USB DVD reader/burner i bought in 2013 died today. Lasted long enough. Suddenly every CD/DVD were "copy protected" or was unable to be read. Tried with older DVDs and same results. Stashed up with 2 new DVD/R's today, who knows if they will be available in 5 years. Should buy a USB Blueray/R for the same reason, but i only have 3 Blueray movies and i have them on DVD too (Star Wars, Big Lebowsky and 5th Element). Once you learn that VLC has a Sharpen mode that makes any shitty DVD into a sharp and crisp movie, you kind of forget about Blueray movies.