dvd shrink works for most, not sony archos protection though, but there are workarounds.
I’m cheaper than you, i go to the public library and borrow a few dvd’s then copy them and take them back.
Also hitup your friends collections, ask if you can borrow a couple.
I have like 500 burned dvd’s.
I author them so that the only thing on the dvd is the movie, no gay trailers, or menus or stuff.
You can reauthor them in dvd shrink, it also improves quality if you are burning to dvd-5’s anyways.