Because I'm uncreative, I'm just going to steal the joke from Sseth.

Because the vehicle in From Software's game, Elden Ring, is called "Torrent", I can't wait for the next From Soft character "Punjabi Codex Denuvo, pre-cracked Novirus [MeGusta]".

instructions unclear, set fire to my entire DVD collection

I highly suggest that you make ripped backups. I learned the hard way, I digitised my grandfather's CD collection and some of his DVDs, some of which were already damaged beyond repair. Some of his broken DVDs are less than 20 years old. They are not scratched, they are in mint condition.

Genuinely curious how are publishers limiting physical media? I haven't bought a blu-ray in a long while.

#BackToThePast

they are what your torrents evolved from.

Yeah. Was thinking of starting that this year. Getting ready to switch my last Windows machine to Linux and it’s the one running the BluRay drive. Linux is way easier to rip with.

Almost all big box stores are significantly limiting or completely removing physical media from their stores

I haven't bought a blu-ray in a long while.

Exactly!

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So are your local pirates. Where would we be without rippers, uploaders and seeders?

Virtual Home Streaming

I LOVE IT

Works, yes.

that 480x(520)480 resolution tho...

blushes

missing the point.

Even the fresh tapes don't hold up well to digital. That phosphor blur, small screen size and insane brightness made that picture look so much better than it really was. you spread that out to the large screen it looks rough.

Video games with a lot of solid colors work well, but everything else is a horror show

Wow... an OG Disney fan...

I have a decent dvd/blu-ray collection and was hoping to rip them and put them on Jellyfin. I haven’t ever ripped video before, only CDs and that was a long time ago. I also would have to pick up a usb disc reader or similar since I don’t have one in my machine. Any suggestions on applications to use or external disc readers to look out for? I’m running Linux not windows.