DVD X Copy Platinum is no longer the program you can use to burn for your hard drive! The pressure from the movie industry has forced the authors of DVD X Copy Platinum to remove the possibility for burning for your hard drive. This, and the draconian anti-piracy protections, will prevent you from legitimate DVD copying as well. Too bad!
DVD X Copy Platinum for PlayStation games is also not usable any more. Many games have unbreakable copy protections, so even if you succeed in copying the DVD, the copy you will have will be a not working one. But you may want to try a couple of times because you still have a small chance of success.
The reason why all this is happening is because many people abused the features of DVD X Copy Platinum and performed illegal activities. It is sad that because of abusers honest users are deprived of DVD X Copy Platinum. The program was banned in 2003 and there are no more genuine copies of it, not to mention technical support.
Fake copies of the real 321 Studio product are still available but they have nothing to do with the supreme quality of the original. You have no guarantee that these cheap programs will work for you. There is no support either and the worst is that these fakes can be discontinued at any time, if authorities manage to capture their authors.
A decent substitute for personal use is DVD NeXt Copy. DVD NeXt copy is great for creating spare copies of your DVDs. 1 Click DVD Copy is also an alternative because it is easy to use. Both DVD NeXt Copy and 1 Click DVD Copy come with support and extras, which will help you create great copies of your DVDs.
Buying a legitimate DVD copying program has the advantage that you can always contact their support team if you encounter a problem. Also, you might be entitled to free updates, which is great if copy protection algorithms change in the meantime.
DVD X Copy PlayStation games can be used only if you manage to find a crack for the codes, which are built into the program. For many people this is unacceptable and if you are reluctant to do it personally, ask a friend to help you. Forums are one of the places where you can ask for help, if you are searching for a solution how to copy a DVD for personal use only. Don?t risk copying DVDs for profit because the penalties are severe.
Truthfully, I can totally understand why companies have to safeguard their products against illegal copy and resale. However, it is a shame, for the people who want to preserve movies and other DVD material for personal use; they should not have to pay more just to maintain what they already possess. Fortunately, although DVD X Copy Platinum Burning for Hard Drive is no longer available for authentic sale and support, you still have some options for copying your priceless DVDs.