Help! Copying DVD onto hard drive to watch at a later date- HOW???

I am very new to the world of MacBooks. Does anybody know if I am able to copy DVDS onto my hard drive to watch at a later date without having to carry disks. After some reasearch it appears i may have to download a program 'Mac Ripper.' Is this necessarily the case or am I able to do this without having to down load this program? I have the latest MacBook Pro OS X 10.4.8.
Any advice would be appreciated.
MacBook Pro   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

Yes, you'll need a ripping application of which MacTheRipper is a good choice. Once you've ripped a DVD to your hard drive you can play it using DVD Player (selecting "Open DVD Media" from the File menu).

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