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[Anerythristic]

I have hundreds upon hundreds of DVDs. Shelving...everywhere. I am considering for space concerns losing the cases and putting the disks in CD/DVD albums. What type of idea is this ? Is it common? Insane? Keep the cases in boxes in a closet or recycle then if I'm sure I'm keeping the movies?

 

[Xabora]

If you want to get rid of the cases its not a bad idea. (Some places might even allow you to sell the cases too if you get rid of the paper material)
Make sure you get a decent case, and alphabetize the cases for the DVDs/Blu-Rays or else you will be searching tons of cases to find a copy of movie.

 

[yonder]

Ever since I heard of the first CD album storage thingy I got told that keeping CDs in them would damage them over time. Is there any truth to this?

 

[mrklaw]

I did this. Worked a treat when I had 600+ DVDs. Sold most of them to prepare for building up my blurays.

I use caselogic folders that will hold around 240 discs each. I labelled each slot with a little sticky label, then in my cataloguing software (DVDpedia) I assign each DVD/bluray a location. Then now and then when I've added a few discs I'll print out a summary report - just title, location, running time, age rating etc. which is in alphabetical order.

that way I get the bonus of not needing to worry about putting them in alphabetically or anything - just whack the discs in the first available free slot, then the software tells me where they are.

now instead of my DVDs taking up two full bookcases, they all fit in a small cupboard next to my AV kit, and my wife is way happier.

 

[Cataferal]

I tried this before because i ran out of space for my DVDs. Problem is, if anyone browses your collection, they'll constantly be asking questions like:

"What's it about"
"How long is it? I don't have time for an epic..."

And so on. The box-art often encourages people to make a decision.

 

[Gary Whitta]

Madness. I love my shelves. And the great thing about Blu-rays is they take up less space so you can cram more in.

Can't wait for the first 100-disc carousel BD player, though

 

[Outcast2004]

I have hundreds upon hundreds of DVDs. Shelving...everywhere. I am considering for space concerns losing the cases and putting the disks in CD/DVD albums. What type of idea is this ? Is it common? Insane? Keep the cases in boxes in a closet or recycle then if I'm sure I'm keeping the movies?

They'll end up scratched.
The friction of moving them in and out of the album will scratch them up

 

[mrklaw]

I tried this before because i ran out of space for my DVDs. Problem is, if anyone browses your collection, they'll constantly be asking questions like:

"What's it about"
"How long is it? I don't have time for an epic..."

And so on. The box-art often encourages people to make a decision.

I have two reports - one is a simple one line per item summary which I update regularly. The other is a longer form, 5 movies per page with boxart, summary, MPAA/BBFC rating, running time etc. People can still browse but its way more compact than looking at a bookcase of stuff - you can choose while sitting on the sofa.

sounds like a lot of work but not really. DVD profiler on PC does the report for you once you've added your movies to it. (dvdpedia/delicious library on the mac).

 

[Like the hat?]

i've thought about doing this with my disc-based games. moving all the games into a binder of some kind and putting the cases in storage.

then i realized i was lazy. my fear is spending all the time to organize them alphabetically, and then buying a new game that starts with like K or L, and having to move all the discs one by one to get them in order again.

 

[Giant Robot]

i've seen some DIY where people buy blank 2 sided cd cases and store the movies in there. Cuts the library in half.

I on the other hand enjoying looking at the case/artwork etc

 

[FnordChan]

A friend of mine with a very large DVD collection was able to condense series and such by using small multi-disc cases the size of a single regular DVD case. If a show was, say, six regular DVDs, he'd use the cover of the first disc so folks knew what they were looking at on the shelf and kept the entire show in there. This worked really well with a lot of older anime releases. I'm not entirely sure what sort of case he used, but this six DVD case or this 8 DVD case might do the trick.

FnordChan

 

[Anerythristic]

A friend of mine with a very large DVD collection was able to condense series and such by using small multi-disc cases the size of a single regular DVD case. If a show was, say, six regular DVDs, he'd use the cover of the first disc so folks knew what they were looking at on the shelf and kept the entire show in there. This worked really well with a lot of older anime releases. I'm not entirely sure what sort of case he used, but this six DVD case or this 8 DVD case might do the trick.

