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<blockquote data-quote="playsccr" data-source="post: 352543" data-attributes="member: 86573">i i came across MP at my friends house and was basically in awe...i have a case of like 500 dvds that i have that i would love to put on a media server, but it seems a bit overwhelming...im pretty good with tech stuff, but have never ventured into the HTPC arena....1. my initial question is that i have an oppo dvd player that upcoverts to 1080p these dvds....is there hardware that will allows the dvds to be unconverted as well, i love the oppo feature...is it the video card?? and if so which should i get???2. for my blueray collection is there a way to&nbsp; backup them up and put them on media portal like i have done with my dvd collection...i have used dvd decrypter and dvdshrink?? this has been really simple; is there a similar way for blueray?3. my buddy had a basic dell vostro as his htpc with two external harddrives which i guess the movies ripped on it.....do you have any suggestions for a HTPC that is basically all together already...i dont have the time to put it together.....or should i just go with a cheapo dell4. my current set up:vizio 47 inch 1080ponkyo TXSR804&nbsp; receiver&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; thank you again for your time....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="playsccr, post: 352543, member: 86573"] i i came across MP at my friends house and was basically in awe... i have a case of like 500 dvds that i have that i would love to put on a media server, but it seems a bit overwhelming...im pretty good with tech stuff, but have never ventured into the HTPC arena.... 1. my initial question is that i have an oppo dvd player that upcoverts to 1080p these dvds....is there hardware that will allows the dvds to be unconverted as well, i love the oppo feature...is it the video card?? and if so which should i get??? 2. for my blueray collection is there a way to backup them up and put them on media portal like i have done with my dvd collection...i have used dvd decrypter and dvdshrink?? this has been really simple; is there a similar way for blueray? 3. my buddy had a basic dell vostro as his htpc with two external harddrives which i guess the movies ripped on it.....do you have any suggestions for a HTPC that is basically all together already...i dont have the time to put it together.....or should i just go with a cheapo dell 4. my current set up: vizio 47 inch 1080p onkyo TXSR804 receiver thank you again for your time.... [/QUOTE]

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