I value your opinion.

[circanow73]

I have been ripping and burning DVDs for years. My DVD Burner and my Netflix account have had a fantastic relationship over the years.

I've used DVD Shrink, DVD Decrypter, FABDVD , NERO and a few other well known apps throughout the years.

I have recently stepped into Blu Ray and I love it.

I spent a few hours combing through the forums here and while Ripping Blu Ray and Burning it seems possible I just wanted to ask for some opinions before I load up on new hardware and blank blu ray disc stock.

Is it worth it. The amount of time it takes to rip the blu ray disc and then burn it. Is it worth it?

I have a MAC and a PC, neither of them are powerhouse, each has a GB of RAM in it. I have ripped some movies and then burned them with DVD Shrink and Nero and it has taken up to an hour before. How long does it take to decrypt, rip, compress and burn a disc? Does it take several hours with a standard computer?

Can you rip just the movie from these 50GB Blu Rays and burn them to the 25GB Blu Rays and preserve that crisp Blu Ray video quality. I imagine on most of these, when you strip away all the bonus junk, you wouldn't need to add too much compression the the stand alone movie file.

I know all of the answers are in the archives of forums and I promise I have picked through them for hours. I just want to see what some of your current feelings are.

I was planning on buying an external usb 2 2x blu ray burner and a stack of 25GB BD discs. Can I be up and running and adding movies to my collection soon after?

Thanks

CircaNOW73

[hech54]

My DVD Burner and my Netflix account have had a fantastic relationship over the years.

Wow...you are dangerously close to being added to the "my first post is also my last post" club....congrats.

[ricoman]

With an older system that has only a GB of ram in it, I'm guessing that your system might not be up to it. First of all you'll need about 75-100 GB of free space on your HD for processing. Remember, the file will be 50 GB. Download BD Advisor to see if your system can handle it.

http://www.cyberlink.com/stat/bd-support/enu/index.jsp

With an older computer you would probably be better off starting the processing and going to bed, because it could take 8 hrs. or so. With my i7 6GB ram and 2TB of HD, it only takes 1 hr. to rip and burn. But the product, whether to BD25 or BD9, is terrific. PQwise I can not tell it from the original.

[fritzi93]

Yeah, perhaps you should read the forum rules.

Anyway, I'm with ricoman, it's damn hard to tell the difference between a BD9 (DVDR double-layer) and the original. BD5 is another matter, but if the runtime isn't too long, it can be acceptable.

Movie-only can often fit on a BD25 without re-encoding, and even if it is re-encoded, I defy anyone to say they can tell the difference on home equipment. On an older PC, I'd use BDRB at fastest setting, the encode time should be endurable (i.e. overnight), and like I say, you won't notice the difference. If you have a dual-core PC, you're in business.

Is it worth it? Well, I have two BD players plus an HTPC, so yeah, it is for me. Even if that weren't so, I absolutely despise forced trailers, menus, and crap extras. Just the movie, thanks.

[johns0]

Please buy your movies,this thread is closed.