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		mbork_pl on March 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DVDStyler is a cross-platform free DVD authoring a... I watch an old-ish tv series. I buy used DVDs and rip them to watch on my computer. Now I physically own them, and no clown company can suddenly decide I no longer can watch them. I don't think there is an easy/legal/cheap alternative to that, in 2000 as well as in 2023.

mxuribe on March 27, 2023 | [–]

I'm slowly but surely beginning to buy DVDs of my favorite movies...Because I'm so tired of having streaming services remove them!

EricE on March 28, 2023 | | [–]

Or edit them to "update for modern audiences". Gah.

notorandit on April 2, 2023 | [–]

You can also rip from streams. Can't you?

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