I have a couple hundred DVDs. First thing I do when I get them is rip to DVD files(dvdFab), re-author with DVD shrink to just get the movie instead of the all the "non fast forward" garbage you have to sit through. Then I put the original back in the case and burn the ISO to a Taiyo Yuden blank. If my neice wrecks it up with peanut butter, I just burn another. The only downside, I have probably a terabyte worth of hard disk space filled with ISOs.
I certainly can recommend leaving your master copy out of general rotation (haven't scratched DVDs yet, except for the ocassional odd drop or time that the player closes the door while I'm insterting or removing the disc).
I have got quite a few scratched CDs these days (especially from having too many in my car, where cases get cracks or even they float loose in proximity to the case when some or all of the teeth in the center hub break).
Whereas hometaping used to be considered "fair use" of titles you purchased, the Clintonian DMCA (or is it DCMA) says that you no longer have that Constitutional right because the data is protected by a digital block.
I've ben helping the manufactures and picking up some big disks at the fire sell's....
Here is one:
SEAGATE 400GB PATA ST3400632A-RK. Seagate 3.5" PATA Internal Hard Drive:
Outpost #: 4596287
* 7200 RPM
* 16Mb Buffer
* Regular Price:$189.99
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Seagate 3.5 PATA Internal Hard Drive
Price: $ 99.99
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Hopefully they will get another refill.....