First I just want to say that I know there's probably a few threads on this plus a sticky related to it, but I think my question may be somewhat different compared to the other questions that I've found, and I'd like a solution thats more specifically geared towards my problem. I have this file on my HD: Live Free or Die Hard 720p Blu-ray x264.mkv , and the file size is 6.56 GB. I have a DVD player that only plays NTSC DVDs and I have a stack of blank DVD+R DL discs (8.5 GB). So, since size is apparently not a problem, is it actually possible to convert the .mkv file into some kind of DVD-friendly format (VOB files or a disc image, either works) and have no further or noticeable reduction in quality and have it play nicely on a DVD player? If so, will one of the already-posted guides be good to explain what I have to do in this case? Thanks in advance and if I said anything stupid go easy on me .
No, you can not do that. A regular DVD player can only decode SD content. The video processing chips inside a regular DVD player can not handle HD content no matter which format it's in.
you can convert the file to vob but you will lose some quailty, not to much, you can use convertxtodvd to convert and burn it, what region is your blu-ray file riped from?
In my opinion there is quite a big difference in h264 encoded High Definition media (even if it is only 720p) compared to MPEG2 encoded DVD compliant Standard Definition media. Also, the fact that it has already been ripped from the original Blu-ray and downscaled from 1080p to 720p and then placed into a Matroska (mkv) container indicates that region coding is long gone from this media file.
