“They curdle like milk”: WB DVDs from 2006–2008 are rotting away in their cases
arstechnica.com
Some affected discs aren’t manufactured anymore and can’t be replaced.
  • ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    217·
    13 hours ago

    There are so many high quality rips out there. Bothering to rip these yourself makes not much sense, unless its very obscure stuff.

    • Jo Miran@lemmy.mlEnglish
      6·
      8 hours ago

      …unless its very obscure stuff.

      That’s primarily why you’d be ripping stuff. There is so much stuff only available on VHS and DVD.

    • nyan@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      37·
      12 hours ago

      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.

    • alcoholic_chipmunk@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      8 hours ago

      Most rips tend to apply some compression. Ripping them yourself will generally give you a better result unless you also intend to compress them.