Can ripping a DVD/CD cause damage to it?

[Cawchy87]

I have a small collection of DVD's and I have set up a home theater based around my computer. Insted of that annoying DVD-Rom drive I was thinking about ripping all the dvd's to hard drive.

Is it possible to damage them in the process?

 

[sswingle]

Yea man, just look at the name. Its called ripping your dvds for a reason. Your drive just rips them to bits.

 

[sswingle]

Ok, now that I'm done being a smartass, no, it won't damage them.

 

[Gurck]

Lol... no, it's fine. But DVDs commonly take up 5gb, often more... you mean you want to shrink them as well?

 

[Cawchy87]

Thanks for the replies guys. I plan to shrink them as well. I have been doing a lot of reading about how to do it with DVD shrink and DVD encripter or something like that. I'll probibly be on here again asking a few questions 🙂 .

 

[0roo0roo]

only if you mod a frickken laser like this into it😉

 

[rh71]

no, but it will give your CPU a workout. 😉

 

[Injury]

It will only damage it as much as putting it in a DVD player will while watching it 🙂

 

[ttown]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
only if you mod a frickken laser like this into it😉

That's pretty dang cool.
Is that using a laser from a DVD burner?

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers
Yea man, just look at the name. Its called ripping your dvds for a reason. Your drive just rips them to bits.

Ripping, shredding, burning - wow, what sheer, utter destruction! No wonder the RIAA/MPAA wants to stop it. They're just a bunch of hippy peaceniks at heart, you know. 🙂 Make Love, Not CD/DVD Copies...