It depends if they're DOWNLOADING movies and burning them. Are they ripping the DVD and compressing it into some DiVX or MPEG format then reburning it? It's probably likely that it's a DIRECT COPY burn just like on CDs. Quality... you won't be able to tell the difference if so. If it's downloaded, yes but the quality is QUITE impressive if it's a 700-1.5 gig MPG/DIVX compressed movie. The more you compress/change formats the lesser the quality will be. This also takes a long time. Chances are, they're doing direct copies.
how good are burnt dvd's?
I have a couple buddys of mine that are burning a bunch of dvd's for there own collection. They are always asking me if i want any or want to borrow them. My question is are they just as good as store bought ones or even dvd's I get from Netflix? Is the audio quality the same? video quality? Is it noticable? If its not recorded the right way, could it hurt my system? Speakers etc? I would just hate to spend all my time and money trying to build the perfect system, only to cheap out in the end. thanks for your help.