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Model: LG Electronics 14x SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter without Software, Black (WH14NS40)
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For people like myself that are tired of paying for too many streaming services but like the convenience of opening an app to play my media, I use this drive to rip my DVDs, Blu Rays, and UHD Blu ray and store the media on a NAS to watch on JellyFin.
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The only reason you needed to justify it is "you're going broke trying to save money, okay hun?".
So does it retain like the menu and stuff, or are you only accessing specific content via tracks?
It doesn't copy the menus… just puts all of the content into one file (with chapter markers). You change the audio track via an audio menu in your software. Ditto for closed captioning.
Is there any software to get dolby vision and atmos or must i rip it first and use plex etc? Id prefer keeping the hard drive space, time to rip, etc, but dolby vision 4k blu ray players are expensive and the cheaper ones seem to have issues
I just want to know, who is buying this in 2024, and what are you doing with it?
Not trolling, just honestly curious about physical media.
Maybe you're backing up home movies, maybe you have years of tv shows you want to store on blu-ray, I don't know.
Burning M-Disc backups on occasion and ripping optical discs. I only have one machine in my household for that purpose and for the odd need on any of the other computers, I have a USB external drive. I'm a dinosaur and I have a USB floppy drive from an old Dell laptop I still keep around as well.
I'm not going to tell you what is better or worse, as I think it's up to people to determine it for themselves. What I can say is that as an older fart with tubs of physical media that takes up a lot of space, I've largely gone away from this mindset. I used to swear never to go all digital, then I was forced out of necessity and I've largely 95% digital.
Here are my reasons (which I'm sure you undoubtedly already considered, but for discussions sake):
a) Physical media takes a lot of space and creates clutter. Collects dust, increase cost for storage, maintenance and also creates pollution to manufacture (although the latter is arguable as some studies indicate digital is worse 🤷 ♂️).
b) Physical media also essentially become obsolete in some cases, such as DVDs are replaced by Blu-Ray and then again by UHD Blu-Ray. If I watch something again, I want to watch it at the best fidelity reasonably available to me.
c) Software in particular is problematic, because the buy once model means it eventually stops getting support. Security updates, new features or even have an save/export file format that is no longer supported. It may stop functioning on the latest OS and etc.
d) For streaming services like Netflix, there's a lot of surprise content that I wouldn't have bought otherwise, but end up loving. I watch a lot of Korean shows now, which I never thought I would like. I would probably never have bought it, but now I might.
Of course, the down side is with subscription or online streaming, you're at the mercy of the provider. There really should be laws to protect consumer content, and even transfer rights. Xbox One launch back in 2013 tried something like that to an extent and was met with a crap-storm of shortsightedness so we're stuck with the status quo.
So I've resorted to getting comfortable with content loss risk (which is likely extremely rare and hopefully stays that way) for the convenience and increased life quality.
I've also been rethinking how my hoarding/collection habits in terms of my mortality. To try to enjoy in the moment rather than worry about the future, or lament the past.
do you live in a shack? How much space do optical media take up???
I'm not going to tell you what is better or worse, as I think isake):
a) Physical media takes a lot of space and creates clutter. Collects dust, increase cost for storage, maintenance and also creates pollution to manufacture (although the latter is arguable as some studies indicate digital is worse ������ ♂️).
In addition physical media adds to our environmental waste problem. The discs and their plastic cases are not recyclable.
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How 'bout you read the thread instead of chiming in with a repeated question?!!
And for people complaining about space of discs, you can get sleeves to replace the cases.
Yes, I have these spiral bound cases that the discs slip into sleeves, 4 to a page, so I can store roughly 800 discs in the space of about 2 feet by 1 foot by 1 foot.
You'll likely pay way more for blu-ray content though. I don't really see it as a replacement for me, but rather adding a high quality option of content that I really love and want to have access to. Streaming is really good quality these days, but Blu-Ray is still king for the most part.
Oh, and the 3D movies I've been trying to get more of.
I think it depends on how often you want to watch something new. If there's only one new movie you want to see every 2-3 months, particularly if you find it used you're saving pretty significant cash vs. streaming.
Hackers can embed computer code in video files that exploit a security flaw in the video play back software. Anything you download can be a security risk. Security software is not perfect.
A vpn creates a secure connection over an untrusted network. If data is sent to your device, they can identify your device.
If you borrow a movie from a friend or check it out from the library, maybe you made a copy or maybe you didn't. No one will know. I don't support piracy, to each his own.
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2. More easily traced
3. Most aren't full, uncompressed rips = 50~ GB+ downloads per movie.
4. Typically, no extras etc.
But as long as there's a good rip, same ignoring #2.
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So does it retain like the menu and stuff, or are you only accessing specific content via tracks?
Not trolling, just honestly curious about physical media.
Maybe you're backing up home movies, maybe you have years of tv shows you want to store on blu-ray, I don't know.
And for people complaining about space of discs, you can get sleeves to replace the cases.
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Here are my reasons (which I'm sure you undoubtedly already considered, but for discussions sake):
a) Physical media takes a lot of space and creates clutter. Collects dust, increase cost for storage, maintenance and also creates pollution to manufacture (although the latter is arguable as some studies indicate digital is worse 🤷 ♂️).
b) Physical media also essentially become obsolete in some cases, such as DVDs are replaced by Blu-Ray and then again by UHD Blu-Ray. If I watch something again, I want to watch it at the best fidelity reasonably available to me.
c) Software in particular is problematic, because the buy once model means it eventually stops getting support. Security updates, new features or even have an save/export file format that is no longer supported. It may stop functioning on the latest OS and etc.
d) For streaming services like Netflix, there's a lot of surprise content that I wouldn't have bought otherwise, but end up loving. I watch a lot of Korean shows now, which I never thought I would like. I would probably never have bought it, but now I might.
Of course, the down side is with subscription or online streaming, you're at the mercy of the provider. There really should be laws to protect consumer content, and even transfer rights. Xbox One launch back in 2013 tried something like that to an extent and was met with a crap-storm of shortsightedness so we're stuck with the status quo.
So I've resorted to getting comfortable with content loss risk (which is likely extremely rare and hopefully stays that way) for the convenience and increased life quality.
I've also been rethinking how my hoarding/collection habits in terms of my mortality. To try to enjoy in the moment rather than worry about the future, or lament the past.
a) Physical media takes a lot of space and creates clutter. Collects dust, increase cost for storage, maintenance and also creates pollution to manufacture (although the latter is arguable as some studies indicate digital is worse ������ ♂️).
In addition physical media adds to our environmental waste problem. The discs and their plastic cases are not recyclable.
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And for people complaining about space of discs, you can get sleeves to replace the cases.
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Oh, and the 3D movies I've been trying to get more of.
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Hackers can embed computer code in video files that exploit a security flaw in the video play back software. Anything you download can be a security risk. Security software is not perfect.
A vpn creates a secure connection over an untrusted network. If data is sent to your device, they can identify your device.
If you borrow a movie from a friend or check it out from the library, maybe you made a copy or maybe you didn't. No one will know. I don't support piracy, to each his own.
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