It was very expensive, I thought it would just come with a Bluray for me to rip… but it did not. Very recently, I bought True Romance on 4K from Arrow Films. I’ve no regret about the one-time payment, it’s probably the best purchase I’ve ever made, considering that I use it on all my Blurays. I did that for a while, until I got sick of the license expiring every month… so I did pay (or “donate”) for the software.

It’s free as long as you get a new license from them every month. Instead, I went with a free Bluray ripper called MakeMKV, which I really liked. You can buy a “lifetime” subscription for $200, but I chose not to. In those early days, I did recommend a paid program called DVDFab … but, as the program shifted to a subscription model for Bluray, I couldn’t support the software anymore. Since the early 2000s, I’ve been ripping my DVDs, as a form of backup… and also a way for me to easily access my films and television shows. If you know me, you know that I own multiple thousands of DVDs and Blurays.

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