That's a good analogy. I have a few of those collection which are 10+ years old and haven't been looked at for a while. I should check the discs out.
Making backups via MakeMKV is a good suggestion, although I'd have to expand my hard drive storage considerably to back everything up. I have...
I recently pulled out my DVD from one of those Warner DVD boxed collections. I'd never watched it, even though I'd had the set for years. I was checking out some of the dance numbers (which are incredible) and was dismayed to find that the disc locked up about half way through. Tried it on...