Which one is better? MPEG2 or MPEG4?

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I want to archive some video and I don't know which format is better. I
don't want to lose quality.
Some videos are from DVD (VOB). If I convert them to MPEG4 will I have
some lost? And how about I convert my MPEG1 352x240 videos to MPEG2
720x468?
I guess I can notice some different because of the resize, but once I
watch the 720x468 video in a 352x240 mode (50% zoom) I guess the que
quality will be the same?!
Thanks.

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I am used to MPEG-2 and prefer it.

> On a sunny day (17 Dec 2004 15:58:58 -0800) it happened "Rod"
> <rod1982@gmail.com> wrote in
> <1103327938.781006.17940@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>:
>
>> I want to archive some video and I don't know which format is
>> better. I don't want to lose quality.
>> Some videos are from DVD (VOB). If I convert them to MPEG4
>> will I have some lost? And how about I convert my MPEG1
>> 352x240 videos to MPEG2 720x468?
>> I guess I can notice some different because of the resize,
>> but once I watch the 720x468 video in a 352x240 mode (50%
>> zoom) I guess the que quality will be the same?!
>> Thanks.
>>
> I presume you want to use mpeg4 to save space.
> Why not keep all original formats?
> That way, later (far in the future?) you can always use
> whatever system... The disk space your old recordings take
> will become less and less important, jus tsame these along
> with the playback programs... or at least the source code of
> those, as computer systems will be totally different years
> from now. 'Anyone know how to play that VOB from 2005?, no?
> nowwhatdoido..".
> Alien