Subj : Video rental store to shut its doors after 40 years in business
To   : MRO
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu Apr 04 2024 09:53 am

  Re: Video rental store to shut its doors after 40 years in business
  By: MRO to Ewing on Thu Apr 04 2024 03:08 am

 >> I probably won't unpack them until I want to watch something obscure that's
 >> not on streaming.

 MR> yeah but think of it this way: do you REALLY need all that stuff sitting
 MR> around? do you need a video store's worth of vids in your home taking up
 MR> space?

 MR> you can either rip it and store it on a harddrive or just get it online in
 MR> most cases.

 MR> know it's hard for some people because they develop attachments with
 MR> inanimate objects.

IMO it's not about "needing" it to sit around or developing attachments to the objects.  Even if you rip it and store it on a hard drive, if you're concerned about legally owning a copy, it's good to keep the discs that you purchased. I also consider the discs a sort of backup.  In case my ripped versions get deleted somehow, I can always re-rip them from the discs.

Nightfox

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