How do you store your DVD's?
Do you leave them in the cases or put them in a wallet? What is the best brand to get if I should go the wallet route? How do you store yours?
I'm just trying to find the most effective way to take care of them...
In their cases on a shelf I converted from a bookshelf. A triumph of engineering.
cases on shelf.
i have a dvd rack next to my TV that i keep them in....VHS go in my dresser
I bought Case Logic Wallets, and keep them securely in there, I have no room for the cases so i needed to considerate it.
From what I heard, Case Logic (as well as any wallet) are bad for CD's in the long run and that it scratches them a little everytime you take them out of the sleeve, also the pressure of the DVDs laying on top of each other warps the data.
I'm just checking to see if anyone knows if that holds true or anything.
Quote from: Mr. NamelessNumberHeadManFrom what I heard, Case Logic (as well as any wallet) are bad for CD's in the long run and that it scratches them a little everytime you take them out of the sleeve, also the pressure of the DVDs laying on top of each other warps the data.
I'm just checking to see if anyone knows if that holds true or anything.
Very true. I put all of my dvd's into case logic cases and I had them done alfabetically (sorry I can't spell) so every time I got a new dvd I had to move the others to make one space for the new one in the case logic. After awile some of them got scuffed but from then on I took care of them and started to put them back in the cases. My copy of The Maltese Falcon, The Big Lebowski, and Fight Club were scratched so I had to clean those.
That's exactly what happened to me. As soon as they finish building my house, I'm going to transfer all my DVD's from the case logic binder and build a shelf to hold all my DVD's... in their cases... Never store your DVD's in CD cases.
Off topic, Walrus, try to be a little more original with your avatars. Thanks.
I wouldn't recommend putting your DVDs in a wallet simply because you can easily lose your entire collection in one swoop.
first off there no stacked, i could careless about alphabetizing and i had them in there for years now and nothing, no scratches, no pressure nothing.
Quote from: SiliasRubyQuote from: Mr. NamelessNumberHeadManFrom what I heard, Case Logic (as well as any wallet) are bad for CD's in the long run and that it scratches them a little everytime you take them out of the sleeve, also the pressure of the DVDs laying on top of each other warps the data.
I'm just checking to see if anyone knows if that holds true or anything.
Very true. I put all of my dvd's into case logic cases and I had them done alfabetically (sorry I can't spell) so every time I got a new dvd I had to move the others to make one space for the new one in the case logic. After awile some of them got scuffed but from then on I took care of them and started to put them back in the cases. My copy of The Maltese Falcon, The Big Lebowski, and Fight Club were scratched so I had to clean those.
It scratched my DVDs up as well. It's best to have them in their cases in a bookshelf. I have some DVD Wallets for when I travel.
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Off topic, Walrus, try to be a little more original with your avatars. Thanks.
Sorry, I'll fix it.
Quote from: RaviI wouldn't recommend putting your DVDs in a wallet simply because you can easily lose your entire collection in one swoop.
also, you can scratch them with the zipper if you're not super careful. happens to me all the time with CDs
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Mine are stored on a shelf sorted by director.
:)
i keep mine on the lower rack of my oven, individually secured within a stack of old napkins that have soaked in naptha for at least 12 hours in a really really humid environment (ie: the greenhouse i keep just off my pool room). i leave the oven set at really low heat 24/7. i have found that this works great, and whenever i need to actually cook something i just use the microwave instead. this method actually improves the dynamic range on the audio tracks, and the lfe are through the roof!
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yeah, my roommate/cousin had a whole group of creepy guys sleep over last night and i was worried about my dvd collection on display on a bookshelf in the living room, where they were sleeping. when i woke up this morning all my dvd were still there but i was concerned for a moment.
here's an idea. if you patent it, please give me a cut.
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(a basic drawing of a shelf unit that would be easy to build)
stick the bar through the hole in the side of the slim cases, and rotate them out when you want to watch one. if security is a concern, it'd be easy to screw sides onto this and put hinges on the front. you could also adapt this idea into a preexisting locking cabinet by putting bars in.
- it eliminates the wallet scratching the discs
- the the issue of weight warping the discs would be diffused by the cases or by rotating the unit to lie horizontally
- this tower could hold more than a standard cd/dvd tower because of the slim cases
- you can rotate the case out for full visibility when you want one.
Quote from: flagpolespecial on November 29, 2005, 02:54:39 AM
resurrecting this topic for some advice.
i'm moving soon. into a share house.
i know i've been asking alot of questions lately but whats a "share house"...is it what americans call a "halfway house"?
as for storage, keep all of them in your closet in your bedroom [if you have one] and only watch the dvds on a tv in your room [if you have one]...that way no one will even know that you have any dvds..and that way no one will steal them from you....never trust your friends...you seem like a normal guy judging from you 300+ posts...that way they cant/wont hurt you. ka-peach?
Quote from: pyramid machine on December 02, 2005, 12:17:33 AM
i know i've been asking alot of questions lately but whats a "share house"...is it what americans call a "halfway house"?
a halfway house is somewhere where newly out of jail/prison/court-mandated rehab criminals and addicts go so that they can have somewhere thats half way between where they came from and normal society-- a transitional place.
a share house is just somewhere where you live with a few other people so you can live in a bigger place without having to spend as much on rent.
Quote from: Bob Loblaw on December 02, 2005, 06:14:39 AM
a share house is just somewhere where you live with a few other people so you can live in a bigger place without having to spend as much on rent.
like Friends, or Perfect Strangers, or about a million other sitcoms.
jesus neon, a halfway house? hahaha. at first it was cute (for a couple of years), then it was annoying (the last couple of months), and now i can't wait to see what crazy shit u'll say next.
putting the case on top of the dvd player is not a system.
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