bugman

haha, im the same, if i like a film/music/game enough im happy to buy it, it makes me more discening, i know poeple with 1000's of copied games/films and most of them are trash (well im talking here copies on disc, whcih still takes up space)

fatbrit

In the early days, there was a lot of crappy DVD copying. Today's encoders are pretty good though. I can't see much if any of a difference between a DVD and a well-ripped copy.

component

When you get over here with your 300 Jennifer Lopez DVDs in Region 2 / PAL format, you will presumably want a DVD player to watch them on? If you aren't using a computer with AnyDVD you could definitely do worse than try a Philips DVP642 (for a regular non-HD machine) - should be between $30 and $50 at Best Buy. Also, here's the region-free hack:

1. Turn on the player.
2. Open the tray.
3. Press the following sequence on the remote:
7 8 9 OK 0
4. The number 0 will appear on the lower left side of your screen.
5. Your player is now region free! Put in a DVD and enjoy!

BritishGuy36

So what's the consensus on "non-original" DVDs?

I have some first generation backups of some DVDs, am I ok to jam these in a CD wallet and ship these with the stuff I am sending over by freight?

Much chance of "inspection" / fine?

basementwaj

i was ready to use the excuse that backing up my dvds removes region protections so i can watch them here.... and i gave away my origionals as they wouldnt work.

Didnt need it in the end

UK_Tomcat_Fan

im currently pushing the 1600 mark.... all legit DVDs too

Ka Ora!

Try this http://www.invelos.com/ it called dvd profiler set up a Database with it you can even track loaned ones worth its weight in gold for large collections. you can even plug in a bar code scanner to add dvd's.

pejpm1

It seems so long ago that I posted this thread! I move on Tuesday!!

I decided to just pack them all into a dvd wallet that can hold 420 DVDs, threw away the cases but kept the inlay covers, and then I'll buy new cases when I get there.

dunroving

You might find you won't even bother. I put all mine in a DVD wallet and have not used/looked at the cases or inserts in 2 years. The only reason to buy cases might be if you were going to sell them ...

mellybrown

we sent ours this way - and asked the guy who gave us the quote for the freight if we would get deported......

he said customs couldnt care less about hookie dvds, they are looking for food! We sent about 400 copys in cd wallets, along with another 400 ish real dvds - we get them next week wooooooooo

BritishGuy36

Good info - thanks Mellybrown!

UK_Tomcat_Fan

i use that software.... well recommend it

Bob

there's a pretty good open source knock off that I used, but couldn't be bothered to add all the movies in the end

MsElui

good luck for Tuesday pep!