To sell my DVDs or not? Poll

[GoCubsGo]

My take on this is...

Unless you are archiving full ISO rips (and backing 'em up), and using them for your media center—I'd say keep them.

Right now m4v/mp4 are the format of choice, but what if a "new and improved" compression comes down the pike? How are you going to go back to the source if you sell off your DVDs?

I say encoded 'em, box 'em, store 'em!

That's just my 2¢

Ethics and such aside, this is the best answer yet. I won't argue ethics, right or wrong. The OP clearly doesn't care and I'd be wasting my precious time. However, I agree. MP4 is the format of choice today. I'd venture to guess we'll see better compression in the future. I'd keep them. I like having mine to be honest with you. I like having the physical DVD. I miss having my CDs as well.

All this talk about ownership rights. If it is so wrong to rip your DVDs, the RIAA should go after software companies that provides the software and charges us for it. Make it so that you are allowed to make ONE copy of each disk you own so it will make you think twice about selling off the original disk. Ripping DVDs to HD is no secret to RIAA and the movie companies. Actors & actresses didn't get rich because everyone watched/bought a digital copy. I feel that DVDs should be treated the same way as music CDs. At least I bought a copy, I'm not making a digital copy of a digital copy from a friend.

I think I am going to sell them off because it does me no good storing them if I will never use them again. My girlfriend tells me that "storing something you may never use again is hoarding, it's a disorder." By recycling, I am actually helping the environment. Providing a means for someone who may not be able to afford to buy from stores.

Whatever helps you sleep at night.

 

[madmaxmedia]

Ethics aside, if you're only getting a buck or 2 per disk then you may as well keep them.

What if you lose the HD? If you have full rips that are 4 to 8 GB, then that's an awful lot of storage space.

If they are conversions, then I would keep the originals simply because you have lossy copies.

Again, I'm assuming you're only getting 1 or 2 bucks per disk. Maybe sell the movies you don't care about, but for movies I really like I prefer to have the original.

 

[NightStorm]

Whatever helps you sleep at night.

My thoughts exactly. Why did you even make this thread; were you looking for some sort of justification for what you are planning on doing?

It's rationalization like this (along with other things -- don't get me wrong) that justify stronger DRM in the mind's of the studios/MPAA.

 

[TraceyS/FL]

I'm in the anti-piracy camp.....

And then there is the other issue of format and re-ripping when something better comes along and all that.

Would you get enough money for them to make it not hurt when you had to buy them again?

 

[MovieCutter]

Sell em. I sold all 500 of my DVDs years ago and haven't missed them a bit. They looked nice on my shelf when I was in college, but I haven't had to move them everywhere with me, and it frees up space.

 

[ChrisA]

IF you sell the DVDs then legally you'd be required to delete the ripped copies. There is no grounds to argue "fair use" if you no longer own the DVD.

You can ignore this if you like but if you are willing to ignore copyright then why did you bother to buy the DVD? Why not simply down load from a Bit Torrent?

 

[dynaflash]

Hehe, forget legalities. I am constantly in a state of re-encoding my digital library simply because hb and its libraries keep getting better and better making my year old encodes look like garbage in comparison. I don't know how many times I have thought " this is the last time I will encode this title, it looks so good" only to re-encode it six months later at a much smaller file size and a better visual quality. Plus your disks are your ultimate backup and cheaper since you already own them.

Its a non-issue as far as I can see.