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I’ve switched to buying everything on DVD or Blu-ray. It’s the only way to be sure I can watch, for example, Community Season 2 Episode 14 (one of the funniest
by eadmund 2y ago
I’ve switched to buying everything on DVD or Blu-ray. It’s the only way to be sure I can watch, for example, Community Season 2 Episode 14 (one of the funniest episodes ever). If you don’t own the physical medium, you’re just renting a stream. No thanks.
- loloquwowndueo 2y agoDVDs rot after a while. Can’t be sure you’ll be able to watch them indefinitely. Def recommend ripping it and backing up the copy periodically for archival purposes.
- cooperadymas 2y agoWhile this is undoubtedly true, the lifetime is almost certainly a multiple of whatever it is on a streaming service. I have working DVDs older than Netflix's streaming service.
- loloquwowndueo 2y agoOh I agree streaming is not an alternative if you want to stay in control of your library. Just DVD are probably not great for foolproof long-term archival.
- throwaway89201 2y agoBurned DVDs rot after a while (and quite inconsistently between brands), but pressed CDs and DVDs – such as retail movie DVDs – barely rot at all.
- xeeeeeeeeeeenu 2y agoIt's true unless there was a manufacturing issue. A notorious example, well-known in the collectors' community, is Warner Bros. HD-DVDs: https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=840 https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=840
- bzzzt 2y agoThere have been manufacturing 'incidents' in the past, also with audio CD's. Some of my old Aphex Twin CDs rot because one big UK manufacturer screwed up production in the early 90s.
- datavirtue 2y agoSame here. I backup all DVDs to iso. Don't really care for BluRay because ripping/playing them is a nightmare. I then create MP4s and ingest them into my Plex server. I keep my DVDs stored away in the basement, making me 100% legal. Having your own media server is VERY nice. The ripping process is not straight-forware. Almost impossible to automate. I would ravage this guy's store.
- dnel 2y agoDuring lockdown I ripped my entire DVD collection using makemkv. It's as close to one click as you'll get and works brilliantly. All my DVDs are stored away now and I play them from Plex in full quality.
- datavirtue 2y agoMy main issue is with ripping TV series. The title to episode mapping is all over the place.
- voltaireodactyl 2y agoFilebot is very helpful for this. There are free utilities too but filebot is pretty fool proof so worth the cost imo.
- tylerflick 2y ago> Don't really care for BluRay because ripping/playing them is a nightmare. What makes you say this? The only issue I occasionally run into is needing to clean 4k BR discs that aren’t reading well.
- hecanjog 2y agoThey might be doing it on linux. I've had the same experience. Supposedly it's possible! I never managed to get around the DRM nonsense.
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- JKCalhoun 2y agoAnd then ripping them. When I hit PLAY I want the movie to start — not FBI warnings, not "previews" (ads), etc.
- freedomben 2y agoI've been hesitant to do this because DVD is a bit too low quality for my big TV, but I've heard that ripping Blu-Rays on Linux can be a nightmare. Anyone have experience ripping blu-rays on Linux willing to share what it's currently like?
- kalleboo 2y agoI occasionally rip Blu-rays (1080p, not 4K I hear those are more difficult) just using makemkv inside of Docker running directly on my Synology NAS, it's a piece of cake.
- tacotastic 2y agoI started ripping on Linux this year and it's honestly been pretty easy, I just use makemkv to rip and it wasn't much trouble to get running. you'll wanna flash libredrive to your drive to rip 4k Blu-rays and iirc it's a pain on Linux but if you've got a windows PC anywhere you can flash it pretty effortlessly and then you don't have to worry about it ever again
- asyx 2y agoDon’t even need a windows PC. You can do USB passthrough with KVM. Just setup a Windows VM, USB passthrough the drive, do it, through the VM away. The iso can be downloaded officially from MS, activation is not needed for this. If it takes more than half an hour on Linux just so it in the VM.
- Gud 2y agoI would argue internet piracy is a more sure bet than your DVD collection.
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- tmm84 2y agoBeen buying up DVDs and Blu-rays that are cheap of movies I like or have heard a lot about. Experienced the whole no one is streaming it this time so just buying the discs and never looking back has been my thing.
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- BJones12 2y agoBackground info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Dungeons_%26_Dragons_(Community)#Removal_from_streaming_services https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Dungeons_%26_Dragons_... It's a great episode. And the dark-elf-face joke is not at the expense of any demographic.