DVDAF users: Do you submit a box set or individual titles?
 

For all the DVD Aficionado users out there... if you have a box set, which contains movies that could be bought seperately... say... the Hitchcock Criterion set for example... do you add the box to your collection on the website, or the individual titles? Thanks

I used to, and still am, submitting a box set if thats what I'd buy. Seemed simple to just add it the same way I bought it. Of late though, I've decided that on at least some, I might start adding single titles instead so the artwork can be listed for each. Makes no difference in the counting of titles....but it might look better.

Yeah, I'm with gut. I've always just put the boxed set titles...but I'm thinking about adding all of the individual titles also. If I were to give the link to a friend who wanted me to bring a movie over...I wouldn't want them to go to the "G" section looking for Goodfellas, not see it there, and assume that I didn't have it (since it's under the Scorsese box).

The only thing is, I don't use any subfolders right now, and I currently have 431 listings (490 titles)...so I'm afraid that adding all of the individual covers will push me right to that 500-title limit of what shows up on a page. That, and it'll throw off my count (for example, I just went and added Goodfellas to my list in addition to the Scorsese set, and it bumped my count to 432 listings [491 titles]).

We'll see. Unless the format of the site changes to allow for unlimited titles on a page, and duplicates of a title not upping your totals...I'll probably stick to listing boxed sets only.

-JP

The last few WB box sets I've been doing by individual titles, and I think I like it better that way ... I'll probably go back and "break up" the previous box sets I have.

I do it by box set. It just seems easier that way to me, and I don't use DVDAf to show off the 'numbers' of my set, just exactly what I have.

I just put in the box set.

I do individual titles, unless it's either a trilogy, series or a boxset in which the DVDs aren't sold individually.

box set...

on DVDAf, I always just list the box.....but on Profiler I list the titles.
not sure why I do it differently, I just do, and always have.

I enter them as a box, but often I break up boxes and keep only 1 or 2 titles so I end up going back and deleting the box then rentering. Just my experience.

What sets have you done that with, and what do you do with the boxes after you've broken up the set? I ask because I have more than a few "boxed sets" that I've pieced together individually...and I'd love to be able to find a box for them after the fact.

-JP

I prefer to list the titles individually because I like being able to see the cover artwork of each DVD in my collection.

I go by box set. I'm not trying to pad my collection to try and make it look like I have more than what I have.

Oh, the classic title/director elitist can't be bothered to come up with some simple subfolders to keep the 500 title limit with DVDAficionado from causing a problem...for shame.

Here's an idea...make a subfolder for your Criterions...that'll take care of about 50 or so...
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To answer the thread question, I generally break up my box sets and list them per title, despite some having a bonus disc that isn't listed, such as the Alien Quadrilogy. I have each listed as their "Special Edition" version. Same thing goes with the Rambo Trilogy Special Edition. Comes with a 4th bonus disc, but I have the set listed as their separate titles.

Haha, wow, are you seriously following me from thread to thread because we had a debate over whether or not certain directors should be considered important or not? Grow the fuck up. You claim you're 31, how about you act like it.

-JP

No, I'm not following you...apparently we're the only couple of smucks on here on a Sunday night. :D

DVDAF users: Do you submit a box set or individual titles?
 

If I bought the box, I list the box somewhere in my folders. It doesn't always make complete sense, but I'm not a public library anyways.

Ditto for me.

sometimes i do both

just add the boxset.

I list them by how I buy them. For example, I did not buy the Die Hard box set, but I have the indivual releases listed. Star Wars was purchased as a box set, so I list it as a set.

Mike, this type of comment really isn't necessary. Please don't do it again.

Box set listing for me. I'll add an individual title occasionally (to a "Loaned Out" folder) when I lend a DVD out from a box set, but that title disappears when I get it back.

I even deleted my individual LOTR EE titles and added the box set listing when I got my EE slipcover in the mail. For some reason I like to have everything consolidated as much as possible.

Usually I just put the box set, unless I have a specific reason for listing the individual disks (for example, I have a separate category for the AFI 100 Years, 100 movies, so I'll list those separately even if they came as a set).

Edit: I don't double list them in those cases--I list the individual disks instead of the set, but YOU should list them however you like. As far as padding, I think by the time you get to a hundred DVDs or so, the last thing you're concerned with is padding your collection to make it look bigger.

