Real Networks, best known for its ties to the Rhapsody music service and RealPlayer multimedia software, announced Monday the release of a DVD copy and playback program at DEMOfall 08 in San Diego. RealDVD lets users copy DVDs to hard drives for later playback.

Ryan Lukin, spokesperson for Real Networks said, “It’s very fair for someone to save a DVD to a portable drive and want the ability, flexibility to watch on his or her home computer, work computer, etc.”

Real Need?

Real Networks says average consumers have more than 50 DVDs and shuffling through the stack is time-consuming and discs can get damaged. The company estimates that more than $16 billion has been spent on DVDs.

The company plus claims that running DVDs off a hard drive consumes far less ability than playing a movie on optical drives, particularly laptops. The software preserves all the original features of the DVD, including […]

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