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Proud Liberal Dem

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6. DVDs are dirt cheap anymore

Reply to pennylane100 (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 06:28 AM

Mar 2013

Nearly how expensive VHS tapes became after DVDs started coming out. Downloading videos through video services like iTunes/Amazon Unbox isn't two bad at (usually) $2 per ep for most shows and some older movies aren't too bad.

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Is it possible to record a streaming Netflix movie. [View all] pennylane100 Mar 2013 OP

If you are in the USA, even if there is a way, this is illegal. nonoyes Mar 2013 #1

Thanks, pennylane100 Mar 2013 #2

Set up a video camera and point it at your computer monitor. krispos42 Mar 2013 #3

Fraps will do it, at a single keystroke. Occulus Mar 2013 #4

I use anyDVD along with cloneDVD to rip DVD's Go Vols Mar 2013 #5

Jing will record 5 minute videos... Thor_MN Oct 2014 #17

DVDs are dirt cheap anymore Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2013 #6

thanks for all the helpful suggestions pennylane100 Mar 2013 #7

yeah there's a word for that. 'piracy' Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #8

I had not thought of the legal angle. pennylane100 Mar 2013 #9

heh. for some people, not me, obviously.. Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #10

How is this different than recording something on HBO to a DVR? Occulus Mar 2013 #11

true but the temp copy stored during streaming Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #12

Proving once again that *nix does anything you want it to do Occulus Mar 2013 #13

yepper! i love my *nixbox. Phillip McCleod Mar 2013 #14

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