD and play it through my Blu ray player

Would the video and audio quality be the same for the two scnearios? I understand that the pass through mode in your ripping software ensures virtually the same quality as in the DVD.

By the way, what ripping software do you use? Is handbrake a good option?

Thanks
Harsha

Yes - the audio and video quality would be the same. Note that DLNA devices' firmware can often have different engines within them for playing files via DLNA and via USB/CD/DVD/direct play - so this could be a source for some playback differences.

Thanks Paul.

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Originally Posted by shriharsha.p

Thanks again. I guess I did not make myself very clear in the previous post. Lets assume I have a 1080p movie file of 2GB on my computer running Mezzmo and the file format is supported by my Blu ray player.

Scenario 1: I stream this 2GB file to my Blu ray player and then to my AVR
Scenario 2: I burn the SAME 2GB file on to a DVD and play it through my Blu ray player

Would the video and audio quality be the same for the two scnearios? I understand that the pass through mode in your ripping software ensures virtually the same quality as in the DVD.

By the way, what ripping software do you use? Is handbrake a good option?

Thanks
Harsha

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I use DVDFab. Many here use Handbrake and could render an opinion.