Yes.
The other methods are just limited to the players that have an internal DVD drive. External ones can be connected with USB or Ethernet to your PC – they’re simply less hassle than opening up your computer case and disconnecting everything inside in order to pour the lubricant on the gears, pop open the DVD-drive cartridge, rifle through your CDs or DVDs for an old one to rip it onto your hard drive (without harming the original), wait until it’s finished ripping, then close things back up again.”…