SlySoft sale AnyDVD HD lifetime for about $94

Hamish Campbell said:
I just wonder how good a lifetime sub will be when this software is eventually barred from sale and use everywhere in the first world when ACTA goes into effect.
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I was just reading the Wiki for the ACTA. Sounds like it should be going into effect right around the time my lifetime subscription expires. I think this is my favorite part: "The leaked document includes a provision to force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to provide information about suspected copyright infringers without a warrant and also conflicts with the burden of proof of guilt."
 
stainremover said:
personally i wouldn't buy anything from a company called 'slysoft' due to the name.
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Slysoft products always get a "10" rating in MaximumPC every year . I myself and as many others here have been using Slysoft goodies for years .... no worries mate .
 
stainremover said:
personally i wouldn't buy anything from a company called 'slysoft' due to the name.
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Personally I believe there are trolls or just plain dumb people that can't be bothered to do a little research all over forums and buy products based on looks or perception rather than actual performance. I guess your filling that quota.

It is a shady sounding name though, sounds like it is being sold out of a van down by the river.

I have been using it on and off trial period wise through the year and find it is worth the money.
 
MaxBurn said:
It is a shady sounding name though, sounds like it is being sold out of a van down by the river.
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couldn't help it

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Nice, I was actually thinking of putting in something from the S&L skit but I like seeing a new twist from the old candy picture.
 
MaxBurn said:
Nice, I was actually thinking of putting in something from the S&L skit but I like seeing a new twist from the old candy picture.
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it's good, but it would be better with slysoft's name or logo on it somewhere
 
robothunter said:
I was just reading the Wiki for the ACTA. Sounds like it should be going into effect right around the time my lifetime subscription expires. I think this is my favorite part: "The leaked document includes a provision to force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to provide information about suspected copyright infringers without a warrant and also conflicts with the burden of proof of guilt."
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I don't see Antigua on the list of countries involved in the negotiations. Does it have anything about distribution of software? Anydvd may be illegal in the U.S., but I suspect that it is not illegal in some countries.

Regardless, I have no problem with the software. If people use it to copy rented videos, then I do have a problem, but I don't see how that problem can be solved. If they want to ban it, then the studios need to include a managed copy of the movies to HTPCs and offer near free replacements of damaged disks.
 
i still yet to have a will buy acquire a bluray disc for any reason:( i think ill buy this anyway, this and a hardware drive for my htpc and ill only be out $200... if thats all it costs to add full bluray compatibility... well shit why not. maybe ill go rent my first bluray.
 
Srs question: say the mpaa finally hammers slysoft into the ground, do they end up just turning all the names of people who bought it then the mpaa will kill us?
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can anyone recommend a SATA BD-ROM for ripping under Windows 7 x64?
 
RADEoN said:
Srs question: say the mpaa finally hammers slysoft into the ground, do they end up just turning all the names of people who bought it then the mpaa will kill us?
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Serious answer:

Slysoft is based in Antigua. The MPAA has no power there. At worst, they send a mean text message and give the guys around the Slysoft watercooler a good laugh as they put out another update.
 
I started with CloneCD back in the late 90s, even buying a boxed copy delivered from Germany; after a while, when Elby sold off a bunch of the IP to Slysoft, I went ahead and bought the bundle to get the lifetime CloneCD, CloneDVD/CloneDVD2 and AnyDVD pack.

I've been using them for about 6 years or so, and I've NEVER had a disk AnyDVD couldn't unlock that wasn't physically damaged, such that even a regular DVD player couldn't play it straight.

However, I've never seen it said flat out that AnyDVD is not capable of unlocking BD or HDDVD; in fact, the software has areas that allude to it being able to rip BluRay or HDDVD.

So, is AnyDVD HD truly different from AnyDVD? If so, I probably need to get my long term sub upgraded (we don't BD yet, having just got our first HDTV on Black Friday, but I already own two of the BD/DVD combo sets). Also, does CloneDVD2 make BD disks, or would I need a different ripper/burner at that point? Works great on standard DVDs.
 
Apallohadas said:
Serious answer:

Slysoft is based in Antigua. The MPAA has no power there. At worst, they send a mean text message and give the guys around the Slysoft watercooler a good laugh as they put out another update.
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Ok I'm buying it then. I've had it but kept cracking it. Not because I'm cheap, but because I was afraid of the consequences.

Thanks.
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RGMBill said:
However, I've never seen it said flat out that AnyDVD is not capable of unlocking BD or HDDVD; in fact, the software has areas that allude to it being able to rip BluRay or HDDVD.

So, is AnyDVD HD truly different from AnyDVD? If so, I probably need to get my long term sub upgraded (we don't BD yet, having just got our first HDTV on Black Friday, but I already own two of the BD/DVD combo sets). Also, does CloneDVD2 make BD disks, or would I need a different ripper/burner at that point? Works great on standard DVDs.
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Let me flat out tell you that AnyDVD HD can remove the copy protection for Blu-ray and HD-DVD disc's. With it you can rip the entire disc to your hard drive or use a program like Ripbot 264 to encode directly from the disc to an mkv, mp4 or ACVHD. Blu-ray and HD-DVD copy protection bypassing is not available with the standard AnyDVD

I do not think that CloneDVD2 works with Blu-ray.
 
