[MPlayer-users] Cacheing dvd to hardrive as mpeg2 before encoding

[Sven Hartge]

Um 14:23 Uhr am 13.11.01 schrieb Jim Hull:

> I was under the impression that encoding dvd's straight from the dvd drive
> can cause undue stress on your dvd drive thus causing a shorter life span
> due to the slow reading process (where a normal dvd plays for around 1.5
> hours and the encoding process takes my machine 6 hours). Whats the
> validity of this, is there a chance of damage to the dvd drive when using
> mencoder to rip directly from the dvd drive ?

I don't think, this will damage your drive, as this is a normal operation,
which occurs everytime in normal "live", mostly when using data-DVD or
CDs.

S!