best/favorite/easiest to use DVD player..

[Jeff Vian]

On Fri, 2005-10-28 at 18:46 +0930, Tim wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 15:53 -0500, Fritz Whittington wrote:
> > 2:  Free software like DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink will allow you to 
> > make your backup copy, and drop everything but the main movie and the 
> > Scene Selection Menu.
> 
> Erm, isn't that Windows software?
> 
Yes
> It also assumes I have a DVD burner, and all the other hardware needed
> for burning DVDs.  ;-)
> 
If you want a backup, you need the tools.  Right now I can routinely buy
a 16X DVD-RW for about $45

I use mencoder to make divx copies for playing as backups.  Very easy to
shrink the DVD to fit on a CD with reasonable quality.

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