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There's more coating on a DVD, but the coating on a blu-ray is more abrasion resistant. Things might not work exactly the same between DVDs and blu-rays if you try a sanding technique. That's good to know, thanks for mentioning it and providing the link. Maybe I'll research other polish options and...

Thanks everyone for the helpful feedback. It's good to know that some DVD ripping problems may go away with a higher quality Pioneer drive. I fully intend to get one, possibly from Billy that's already flashed. When I checked his page it looked like all but one model is out of stock. At a glance, th...

I'm using MakeMKV for the first time to backup my family's collection of DVDs. Some of the discs were bought new 10-12 years ago and some are more recent. None are in perfect shape but all of them load and play in a cheap portable DVD player, the kind with built-in screen. Because they all play in t...