How to Backup my DVDs?

Since a normal life of DVD discs is around three years, so if you do not want to buy one DVD movie for several times, you'd better create a DVD backup anyway. In this article, we will teach you some feasible DVD backup solutions and you can choose one of them that most suitable for you.

DVD Backup solution 1: DVD to DVD Copy

At the DVD backup level, DVD to DVD copy is supposed to be a solution closest to origin. With a decent DVD Copy software, like BDlot DVD Clone Ultimate, you can make perfect 1:1 DVD clone within minutes. If your tool does not decompress / compress DVD video / audio data from source disc to target disc, you are still gifted as original DVD's 6 channel surrounding sound and razor sharp image.

On condition that you have several DVD players in living room, on your computer and vehicle-mounted automotive DVD, then one single disc is surely not enough for so many purposes. And the best way out is clone your DVD to another blank DVD R / RW disc.

DVD Backup solution 2: DVD to Hard Drive

With the impacts of HTPC, console players and online streaming services, less and less people are willing to stick to the flank of the televisions. And, due to the successful rising of Hardware Acceleration, for instance, CUDA technology, computers' graphic cards also endow users with ful-HD visual enjoyment. More importantly, rapidly increased hard drive storage, say 1TB, gives big enough space for user to build an ample size DVD movie collection.

Copying DVD to Hard drive, there are three methods that keep original DVD movie info intact:

1. Clone DVD to ISO image, which is playable on popular media players like VLC.

2. Copy DVD to VIDEO_TS folder. The only difference between a DVD disc and VIDEO_TS folder is they are saved in different place. While after removing DVD copy protections, VIDEO_TS folder become accessible for video editing tools.

3. Backup DVD to single MPEG-2 file. Born in MPEG family, MPEG2 is one of the video formats who have best compatibility. By converting DVD to MPEG2 file, you can play back them on your HTPC, PS3, Xbox 360. etc.

DVD Backup solution 3: DVD to Mobile!

This is very impressive and exciting! Imagine that you can save 3 or 5 DVD movies on your mobile phone or tablet PC, and put on your earphones, and then you will make subway home a theatre.

Last year we see a fierce competition among iPad / iPad 2 and its followers, but regarding view DVD videos, all tablet PCs are competent for this mission. You can backup DVD to iPad, DVD to Xoom, or Galaxy Tab or wherever you are along with on the go.

So far iPhone 4 is wildly accepted as best smart phone ever, although Google Android closely followed (Windows 7 phone also attempts). And with reliable DVD to iPhone Ripper software, you can take advantage of iPhone 4's 960 x 640 retina display.