-ohbfrank-

I hope you aren't referring to everyone when you say that, because I put both the box set and the individual titles (which I then note are in that certain box set).

It's just my preference for my thoughts on my collection.

Box set if that is the way it was purchased. That is the way it is going to be displayed on the shelf so it makes sense to me to list the whole box.

As far as padding collections, who cares? These are our collections and whatever way of listing it works for you is fine. This is supposed to be fun. :)

Man that is tempting. I may do a list like that just for heck of it. I doubt I will ever get all 100, but it would be neat to see where I stand.

By box set.

I only put the box set. At first, I did all the titles, but I realized that it didn't really matter. It's mostly for insurance purposes so that in case of fire or theft, I can have them inventoried.

Box Set. That's how i bought them, that's how they go in.

Ditto.

Yeah, I love putting various little sets together. I think it's the old sports card collector in me shining through. I mainly do it with directors (trying to track down everything they've done...Scorsese, the Coens, and so forth). However, a few months ago I started trying to purchase every Academy Award winning Best Picture. Since so many of those are also on the AFI list, I'm probably going to put that one together once (and if) I ever finish the Oscar collection. I should be left with only another 25 titles or so in addition to the Best Picture lis tand what I've already got.

I like the Oscar set, though, because once you've caught up, you only have to worry about 1 new title every year. So your collection is never officially done, but it's not as hectic and expensive to keep up with as, say, a Criterion collection would be.

-JP

I think I know why. DVDAF tells you how many DVD entries you have, AND the number of movie titles as well. DVDProfiler just lists each entry (including a box set) as a single title. So, if you bought a box set with say, 8 movies, DVDAF would count those as 8 separate titles in the titles listing, whereas DVDProfiler would only list it as one. If a friend of yours had the same collection you had, but with the difference being that he bought all of the titles in the box set separately instead of the box set like you did, according to DVDProfiler he would have 7 more titles than you!

I list the box set. I'm glad you started this topic. This brings up a couple of pet peeves of mine as far as DVDs go. People who list the Brazil Criterion DVD seperately, and people who list the box set but also list the titles individually.

Again, why should this matter? Why is this an actual pet peeve? Why should this concern anyone?

All totally warranted questions. Noting there isn't any sarcasm or anything in this post. Just wanting to know why.

I like putting the box set and then the individual titles right under the set title - especially if the titles in the set have different spine numbers (ie Criterion. This can also be worked in for Brazil as it actually does have different spine numbers.), because it seems more complete

Not as someone else mentioned - to give my list a "pad".

3 questions in a row all asking the same question, maybe pet peeve was too strong of a word? Didn't mean to get you all riled up there. None of it really matters. I just think it looks bad seeing Brazil listed individually. The real movie is the director's cut. Never seen the Love Conquers All version, don't want to. And the Production Notebook shouldnt even count. Not to mention that is one of the best looking boxes.
As for listing titles boxed and individually, comes across as a feeble attempt to make it look like you have more than you do. cmon, for example...whats the point of listing the james bond box set plus all the individual titles seperately. ditto for the monty python flying circus set. either or.

There's one big flaw with listing them as boxsets, it screws up the genre viewer. For example, the entire Hitchcock Signature Collection (9 films) is listed under film noir, despite only 2 films in the set actually being noirs. Then the Gangsters Set is not on the list despite White Heat being a film-noir. It's somewhat misleading; if a friend or someone wants to see what film noirs I have, it falsely depicts some films as being film-noirs and omits other ones from the category.

Well if you post on their message boards pointing this out, I'm sure they'll correct it. They might even add a "Boxed Set" under the genre classifications. Who knows.

I agree wholeheartedly. I even submitted the current picture they have for the boxed set, because scrolling through my collection, I always got bothered when I saw the "51.1" disc pictured as the boxed set cover. I love, love, love the Brazil set's presentation.

-JP

I do both sometimes, just because i can....and i don't really care what anyone thinks about it :)

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If you have subfolders by genre, I've found that it often makes a lot more sense to list individual titles since there are instances when the set will include several genres. For example, the recent Cary Grant Signature Collection includes a war movie (<i>Destination Tokyo</i>) along with several comedies, a Marilyn box set can include musicals, thrillers and comedies.