FnordChan

That's an interesting idea also, Thanks!

 

[Hilbert]

I had too many dvds, so I decided to rip them all to my computer and stream them to my TV via the xbox. It works great, I don't have to worry about putting disks back in cases, switching disks, and all my dvds and cases are in a box in the closet if I ever want them.

 

[Marty Chinn]

I had too many dvds, so I decided to rip them all to my computer and stream them to my TV via the xbox. It works great, I don't have to worry about putting disks back in cases, switching disks, and all my dvds and cases are in a box in the closet if I ever want them.

I'm a quality whore so I would unfortunately want to just create dvd ISOs and at 6 to 8 gigs a pop, that adds up fast =) One of these days I'll save enough money for enough HDD space. Right now, it would take 2 TB to store 125 movies/discs on my server.

 

[Booser]

I love the cases as much as the actual dvds. Go to hell multi disc cases.

 

[Xabora]

This is what your looking for:
http://www.meritline.com/cd-dvd-510-holder-wallet-holders-wallets-ehj510.html

 

[SlaughterX]

I have over 700 movies, and I keep almost all of my discs in books or spindles (I would have them all in books but they are expensive and I've been spending the money for that on more media). Most of my DVD cases are in Southern IL, I didn't have the means to move them up here right now so it was my only choice, but I would never think about throwing it all away, I like to have stuff to display, not to mention incomplete movies kill the resell value.

 

[Jasoco]

I had too many dvds, so I decided to rip them all to my computer and stream them to my TV via the xbox. It works great, I don't have to worry about putting disks back in cases, switching disks, and all my dvds and cases are in a box in the closet if I ever want them.

Me too, except that I have my DVD's all on a shelf. I wish I had a way to rip my Blu-Rays too. Not that they'd play on my Xbox. But I guess if I ever got a way to rip my BD's I'd switch to a new Intel Mac mini to take over for playback.

Spoiler

Fuck the PS3

 

[commish]

I have hundreds upon hundreds of DVDs. Shelving...everywhere. I am considering for space concerns losing the cases and putting the disks in CD/DVD albums. What type of idea is this ? Is it common? Insane? Keep the cases in boxes in a closet or recycle then if I'm sure I'm keeping the movies?

I did that long ago, at least for my DVDs. My Blu-rays are still in their cases.

 

[inner-G]

Me too, except that I have my DVD's all on a shelf. I wish I had a way to rip my Blu-Rays too. Not that they'd play on my Xbox. But I guess if I ever got a way to rip my BD's I'd switch to a new Intel Mac mini to take over for playback.

Spoiler

Fuck the PS3

Won't a mac mini chug if you play a high bitrate video @ 1080/30fps?

 

[atomsk]

Won't a mac mini chug if you play a high bitrate video @ 1080/30fps?

streaming, probably. if you're using the tv as a PC monitor and just full screening playback, it works just fine. I downloaded the 1080p NIN footage, and it plays just fine

 

[Amzin]

I've got a 300-disc case for my movies/tv shows (don't have near the money to blow on it some of you seem to ), a ~100 disc one for my PC games, a like 50 disc one for console stuff, and 2x 100 for music cds (which are both full and now I would need at least one more, but probably not going to bother with the music cds~)

Had no problems with dvd's not playing or anything, I'm sure it's a little more wear than just the normal dvd cases but it's way easier for me at the moment. Old cases are just sitting out of the way for now.

 

[Westonian]

Please put all of your DVDs and Blu-ray discs in one or two large caselogic binders. It's much, much easier to steal that way.

Thanks,

Burglars.

 

[inner-G]

streaming, probably. if you're using the tv as a PC monitor and just full screening playback, it works just fine. I downloaded the 1080p NIN footage, and it plays just fine

My friend is an Apple nut, and he had 'acquired' BD rips that he couldn't play back for beans on mini. Maybe it could've been a compression issue or something.

They were super high bitrate though, like 9GB per movie.

 

[Anerythristic]

Please put all of your DVDs and Blu-ray discs in one or two large caselogic binders. It's much, much easier to steal that way.

Thanks,

Burglars.

I know I've weighed that option.

