Yeah I know... and I don't have time to work on my car. UGH. Hehe.

Well, I finally broke down and got the LG DVD Writer, and some blank DVDs...
LG GSA-4163BI RTL For the DVD
and
The Verbatim 8x 4.7 GB DVD+R Spindle (100 Discs) For the media.

I have two questions.

First, I've got a nasty headache reading about all the different software to copy DVDs. I've read a bunch of forums, and sites, etc. and I have to say... I'm confused. Just when I think I have it narrowed down I dont! -- Some people say there are plenty of free programs out there, others say the better onces aren't. So my first question is, if I want to be able to backup just about any of my vast DVD collection, what would you recommend?

Second, What do you think of the combo I bought above?

Pete