One reason to rip DVDs is that gigabytes or terabytes of optical data can be shifted from physical discs to hard drive for easier access on multi- platforms, for example storing on NAS and then ...

If you’re a part of the generation that has witnessed the digital transformation and seen tech evolve into its current state, you’re probably familiar with CDs and DVDs. Or perhaps you’re even holding ...

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The obsolete dinosaur of proprietary media players, RealNetworks, introduces a new DVD-copying tool today called RealDVD. The upshot: For $30, RealDVD can make simple, DRMed backups of an entire ...

March 25, 2008 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Click to viewCommercial DVDs are far too expensive to let scratches turn your video into a glorified coaster, but ...

Addicted to movies? You can watch video on your tablet, smartphone, or portable media player, of course–but since none of those gadgets have optical drives, you can’t put any of your DVDs into them.

In our experiments, we found we could rip a 2.5 hour DVD with 385 frames per second in about 8½ minutes from start to finish, resulting in a single 1.24GB video file that plays on PC, mobile devices, ...

DVDs may seem like a thing of the past as streaming options like Netflix and Apple TV+ continue to gain popularity, but there’s no reason those shiny discs need to sit around collecting dust. Discover ...

WonderFox DVD Ripper Speedy is a handy software that lets you make a copy of a DVD quickly. By backing up a DVD, you can enjoy direct DVD movie playback in high quality on your Windows PC, avoiding ...

DVDs are so analog. Sure, they’re digitally encoded versions of your favorite movies and TV shows, but they’re trapped on physical platters. If you want to watch something, you have to find the disc, ...

[This is a guest post by Jason Mittell, Associate Professor of Film & Media Culture and American Studies at Middlebury College. Jason blogs at Just TV.] [This is a guest post by Jason Mittell, ...

Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...