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I'm in the process of ripping down all of my dvds to a hard drive and running them through a media-center pc. Completely uncompressed and with every feature kept, a standard dvd costs less than $1.00 to store (we are now down to less than $0.20 per gig on external hard drives). Once ripped, the movies don't skip and they're very easy to back up if you use two hard drives on a RAID 0.

This eliminates the need for even slim-line or paper cases, as actual discs can be filed (in original packaging) in a box and kept in the basement or attic. It also eliminates the hassle of searching for the movie you want to watch.