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since its available till the 31st, im waiting until i get a bluray drive. im sure one can be had for about $60 at some point in this month of december...
 
krupted said:
since its available till the 31st, im waiting until i get a bluray drive. im sure one can be had for about $60 at some point in this month of december...
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Like the $60 Blu-Ray reader from Newegg?
 
I have their whole suite of programs and I have to say they are the best...When they were announcing an end to the lifetime updates they gave you a chance to jump in and I bought another full suite of apps for my laptop. Absolutely the best apps IMO...
 
krupted said:
cough, burner. sorry.
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a BD Burner or a BD drive that can burn CDs and DVDs?

I really don't expect to see the former happen this year. I'd think the latter already exists, since BD/HDDVD readers/DVD burners were available for 100 bucks a year ago.
 
Volkum said:
My GGC-H20L has served me well so far. I think it may have been discontinued for a newer model, however.
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They definitely discontinued the BD/HD-DVD drives. Mine, unlike yours, has all but died (though it's under warranty). Once the replacement arrives, I'm going to make ISOs of every HD disk I have. I've put it off for months, but I don't want to wake up next year and find out I can't watch a dozen movies, along with the first season of BSG and Heroes.
 
nilepez said:
a BD Burner or a BD drive that can burn CDs and DVDs?

I really don't expect to see the former happen this year. I'd think the latter already exists, since BD/HDDVD readers/DVD burners were available for 100 bucks a year ago.
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bluray burner. not even in oem flavor you dont think? i dont even really know what theyve been running, i really dont care about bluray as i see everything going online (i get everything online and have been fine that way). the only thing i like about bluray is the idea someday it will replace all dvd drives, and well have 40 cent 25gb optical discs... (yeah right:( )
 
Lowest price I recall seeing on a Blu-Ray burner was $129/shipped from Newegg for the LG OEM drive. It's up to like $149+ right now IIRC. Depending on which batch you get, you might get the software/power/data cables, you might not. The one I ordered this week did have the screws/software/power+data cables in it. Took a gamble on it and saved like $50 vs. the retail boxed version. As for sub $100, yeah in 2010 but <$75, I'd say not likely except for a crazy sale, MIR or BF.
 
Hey, this is probably a dumb question, but I figure I should ask since I'm poor.

Is there any free/cheap alternative way to copy blu rays to hard drive?
 
jebo_4jc said:
Hey, this is probably a dumb question, but I figure I should ask since I'm poor.

Is there any free/cheap alternative way to copy blu rays to hard drive?
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DVDfab. However, the encryption (especially for BD+) is not at the same level as slysoft.
 
lgestle said:
DVDfab. However, the encryption (especially for BD+) is not at the same level as slysoft.
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so, basically the chances of a successful rip with DVDfab are lower than with Anydvd?
 
ir0nw0lf said:
Lowest price I recall seeing on a Blu-Ray burner was $129/shipped from Newegg for the LG OEM drive. It's up to like $149+ right now IIRC. Depending on which batch you get, you might get the software/power/data cables, you might not. The one I ordered this week did have the screws/software/power+data cables in it. Took a gamble on it and saved like $50 vs. the retail boxed version. As for sub $100, yeah in 2010 but <$75, I'd say not likely except for a crazy sale, MIR or BF.
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thats what i wanted to know, thank you. i could bear $100 for a bluray burner i guess, even though i know that in a couple years they'll all be $30:( this anydvd package is too good to pass up though, and i think i might actually try out some redbox $1 bluray rentals now.....
 
If I just purchased an AnydvdHD 1 yr subscription a few months ago, do I still have to pay full price for the discount?
 
EazyM3 said:
If I just purchased an AnydvdHD 1 yr subscription a few months ago, do I still have to pay full price for the discount?
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Go to the purchase page and scroll down. At the bottom, there is a link to enter your serial # and email address for an upgrade price. Not sure how this would work with the lifetime upgrade. Back when I did it, it was standard lifetime licenses and it was cheaper than buying it alone. At the time, it was 30 EUR instead of $79 EUR to upgrade to HD.
 
mdaniel said:
Go to the purchase page and scroll down. At the bottom, there is a link to enter your serial # and email address for an upgrade price. Not sure how this would work with the lifetime upgrade. Back when I did it, it was standard lifetime licenses and it was cheaper than buying it alone. At the time, it was 30 EUR instead of $79 EUR to upgrade to HD.
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Good for you, but it didn't work for me. When I enter my legit serial number, it doesn't even recognize it?! I guess I'll just have to buy it all over again.
 
I'd email them with a note reference your issue and see if they can't correct it. Beat spending an extra 40 EUR or so.
 
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