Thomas2024@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago“They curdle like milk”: WB DVDs from 2006–2008 are rotting away in their cases - Ars Technicaarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down10
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-link“They curdle like milk”: WB DVDs from 2006–2008 are rotting away in their cases - Ars Technicaarstechnica.comThomas2024@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-squareddash@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThere are so many high quality rips out there. Bothering to tip these yourself makes not much sense, unless its very obscure stuff.
minus-squarenyan@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoIt’s the letter of the law: media shifting is legal in some places where downloading a copy from an unofficial site is not. Also, there are people out there who would not have the first idea where to look for an existing rip.
minus-squareRentlar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAnd a mix of available copies/qualities are better.
minus-squarealcoholic_chipmunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoMost rips tend to apply some compression. Ripping them yourself will generally give you a better result unless you also intend to compress them.
There are so many high quality rips out there. Bothering to tip these yourself makes not much sense, unless its very obscure stuff.
It’s the letter of the law: media shifting is legal in some places where downloading a copy from an unofficial site is not. Also, there are people out there who would not have the first idea where to look for an existing rip.
And a mix of available copies/qualities are better.
Most rips tend to apply some compression. Ripping them yourself will generally give you a better result unless you also intend to compress them.