Lifehacker has recently posted a far superior article: Turn your PC into a DVD ripping monster that covers pretty much everything I had mentioned in my original article plus much more, let’s face it they are just plain better then me.

Commercial DVDs are far too expensive to let scratches turn your video into a glorified coaster, but most people still don’t back up their DVD collection. Let’s take a look at the best ways to back up and play any DVD rip on your home computer, along with how to burn a DVD rip back to a playable DVD.

Make sure you check out the article and download both DVD Rip and DVD Shrink. They are both very useful and simple to use programs, not to mention they are completely free.