"or maybe someone would like to make an empeg like device that we could rip all of our movies to that way we could watch our entire collection without getting up from the couch. "

I've been wondering when someone would do something like this. It would be great to set up a server with all my DVDs on it and stream the movies to my TVs on demand. As I've recently started buying X-Files and Star Trek: TNG seasons on DVD, this would be awesome for pre-bedtime viewing!