I'm kind of particular about my DVD cases. For the majority of titles, I'm fine with what the DVD comes in. For some however, I'm just not satisfied with it - mostly in regards to ease of access and disc safety. Think Sliders s1+2, the Futurama movies, and Simpsons s11 and s12 - I don't like that the discs are not on hubs and can get scratched sliding into and out of the packaging. So I purchase empty normal DVD cases and store the discs in those, and put them next to the pretty but unsafe original packaging on the shelf.

However my problem is for DVDs that come in CD-sized packaging - like concert DVDs that come packaged with an audio CD in a CD-sized package. If the packaging on one of those sucks, I'll want to do the same thing - however I need a replacement case that is also CD-sized so it fits on the CD-sized shelf I store such things on.

My first inclination is just to use a standard jewel case or slimline CD case - but I've heard things in the past about the hubs of CDs and DVDs being different and DVDs can get damaged if placed in a CD-specific case. Is this true? And if so, where can I get CD-sized jewel cases that are "safe" for DVDs? I know you can purchase blank DVD+R's that come in CD-sized jewel cases, but I don't really want to buy blank media just for the cases and then throw the media out...

I'd appreciate any information on this.

That is the first I am hearing of there beign different size hubs for dvds and cds. I would try putting a dvd in a cd jewel case. Dont force it, though. If it goes in easily, you are good to go. If not, then you gotta figure something else out.

I think DVDs are perfectly safe in a CD jewel case. I still recall the very first Universal DVD releases were actaully in CD jewel cases.

I think there was some concern about bending DVDs and how the content was much more sensitive than CDs.

Jewel cases didn't have the "pop-up" button that most DVD cases have and may cause someone to bend and damage the disc while removing it from the hub.

If you're careful removing the disc it shouldn't be a problem. Just twist & lift if it sticks to the hub a bit.

Standard CD cases do have a "pop up" button. Just press down in the center, and the disc pops off. I didn't discover this for about twelve years, though. Slimline CD cases are even easier; again, just press down in the center and the disc pops off easily.

Speaking of bending, I notice that a lot of DVD cases have hubs that the disc so tightly that it's impossible to get the disc off without bending it.

Well the specific problem I had heard of was pressure on the inner hub. DVDs are made of two layers sandwiched together, and supposedly that makes the hub area weaker than that of CDs. CD case hubs can exert too much pressure on the DVD hub area and cause cracking or separation. The article said to look for jewel cases with the DVD logo on them to indicate they were designed with DVDs in mind and would not exert too much pressure or be too tight.

I forget exactly where I heard that - possibly a magazine article around the time DVDs were first becoming very popular. I know I've seen more DVDs with cracks around the hub area than I've seen CDs with similar defects - but to be fair, those all came like that from the factory and were not a result of being placed in CD cases.

Yeah, DVDs are just fine in em.
I have some in jewel cases. My sister gave
me a couple of her BDs that she got in a combo pack
and I keep them in jewel cases. They seem a-okay!

There are at least two alternatives. The first is to move the DVDs to a disc holder. I'm not talking about a binder, but rather one of those hard plastic boxes that close Leave the audio disc in the CD package, move the DVD to a DVD case and print artwork for it. Sometimes, DVDs that are released with CDs are released separately later, so it should be easy to find that artwork. You could either create your own or, if you're really nice, ask someone online to doctor up something for you.

The past ten years I have the same stocked case with all of my Evil Dead D-E-V-I-L collection nothing happened with the external case nor the hub given that numerous time the disc pulled and put back in the jewel case.



I think it depends how the owner take care of it.