http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/ Engadget HD Comments for 90 percent of consumers think they should be allowed to back up DVDs http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Apr 9th 2009 4:05PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Apr 9th 2009 4:09PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/
2. National Consumers League
2a. Opinion Research conducted it

3 & 4. Just go here:
http://www.contentagenda.com/contents/pdf/ncl_dvdsurvey_report_04062009.pdf

Try using the read link, and you'll get all the info you need.]]>Apr 9th 2009 4:13PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Apr 9th 2009 4:14PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/
Also, what could be simpler than popping a DVD into a player and watching it. Certainly not ripping it to a hard drive.]]>Apr 9th 2009 4:17PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Apr 9th 2009 5:09PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Apr 9th 2009 5:34PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/
Jon, there is absolutely no way ripping DVDs (and playing them from a hard drive) won't consume much more of your time. Hard drives are cheap, but DVD players are cheaper and everyone has one already. Don't forget buying the software, and media player/networking equipment if you're going to play them from your computer. That has to be setup too. It's simply not a good trade off given the exceedingly unlikely event of a broken DVD.]]>Apr 9th 2009 6:18PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Apr 9th 2009 4:24PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/
Plus, those stream from my server to the TVIX devices (in .ISO format, so preserves chapters and alternate soundtracks).

My originals remain un-damaged :)]]>Apr 10th 2009 6:02PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/
18% of respondents have actually tried copying a DVD? Wow... that's very high. After further reading of the actual report: "1,000 online surveys were administered to adults 18-64".

This report is skewed for tech savvy.
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Sure, it would be a bummer if I couldn't get a replacement DVD (or BD) but the chances of that is slim enough that I can not be bothered to go through the hassle of making a copy.

I honestly do not think this survey is very representative and I think it's a wee bit arrogant to say that those that didn't think they really needed to back up a DVD didn't understand the question. ]]>Apr 9th 2009 4:37PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Apr 9th 2009 5:10PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/
Where did you get your information? I'm pretty sure when you buy a DVD, you're paying for that particular copy of it, not a "license to watch that movie" as you say. If what you're saying is true, you could buy a DVD, then decide the next day you want another one, so you could just walk into Walmart and grab another one and walk out without paying because you already paid for the "license" the day before.

I'm never heard this whole "paying for the license" theory.]]>Apr 9th 2009 5:18PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Apr 9th 2009 5:24PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/
Even your little diatribe illustrated that you didn't understand the question, despite your claims to the contrary. The question was whether or not WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO back up our DVDs. Not "do you currently," "do you want to," "do you feel the need to," "do you want to know how to," or any other question that wasn't the one that was asked. It's a rights issue, and one you should support whether or not you feel compelled to exercise that right.]]>Apr 9th 2009 7:39PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Apr 10th 2009 2:30AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Apr 10th 2009 7:09PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Apr 11th 2009 2:39AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Apr 9th 2009 4:46PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Apr 10th 2009 5:35AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Apr 9th 2009 5:13PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Netflix is a pirates dream. ]]>Apr 9th 2009 5:20PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Apr 9th 2009 6:09PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/
Do they ask for permission before going to the bathroom, too?]]>Apr 9th 2009 9:33PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/
I think the MPAA should just stay out of my house. I buy the disc. I take it home. What happens then is none of their business (unless I share it publicly. In which case, they have every right to say something.)]]>Apr 9th 2009 9:35PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Apr 10th 2009 1:51AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/Apr 10th 2009 3:35PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/04/09/90-percent-of-consumers-think-they-should-be-allowed-to-back-up/
It's less cool now that I've gone blu and DVDs are so VHS to me. ]]>Apr 10th 2009 11:59PM