> ...instead of relying on streaming services... I'm getting to the point where i want ther video file so i can save it locally. Sure DVDs are fine, because i

> ...instead of relying on streaming services... I'm getting to the point where i want ther video file so i can save it locally. Sure DVDs are fine, because i can rip them....I really only want physiucal media until i have ripped to my local digital library. I know some movie companies used to offer a "digital download" of the move if you bought a disc....Not sure if that's still a thing. And who knows if that format was even some crap proprietary, locked doen edition anyway. But, yeah, i prefer my own offline-available, digital copy of media myself.