Abslayer,
I think a lot depends, as you note, on how you play the video.
On a DVD, you are somewhat limited, but if you have a streaming player, or as I sometimes use, a USB stick in my BluRay player (uses AVC & mpeg), some differences can be seen. Some not.
You'll need to find a balance on
file size
quality
method of playback (think of the future)
Sometimes I think we get too obsessed with the most incredible blemish-finding quality video, but it's also what's the video of, is it interesting? Is the sound OK? Did I pick the right music? Did I edit it to make sense?
If you don't notice the difference, and you like the quality, then edit away and try to have fun. HP Envy Phoenix/4thGen i7-4770(4@3.4GHz~turbo>3.9)
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