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Posted by Rene on 04/23/06 15:04
Very good ideas
"nugget ned" <tjwest@buffalo.edu> wrote in message
news:1141055387.382057.161740@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
> Hey everyone, Nugget Ned here. I just started collecting DVDs about a
> year ago, but I already have a collection of about 400 titles. Today
> I'm going to post the methods I use for getting DVD+R copies of as many
> movies as possible. (I'm assuming anyone reading this has a DVD-Burner
> on their computer)
>
> First things first, before getting into any of these methods, everyone
> has to have DVD Decryptor, DVD Shrink, DVD43, and a knowledge of how
> they work. DVD Decryptor (with DVD43 open in the background) will be
> used to rip the movies onto your computer as the first step. Secondly,
> DVD Shrink will be used, if need be, to "shrink" the dvd size down to
> your standard 4.7 GB DVD disc. The third and final step is just burning
> the DVD, again utilizing DVD Decryptor, or NERO if you have it. *Note
> that if you do wish to burn with NERO, then the DVD Shrink files must
> be backed up as Hard Disc Folder, not your usual ISO file... now onto
> the movie obtaining methods.
>
>
> 1) All-You-Can-Rent Pass at Blockbuster.
> I'm just guessing that everyone here lives somewhere near a
> Blockbuster. If you do, then you have everything needed to get a huge
> collection of movies really quick. Go to Blockbuster and sign up for
> the monthly all you can rent pass. With this pass, you can have 2
> movies rented out to you at any time. This means you can rent twice as
> many movies in one day as the number of trips you feel like making to
> blockbuster. Last summer, I got the all you can rent pass, and so did a
> good friend of mine. We went to Blockbuster all the time, rented 4
> movies, and went back about 2 hours later to rent 4 more. Both of us
> would make 2 copies of each disc we got, one for each of us. This
> really gets the collection big in no time.... and don't worry about the
> people at Blockbuster, even if they know you're burning movies, they
> won't mind. You'll probably be their favorite customer anyways just
> because of how often you're in the store.
>
> 2) Borrow All of All of Your Friends' Movies
> This one is simple enough. Any good movies your friends have,
> just ask them to borrow them. Make them a deal like "every 3 you let me
> borrow I'll burn you a movie". They simply can't say no to that deal,
> so for the cost of 5 blank DVDs, you can have 15 new movies to copy.
> The more friends you have, the more movies you can get with this
> so-simple-its-brilliant method.
>
> 3) Start Downloading DVDR Files
> That's right, it is possible to download whole movies right off of
> the internet. Search bit torrent engines for "DVDR" or "ISO" and you're
> sure to find some DVDs to download (do a google search if you don't
> know what bit torrent is). They're really large files, but just leave
> them downloading whenever you aren't using your comptuer, including
> while you're sleeping. Pretty soon you will have movies finishing every
> day, and all you have to do is wait for them.
>
> 4) Trade DVDrs with People
> There are forums just like this one with people who are looking
> for DVDr trades by mail. This is a really good way to get those
> hard-to-find movies that blockbuster simply does not have. Many times
> people will have accounts on sites like www.dvdaficionado.com
> showcasing their entire DVD collections. Make one of these databases
> yourself, then just pick movies from other peoples' and send them a
> link to yours, telling them to pick the same number. After that all you
> have to do is exchange addresses, mail the movies, and then wait for
> them to arrive. Nothing feels better than just getting 10s of movies in
> the mail just out of nowhere too. It really brightens up your day when
> it happens.
>
> If you follow these 4 easy methods for acquiring movies, you will have
> way more than anyone you know in about a year. Just think about
> whoever you know with the most DVDs's collection, then think in one
> year you will have a way better one (unless of course its someone like
> me, Nugget Ned).
>
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