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Old 11-01-03, 01:33 AM
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I just converted all my snappers to keepcases last week. It makes my collection look alot better. Luckily, I only had about 20 or so. I just hated having to waste a shelf of my dvd rack to hold snappers. From now on, if any movie I really want comes out in a snapper, I will wait until Hollywood Video sells it previously viewed, since all their new releases are already in keepcases.
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Old 11-01-03, 04:20 AM
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I don't mind snappers at all. Although, if you've got little rugrats runnin' around (who have a habit of knocking over your cool refreshing beverages that are parked on the end-table next to your stack of snapper-housed Digital Versatile Discs), then the plastic Amaray-style "Keepcases" are the way to keep your sanity--and your collection--intact!

One of my favorite DVDs, in fact comes in a very attractive, multi-paneled snapper, with a kind of plastic coating on the cardboard.......

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Old 11-01-03, 04:26 AM
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To add to the "Did/does Universal use snappers" debate ..... For some silly reason, Universal's own website insists on showing the wrong info for "Packaging Type" on most all releases. They claim everything comes in a "Snap Case", when, in fact, all of those DVDs are in Keepcases. ........

An Example.

I wonder, since Universal DID use "Snappers" in the "early days", if they just haven't updated the info. Or: it's possible, of course, that some people *might* refer to what is commonly called a "Keep Case" as a "Snap" case. After all, even an Amaray case "snaps" shut.
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Originally posted by mike45
It's all about the DVD, not the case.
Exactly!
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Old 11-01-03, 06:40 AM
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1: I hate snapper cases, but will buy DVD's that I want regardless of packaging.

2: If Universal used snapper cases, they stopped years ago. I have never seen a Universal snapper case. Image released those titles under license, thus they are Image releases. Image has since converted to keep cases.
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Old 11-01-03, 07:20 AM
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I don't care what packaging the discs come in (OK, well maybe jewel cases...)
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Actually Universals first couple releases were in jewel cases. I remember seeing Babe and Backdraft in jewel cases way back when.
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Old 11-01-03, 09:10 AM
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I've had 3 or 4 snapper cases have broken hubs. This has never happened to me with a keep case. In general, keep cases have better protection for the DVD than a snapper, although my Almost Famous bootleg cut DVD has cracks at the center because the pushbutton hub doesn't release easily.
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Old 11-01-03, 11:37 PM
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When I read the top post, I had to look at the date to see if it had been posted in the year 2000.
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Old 11-02-03, 11:45 AM
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I don't care what kind off packaging the DVD's come in ... as long as the content is OK ... i'm satisfied ...

The uglier the packaging the more chance I'll make a custom for it ...
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Originally posted by harpo787
Thanks for the suggestion Drexl. "What's a Drexl?"
Good question. I don't know either.

It's a character in True Romance, but I have no idea what the name means.
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but I have no idea what the name means.
Sounds like the name of a not so very friendly alien to me ...
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Demon Knight has been re-released in Amaray from Universal. You can get it for just under 10 bucks at DDD.
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Who the $%^^ cares what type of case it comes in?
Um... probably the hordes of folks downloading snapper conversions over at DVDCA.

Also, many of the people here that do custom covers.

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Old 11-04-03, 10:24 AM
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Originally posted by Scaramanga
I don't care what kind off packaging the DVD's come in ... as long as the content is OK ... i'm satisfied ...

The uglier the packaging the more chance I'll make a custom for it ...
If you change the case, you care. An entire business has been created by people who can't stand the Snapper. I am the type of person who needs things consistant. Snappers and Super Jewel cases make me nuts. Since I don't do the printer thing I opp to rebuy when the release is redone in keep cases. If the snapper contains the better transfer I keep the disc, not the case. I have cut snappers to fit keep cases to hold me over. Resellers pay me the same for them in trade. Am I anal, yes, but many collectors are.
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