It'll upgrade your system from Starter to Home Premium.Trying to copy some old movies from the dusty DVDs lying around your home but running into roadblocks in the form of nasty encryption or annoying region locks? You’re going to either have to use some serious hacking skills and spend time breaking apart each piece of encryption or, and we definitely recommend this choice instead, buy the DVD-Cloner program, which works with both DVDs and Blu-rays and eats through locks and encryption methods like candy. Use the link near the top of the post, the one that takes you to the Giveaway of the Day site.Īs with all Giveaway of the Day deals, you must download and install the software before the stroke of midnight (PT) tonight.īonus deal: Did you buy a Netbook that came with Windows 7 Starter? Here's your chance to upgrade on the cheap: Circuit City has the Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade for $19.99 (plus $1.99 for shipping). Update: This is NOT the link where you should download the software. To find out more about DVD Copy (and its system requirements), see the developer's page. I especially like some of its other tools, like the option to remove FBI warnings and make the copied disc jump directly to the main menu (bypassing all the previews). In fact, the program offers eight different copy modes, including the option to split a DVD onto two blank discs (again, useful for single-layer media). It can perform 1:1-ratio copies or add compression (great for fitting movies onto single-layer discs). Unlike traditional DVD rippers, which convert movies into mobile-friendly video files, DVD Copy is designed expressly for copying DVDs to blank discs and/or your hard drive (in ISO format). Update: As always, you can find the registration code inside the readme file include with the download. And it comes with a year's worth of updates. The app is normally $50, and is widely regarded as one of the best in its class. But today only, Giveaway of the Day has DVDFab DVD Copy absolutely free. I'm also a fan of copying DVDs to my media-center hard drive for faster, easier viewing.Īlas, good, reliable copy utilities tend to be pricey.

That's why I sometimes like to make copies of the movies I own, just to have a backup. Just one problem: they're incredibly prone to scratches, and a scratched DVD is a non-playing DVD. DVDs may be on the way out, but for now they're still a pretty big part of movie-watching life.

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