just looking at those destruction pics makes me hurt physically
could the person with this storage system however contact me, i would just hate to see those beautiful slipsleeves go to waste and would love to take them!

I think the slideshow should be accompanied by scary music and guillotine sound effects. We can provide our own screaming...

Yeah, I was okay until I saw that. You're gonna leave some info off anyway, so why risk the playability of your DVDs by sticking a piece of the back insert in there? Not only might the ink stick to the readable side of the disc, but you defeat the purpose of the CD pockets... might as well just use clear plastic sleeves.

I love the way these look. I'll try to do some tonight.

I agree. I cringed when I saw what he was doing, but I cringe almost as much when I see someone's "library" of DVDs that just goes on and on... How can you justify taking up that much space with cases that are mostly air??? I mean sure, a few shelves for boxed sets and stuff is cool, but why keep every single one on display? Isn't there something else you can do with that wall space?

My time in a tiny apartment was spent before DVDs even existed, but it really makes you realize that saving space is a good thing. To me, that applies even if you have a big house. There's always a better use for wasted space.

As for "storing elsewhere" I thought I was really smart when I bought boxes to put my empty cases in, then I realized that DVDs take up even MORE room that way, especially since I can't just put the cases in the basement or something. Either I'm gonna keep 'em in a climate-controlled environment or not at all. That's just my preference of course. There are definitely some cases I can't bear to part with, but as my collection grows, I find it easier and easier to part with them. It'll eventually get to the point where the artwork I can't bear to lose will be taken out of the cases and stored in a binder or something.

Terrible, just terrible.

So my Ben-Hur box could go from . . .



to . . .



Oh wow, that is much nicer!

I just threw up in my mouth a little bit....

Wow, let's get out the pitchforks and torches and burn his/her house down. The only question is whether to draw and quarter him/her before *or* after the fire???

Look, it may not be most people's individual choice, but this person is obviously glad/proud of his/her method, and let's not forget, this person has a HUGE library of DVDs. I would be happier assuming this person has his/her reasons, and acts according to his/her values. No one is being hurt here, except maybe this person's heirs.

Here are some concerns I have:

1. Really easy to steal many disks b/c so compact.
2. There must be a market for inserts that can fit all the cover art, and if there is such a market, this person should either invent the inserts or do better research before chopping up his cover art.

I for one would like to buy, time permitting, regular plastic covers that were similar to regular DVD covers, but maybe 50%+ thinner, and also elongated to allow one to insert full cover into them, but still wide enough to be able to read the title. Anyone know of such a thing?

Thanks!

I couldn't do that. I have a storage problem but I am just coverting my covers to ThinPak to save space, now I can hold 1000 DVDs in the shelf space of 500.

why wouldn't he just place the inserts in sheets like these and store them in folders? then he could get a standard case logic case and house the dvds in them, identifying them by their disc artwork when he wants to see a movie (it might take a minute for flippers, but still...).

what's the point of even keeping the insert in the first place? cutting it up to the point where it's unrecognizable is pointless. he can't enjoy the artwork because he cuts off quite a bit of it, and he gets rid of any pertinent information (specs, running time, features, etc.). he should just buy his movies from blockbuster online if he wants to get rid of EVERYTHING the movie comes with.

I don't understand how that would be possible. If you make the spine thinner, how can it still be wide enough to read the title? Sometimes the title uses the whole width of the spine.

For those worried about resale value, have you recently checked to see what you get for a used DVD? For the one or two discs that will have some value, you'll have 50 more that are worth a dollar or two at best even in mint shape. Besides, how many posts have I read here that have people trimming their sleeves to fit it in a slimcase? A trim is as bad as a major slice if you're worried about the original packaging retaining its value as mint. Now, I do agree that the ink rubbing up against the DVD could be bad news down the road. I would definitely rethink that.

Show of hands, who here tried to swipe his movie rewards code?

/*whistles innocently*/

that's the first thing i thought of when i watched the slideshow.

bravo..bravo! Anyone who slices up DVD packaging is my hero! Here's a little reality check, it's the movie we are buying, not the packaging.

And furthermore, DVDs have almost zero resale value nowadays anyway, because all the DVDs that you would like to sell and will sell are the same DVDs that all other DVD collectors have. So the only ones making resale profits are DVD stores that sell new or used DVDs.

Oh my

MY EYES ARE BURNING! MY EYES ARE BURNING!


My heart actually sank and SKIPPED a beat when I saw him SLICE that cover art. I take time to go through each DVD in the store to make sure I select the one with NO DEFECTS in the cover art. It's HALF the fun, having the dvd sit on your shelf looking so pretty and everything. And to see this guy slice and dice and boldly show it off, I'd faint from shame.

But, it IS his collection, and he paid his money to do whatever he wants, so, hey...if he's happy, then go for it. But since he DID ask what we thought, then he DID open himself up for oppinions.

Frankly, I dont think it's a great idea, the disk could get easily scratched, the ink could wear off onto the disk, and the what WOULD he do with titles that come in tin boxes, or box sets? What about 2-disk collections? he only get's ONE cover art. Nope, two big THUMBS DOWN from me.

Um, a lot of us here collect dvds, and that means the packaging just as much as the movie. In case you hadn't noticed, this is the section of the forum that deals with covers & inserts, so if the packaging doesn't matter why are you here?

You have a point to some degree, but there's always eBay. Trading in at a greedy reseller chain store isn't the only way to get rid of unwanted DVDs, and for those of us that collect DVDs (esp. the space-challenged like myself), keeping everything on the off chance we'll want to resell the DVD isn't practical. I'll grant you that even on eBay, a sliced-up DVD isn't gonna sell if there are non-butchered versions to be had, but like I said, it's not always a priority.

Yeah, it makes zero sense to buy CD sleeves with a soft, felty interior, and then shove pieces of the cover art in there so you can repeatedly scrape your discs across paper instead of the provided soft surface.

This guy might want to try Univenture archival sleeves -- same size as CD booklets, with nice soft stuff in the middle and pockets in front AND in back for artwork. Might be cheaper and more convenient to just pick up some regular ones at WAL-MART, but even if "the movie is all that matters", ya gotta protect the disc... that IS the movie!

WTF! He's insane. I'd never mutilate my dvd's like that....but then again, I'm a packaging freak. I know he doesn't actually mutilate the dvd's....but Jeez!

And in other news, one of the guys that commented on one of the pictures posted the following picture:



Am I crazy, or is that one huge cat?

One of my cats is just as big

I understand the idea of saving space, but like others I don't understand the idea of cutting up cover art. Doesn't the guy have a scanner? Access to a photocopy machine? How about a good quality printer, accessing the picture online and printing that out and butcher the copy?

I've got a good chunk of my collection in binders, while the cases are stored elsewhere.