Is it bad to pack DVD's tightly together?
03-04-05, 06:44 PM
#1
Inane Thread Master, 2018 TOTY
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Are any of us really anywhere?
Posts: 49,443
Received 912 Likes
on
772 Posts
Is it bad to pack DVD's tightly together?
I have my DVD's side by side on nice wood shelves, but sometimes they don't fit exact, meaning I either have to pack them tight or else they are too loose on the shelf. So, if they are packed tight would that be bad, cause any undo wear on the cases or anything? Keep in mind that most of them are Special Editions and have cardboard cases, some are plastic.
Just wondering what anyone thinks or if anyone has similar notions and experiences...
Just wondering what anyone thinks or if anyone has similar notions and experiences...
03-04-05, 08:07 PM
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Clemson, SC
Posts: 520
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I have this shelf and the three dividing columns sometimes forces me to squeeze in DVDs which seems to apply a fair amount of pressure to the DVDs in that section. I usually try not to have too much pressure though because I'm afraid that it will bend and cause damage to my digipacks, particularly multi-disc sets.
03-04-05, 08:18 PM
#4
DVD Talk Hero
You probably shouldn't pack them in too tightly. Doing so could put stress on the packaging -- scuff up the clear plastic on keepcases, wrinkle/crease digipaks, or press rings/scuffs into the artwork inlays where they're in contact with depressions in the plastic keepcases.
If you're not concerned about the condition of the packaging, it probably wouldn't harm the actual DVDs.
I don't pack mine too tightly. As long as I can pull a DVD from my shelf without having it drag its neighbors along with it, it's okay.
If you're not concerned about the condition of the packaging, it probably wouldn't harm the actual DVDs.
I don't pack mine too tightly. As long as I can pull a DVD from my shelf without having it drag its neighbors along with it, it's okay.
03-05-05, 01:16 AM
#6
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 2,065
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
If the packaging is not too sturdy (e.g. digipacks that don't have perspex disk holders) packing them in really tight could cause the disks inside to crack.
Yes, it happened to me with one or two
Now I give them a little room to breathe.
Yes, it happened to me with one or two
Now I give them a little room to breathe.
03-05-05, 12:48 PM
#7
Inane Thread Master, 2018 TOTY
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Are any of us really anywhere?
Posts: 49,443
Received 912 Likes
on
772 Posts
Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
More likely to cause damage to the packaging as opposed to the DVDs inside.
i can take them out just barely without taking its neighbor with it.
03-05-05, 04:07 PM
#8
DVD Talk Special Edition
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 1,391
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
This is so annoying. For me, it's very often that shelves are either very loose or very tight. For the former, if I try to put another DVD in it becomes too tight. Sometimes I move DVDs a little out of alphabetical order just for the sake of using the shelves more efficiently.
03-05-05, 04:36 PM
#9
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,546
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by natevines
Sometimes I move DVDs a little out of alphabetical order just for the sake of using the shelves more efficiently.
03-05-05, 04:39 PM
#10
Moderator
Originally Posted by TomOpus
I try to keep my DVDs firm but not tight.
On my shelf, some rows are tighter and some rows are looser. I'll err on the side of accessibility and nice packaging to space economy.
03-05-05, 04:57 PM
#11
Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: southern il
Posts: 77
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by brooke789
I have this shelf and the three dividing columns sometimes forces me to squeeze in DVDs which seems to apply a fair amount of pressure to the DVDs in that section. I usually try not to have too much pressure though because I'm afraid that it will bend and cause damage to my digipacks, particularly multi-disc sets.
hey, i have this rack too and face the same problem, but i wanted to ask you if you have a problem fixing the shelfs to w/ extra space. it seems on the bottom part i cant set it up w/out have some sort of space of like 6 inches or so and it throws the whole the off. it bugs me.
03-05-05, 05:25 PM
#12
Banned
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: So. Illinois
Posts: 3,019
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by TomOpus
I try to keep my DVDs firm but not tight.
Whoops, looks like someone else beat it to me.
Well...anyway...
03-05-05, 05:32 PM
#13
Inane Thread Master, 2018 TOTY
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Are any of us really anywhere?
Posts: 49,443
Received 912 Likes
on
772 Posts
Originally Posted by natevines
This is so annoying. For me, it's very often that shelves are either very loose or very tight. For the former, if I try to put another DVD in it becomes too tight. Sometimes I move DVDs a little out of alphabetical order just for the sake of using the shelves more efficiently.
03-05-05, 07:31 PM
#14
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 2,065
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by scott1598
not really worried at all about the DVD's inside
03-05-05, 08:15 PM
#15
Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Posts: 74
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Hi--
Speaking as someone with ARCHIVE and Museum knowledge-- you should never pack any media, including books, too tightly; HOWEVER you want the items on the shelf tightly enough that they aren't going to fall over by themselves. The nice thing about DVDs is that like CD's they don't *care* if they are vertical or horizontal, it's not going to hurt the DVD either way (I keep my vertical so I can read the spines easier).
VHS you want to kept VERTICAL and re-wound, but with DVD it doesn't matter.
Oh-- and whoever mentioned the possibility of raised print pressing into whatever is next to it, was absolutely RIGHT-- in that respect it's like books, if you can leave a bit more space around your packages with raised print, then do so.
take care,
Brit TV fan
Speaking as someone with ARCHIVE and Museum knowledge-- you should never pack any media, including books, too tightly; HOWEVER you want the items on the shelf tightly enough that they aren't going to fall over by themselves. The nice thing about DVDs is that like CD's they don't *care* if they are vertical or horizontal, it's not going to hurt the DVD either way (I keep my vertical so I can read the spines easier).
VHS you want to kept VERTICAL and re-wound, but with DVD it doesn't matter.
Oh-- and whoever mentioned the possibility of raised print pressing into whatever is next to it, was absolutely RIGHT-- in that respect it's like books, if you can leave a bit more space around your packages with raised print, then do so.
take care,
Brit TV fan
03-05-05, 10:57 PM
#17
Moderator
"You're right, no human being would stack DVDs like this..."
03-06-05, 11:31 AM
#19
Inane Thread Master, 2018 TOTY
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Are any of us really anywhere?
Posts: 49,443
Received 912 Likes
on
772 Posts
Originally Posted by Squirrel God
Good attitude. Doesn't matter if you can't play the disks, so long as the packaging looks good
03-06-05, 09:32 PM
#20
DVD Talk Special Edition
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,582
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Mike Lowrey
Whoops, looks like someone else beat it to me.
On Topic: when in doubt, I always err to the side of a little too loose than packing the DVDs so tightly that they pull out the one(s) next to them. But, like many others, overall space is getting to be a BIG problem.
Last edited by Al_Tahoe; 03-06-05 at 09:36 PM.
03-07-05, 12:46 PM
#22
Banned
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: So. Illinois
Posts: 3,019
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by skiblet
same goes with hanging your clothes in the closet. they need space, so the fabric can breathe.
03-07-05, 02:47 PM
#25
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Clemson, SC
Posts: 520
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by sxwxs
hey, i have this rack too and face the same problem, but i wanted to ask you if you have a problem fixing the shelfs to w/ extra space. it seems on the bottom part i cant set it up w/out have some sort of space of like 6 inches or so and it throws the whole the off. it bugs me.