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MtnbikerChk

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SD
SDHC

Class 4
Class 6

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I want to copy a bunch of movies and put them on the cards for plane rides etc.

Thanks :)
 
I use a class 10, 32gb micro sd card.

For transferring movies, I'd reccomend the fastest card you can get.

The class means how many megs per second you can transfer. Class 10, while I believe is the fastest, is extremely slow. For large files it may eventually make its way up to the 10 mb transfer, but for small files like songs, expect a lower rate.

Its almost painfully slow to transfer files to the microSD IMO

I transferred about 10 gb of movies yesterday, and it took so long I just left the computer run over night with it transferring.

Conclusion: get as big an sd card as you can, and as fast as you can, because trust me, its going to be very slow.
 
MtnbikerChk said:
USB I guess. Whatever is fastest :)
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Sorry, I was asking Gooser because they mentioned slow transfer rates.

USB should be faster than wifi, but the fastest should be putting the card in your computer and then moving the card.

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ylexot said:
Sorry, I was asking Gooser because they mentioned slow transfer rates.

USB should be faster than wifi, but the fastest should be putting the card in your computer and then moving the card.

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LOL yeah after I sent that I thought about it - that's what I'm doing :) Copying right to the card.
 
Ok,....and what about formatting an SD card. I mean, I should already know this...but I don't.

Which is better (for an SD card being used in the Prime) Fat32 or NTFS?
Does it really make any difference?
I think these cards are already formatted when you buy them but I don't know which one they use. Is there an industry 'default' formatting to one or the other?
Should I just let the machine do its own thing and not be so concerned about it, or what?

So, can someone, anyone provide feedback on this topic. Any help on this would be appreciated.
THX in advance.
 
However, FAT32 is limited to <4GB files. So, if you have a movie that you want to put on a FAT32 card, you might have a problem (depending on compression of the movie).
 
ylexot said:
However, FAT32 is limited to <4GB files. So, if you have a movie that you want to put on a FAT32 card, you might have a problem (depending on compression of the movie).
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Thanks for all the info.

So, Fat32 is limited to 4GB huh? Didn't know that until now. Thx.

Nelviticus is suggesting Fat32 is 'the way to go',.......and....(all?/most?) cards on the market are already formatted in Fat32 when manufactured.
Does that apply to all storage media? What about the Mini and Micro SD cards?
How can I check to see what a card is formatted to?

If I format a card in the SD card slot on the Prime,...will it be formatted to Fat32 automatically?
If so, is there any way to format to NTFS, and would there be any significant advantage in doing so?

A lot of questions I know, but now I'm still wondering which is 'best'.

Any and all feedback is appreciated.

How many GBs is a typical movie?
 
ylexot said:
However, FAT32 is limited to <4GB files. So, if you have a movie that you want to put on a FAT32 card, you might have a problem (depending on compression of the movie).
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Thanks for that info ylexot.
Now can you answer the other questions in my last posting.....please?
It seems you are a 'Super Genius' ;) and I sure would like to get my questions answered.

Thx in advance.
 
The size of a movie file is really dependent upon how it has been encoded.
This not only relates to the file type but the bit method.
i.e. You could have an .avi file with a resolution of 1280x560 and it could well be 1.5GB in size.
However, that same .avi file may have different encoded video and audio parameters and with a lesser 720x304 but have a much greater file size of 2.67GB

This is only the beginning, you also have many different file types, be that .avi, .mkv, .mp4, 3gp, .divx, .dat etc. etc. Have a look here for the dozens upon dozens available.
Basically if you want a better quality video and audio movie you either need lots of storage or a device that can handle highly encoded data.
.mkv is very good at crunching large Blue ray 1080p & 720p to a fraction of the original data file but the cost is a decent processor and software that can handle hardware encoding.

Personally I find the Prime with BS Player handles .mkv files very well.
 
While I haven't tried an ntfs card yet to be sure, afaik, Android doesn't support ntfs natively. Now the vendor could always add it in.
Why not just go ext2 or ext3 ? Ext 2 and 3 support a single file up to 2tb. Ext4 is like 16tb as well.
Linux \ Android native support etc...

Heh seriously tho, your fine with 4gb on fat32.
I have a huge collection of movies I ripped by using Anydvd and Handbrake.
I set Handbrake to ipad res at like 1280x720 and .mp4 and they all look awesome.
Filesizes range from about 800mg to 1.4gb depending on length and content.


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