I am still leaning towards putting them in a caselogic type folder or the metal case Xabora showed is an interesting idea. I love the cases they are something substancial but my shelves are wood and black in color and the space these movies take up and the dusting...ugh

 

[Swedomu]

This:

 

[BobLoblaw]

Please put all of your DVDs and Blu-ray discs in one or two large caselogic binders. It's much, much easier to steal that way.

Thanks,

Burglars.

It's also easier to hide so you burglars can't find it.

Thanks,

Common Sense

 

[Gallbaro]

I use MyMovies and a Drobo.

 

[mrklaw]

Won't a mac mini chug if you play a high bitrate video @ 1080/30fps?

the 2.0GHz ones are fine. 1.83 can struggle occasionally.


you can rip bluray via linux and a PS3 if you have the inclination. or buy a USB bluray drive - readers aren't expensive.

Ripping is quite simple apparantly as long as you want to keep the original quality

I'm ripping all my DVDs to playback on my mini + plex but can't be bothered with my blurays - too many and will get more, and HDD space too difficult to organise. couple of terabytes ok, more than that and it gets unwieldy.

 

[bjaelke]

I tried this before because i ran out of space for my DVDs. Problem is, if anyone browses your collection, they'll constantly be asking questions like:

"What's it about"
"How long is it? I don't have time for an epic..."

And so on. The box-art often encourages people to make a decision.

IMDB should do the trick.

 

[Cyan]

Huh. When I read the thread title, I assumed the question would be: what's the point?

 

[CiSTM]

This is what your looking for:
http://www.meritline.com/cd-dvd-510-holder-wallet-holders-wallets-ehj510.html

This saved my life. I had over 1000 dvds and when I moved to new apartment i decided that i won't bring the covers with me. I bought couple of those boxes and never been happier.

EDIT: I still do have the cases though... I ditched all the cases in my parents home... If i someday want them back :lol Probably don't but it's hard to let go :lol :lol :lol

 

[half a moon]

I like having the cases, but, I don't have a huge collection.. so..

 

[atomsk]

My friend is an Apple nut, and he had 'acquired' BD rips that he couldn't play back for beans on mini. Maybe it could've been a compression issue or something.

They were super high bitrate though, like 9GB per movie.

also depends on the ram. i've got the core2 1.66 with 2 gigs of ram

the raw 1080p NIN footage is between 7-12 gigs each 40 minute file

 

[inner-G]

also depends on the ram. i've got the core2 1.66 with 2 gigs of ram

the raw 1080p NIN footage is between 7-12 gigs each 40 minute file

Ah, his only has 1GB, maybe that could be it.

 

[Kagami]

I used to put my discs in binders but over time I found it to be annoying.
I'm actually currently in the process of undoing years of using binders and moving to shelves. Fortunately my collection isn’t as big as some people’s yet.

Using binders, finding this discs you want is harder, the binders themselves are big and have to go somewhere (not to mention cost more than you’d expect, if you’ve not done this before), you can't really store them on top of each other because of the weight, and the actual physical process of removing/replacing a disc from/into its sleeve is just plain slower.

If you have a disc out for a few days you'll probably need to put the binder back to get it out of the way, but then you'll have to pull it back out, open it, and find the disc’s spot again later when you want to put the disc back. The binders themselves are susceptible to torn pages/sleeves and broken zippers. And god help you if you buy binders that don’t have removable/rearrangeable pages. Even if you do, you’ll still be pulling out discs and moving them around within the individual 8-discs-per-page sets when you add new ones. You do some rearranging over time with shelves, too, of course, but carefully inserting/removing bare discs and binder pages is a lot slower than just grabbing groups of DVD cases off shelves.

Unless you want to spend time scanning the covers + any booklets and such, then you lose convenient access to the information and photos and such contained in them if you’re boxing up the cases somewhere. Box artwork, booklet artwork, production notes, postcards, whatever else is in the cases, you wind up sealing all that away never to be seen again.

You still have to figure out what to do with any additional trinkets that came with limited editions, which, depending on what kind of shelving you use, you could otherwise just stick on the shelf alongside/behind the disc cases.

Worst of all, you lose the ability to show off your mass of shelves on GAF.
You gonna pull out and open all the storage boxes/tubs + binders anytime you want to take a photo? Pffft.