This I'd agree with, but I still like maintaining a video library.

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Posted by Audiophilander (A) on May 10, 2019 at 12:43:00

In Reply to: RE: Ripping DVDs, BluRays posted by Victor Khomenko on May 10, 2019 at 11:59:22:

If gear availability becomes an issue, there'll be a surge of relatively inexpensive back-up gear and repair services to meet the rising collector demand. Also, folks with large collections will endeavor to stockpile whatever they need for a rainy day. Gear reliability isn't that much of an issue.

Your point about media reliability is a good one, but hasn't become a serious issue. Yes, some poorly produced discs and any that rely on software updates could be at jeopardy, but those are in the vast minority. Some folks still play LDs, even though many were notorious for laser rot over time. 5" discs are another matter. There have been issues with recordable media, but hard pressed discs are less prone to data corruption, even over time.

Most DVDs now have twenty years of popularity as a popular viewing medium and still play fine. Blu-rays don't seem to suffer data corruption issues either, although they're only into their second decade as a popular consumer format. In many ways, these owe a lot to the success of CD longevity. CDs have been manufactured going on 35 years now, and most play as well as the day they were purchased.

I do think ripping copies may be the best way to insure having a playable copies of favorites as back-up for the long haul. Indeed I'd trust a hard drive back-up over streaming services we use for convenience as any content provider can remove, withhold or renegotiate content availability at any time without so much as a "thank you for your support".

Cheers,
AuPh

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Topic - Ripping DVDs, BluRays - Hornlover 08:00:20 05/10/19 (10)

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I give thanks daily for my Oppo still hanging in there . . . - Billy Wonka 21:24:19 05/11/19 (2)

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RE: Ripping DVDs, BluRays - Victor Khomenko 11:59:22 05/10/19 (3)

This I'd agree with, but I still like maintaining a video library. - Audiophilander 05/10/1912:43:00 05/10/19 (2)

RE: This I'd agree with, but I still like maintaining a video library. - Rod M 19:55:59 05/11/19 (1)

You can't trush hard drives in the long term - Victor Khomenko 09:52:08 05/12/19 (0)

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This I'd agree with, but I still like maintaining a video library. - Audiophilander 05/10/1912:43:00 05/10/19 (2)

RE: This I'd agree with, but I still like maintaining a video library. - Rod M 19:55:59 05/11/19 (1)

You can't trush hard drives in the long term - Victor Khomenko 09:52:08 05/12/19 (0)

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