Best way to back up my DVD's and other media?
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Heb 7:4
Recently I decided to back up my DVD's, and had been doing so simply by copying them onto DVD (DVD5 or D/L depending on the size) but obviously this entails buying blank discs, which even in bulk still adds up.

However, I have now just bought a brand new 1TB external hard drive and it's got me thinking maybe this isn't the best way? I don't have a media PC at the moment, but in the future it'd be nice to be able to stream my media to my telly, and for that I'll need it saved somewhere. Is it worth just saving them onto my hard drive? If I do, what is the best format to save them on? Is mpeg4 ok, as that also allows me to watch them on my iPod, or does that not translate well to a larger screen? Should I save them as DVD files (with separate video and audio folders) which means I could always burn them to disc if I wanted to go round to a friends house to watch, but can you play a file saved like that easily (I watch most stuff on my computer at the moment, don't have a separate DVD player)

Any advice welcomed :)
paf
free dvd decrypter will rip your discs into one .ISO file

you can then either one click burn them back to DVD and many video apps will play .ISO as if you'd inserted the actual disc in the drive.

sorted.
Heb 7:4
Sounds good. Where do I find such a decrypter? At the moment I copy my discs with CloneDVD2 (using AnyDVD to allow me to copy the protected discs)
Neil
http://www.dvddecrypter.org.uk/
Dave
Technically illegal
Heb 7:4
Is it? Why? I thought you always had a right to back up your own media?
Dave
So did I
Best way to back up my DVD's and other media?
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