RIP YOUR DVD COLLECTION FOLKS

Wanted to watch Aliens, the disc plays OK but makes a horrible grinding sound. "OK fine," thinks I, "I'll watch it via other means," well my friends the other means are really really bad

"Oh cool there was a remaster this year" yeah they overexposed it and washed it all out, and as if that wasn't enough they AI'd it and everyone's got weird plastic skin

"Well butts, how about the blu-ray release from the early 2010's," well they didn't AI it yet but they did bollocks up the colours and made it all green because that was a thing in the 2010's

Rip your own DVDs folks 'cause if that DVD starts having problems you might not be able to find a copy amid a sea of gradually deteriorating versions

@ifixcoinops

Yes yes, rip your DVDs while you're thinking of them. But also: polite reminder that thrift stores are an EXCELLENT source for cheap vintage DVDs. I've found un-remastered Alien discs for $1 each, in pristine condition.

Also, a good source for $9 DVD/BluRay players if you want a dedicated machine to do that.