iPad2 Video Playback at original resolution.

[luwanda]

I have loads of TV episodes and DVDs which I've ripped to play on my iPod touch so are a fairly small file size and low resolution.

When I transfer them onto my iPad2 they are upscaled to full screen and look awful and distorted. Is there any way I can watch them at their original resolution on the Ipad2 even though there would be a black border around the video?

 

[GenerationX]

I use handbrake. Its a free application that converts movies. There is a universal preset that will work on all apple devices. It takes a long time to encode with h.264 but the quality is fantastic.