Thinking of keeping my blu's in a DVD folder/binder - Blu-ray Forum

emilio1316 · 12-15-2009, 02:13 AM

I'm getting tired of re-organizing my blu cases, finding room on the shelf, getting movies mixed up in different cases.

So I was thinking of keeping my 150+ Blu-ray collection in a DVD binder. I never did this for my DVD's because I hated the idea of scratching my DVD's. But with the awesome coating blu-ray has, I have less fear of scratching.

Has anyone done this, recommend this, or have opinions on the matter? It seems kind of neat to quickly flip through your collection.

(Sorry if this is in the wrong forum)

BLUCanadian · 12-15-2009, 02:19 AM

how will you organize them... wont be able to do it alphabetically, unless you want re-organization to be an even greater pain in the ass

Larsco · 12-15-2009, 02:23 AM

I use binders, and they work great. Every time I get a new disc (Blu or DVD), I just put it in the next available "slot" in the binders. I keep a spreadsheet of all my discs with a reference to which binder/page to find it on. This way, when I want to find a movie to watch, I simply consult the alphabetized spreadsheet, make a choice, and it tells me exactly where to find it.

This way, 600 discs take up just over 1 foot of shelf space. I'm not one to use my collection as "decoration". Thus far, I have had zero problems with any discs getting scratched by the binders. I believe the newer binders use a different material than in the "old days".

Polygon · 12-15-2009, 02:27 AM

I wouldn't unless you want to damage them.

Rob J in WNY · 12-15-2009, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by BLUCanadian

how will you organize them... wont be able to do it alphabetically, unless you want re-organization to be an even greater pain in the ass

Good point, if the binder is the kind with, say, four spaces per page. It would be a nearly constant problem to keep organized alphabetically as new discs are purchased.

However, if it's the single-disc-per-page kind, no problemo. Just add pages as needed.

underoath · 12-15-2009, 02:41 AM

About a year ago I was in the same predicament. I was trying to decide whether to take the plunge.

I ended up buying a binder from staples, and ended up taking it back the same day.

The idea of "flipping" my discs, and having them physically touch / rub kinda bothered my ocd tendency. As well, I felt that I was receiving less value from my movie purchases...as if I was only purchasing the disc, not the case and artwork.

Just to add, if you are finding it a pain to organize your movies, I find that even putting music on while you are organizing helps the process immeasurably. Plus, you can't put a value on the way they look after organizing.

Careful though, I have even went as far to only use elite cases for my movies...I threw away all my sony /disney style cases lol

Have fun deciding!

GOAT · 12-15-2009, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polygon

I wouldn't unless you want to damage them.

yeah i cringed when I rad the title! How do you put them in the wrong cases? Is it that hard to place the movie back in the correct case?

SSEiYah · 12-15-2009, 03:36 AM

If you end up tossing the cases I will buy them. I have a bunch of cracked cases.

iam1bearcat · 12-15-2009, 04:19 AM

TERRIBLE IDEA!

Even with better coating, it's still a horrifying image to me. Not to mention, what will you do with the cases? Save them or toss them? And what if you want to sell one? Now you have no case. And you won't be able to put the discs in alphabetical order in a book, and if you wouldn't in the book, then why bother in the cases? Just start keeping them in order that you buy them, that way you don't have to move them.

To me, nothing's worse than smushing blus all together in a booklet

Beta Man · 12-15-2009, 04:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emilio1316

I'm getting tired of re-organizing my blu cases, finding room on the shelf, getting movies mixed up in different cases.

If you want to use binders, that's great...... it's certainly a good way to condense a collection (and be able to browse them while sitting on the sofa for instance, because sometimes it takes a lot of time to find the perfect movie)

But seriously........ HOW IN THE HECK do you get movies/cases mixed up?????
I take a movie out of the case when I want to watch it.... and put it back in the case after I remove it from the player....

LordCrumb · 12-15-2009, 04:29 AM

When I moved down to the other end of my country, I put all my DVDs in big folders... ended up regretted it as a lot ended up scratched (even if the case was advertised as 'scratch resistant'). I ended up getting my folks to box up all the cases and send them down to me so I could put them back in.

Definitely do not go for a binder/sleeve/folder.

I can understand your comment about not wanting to re-organise them, I used to have that problem when I would run out of room on one shelf, i would have to move everything just to put one more case in. But then I just stopped trying to organize them lol, now they just go wherever they fit.

CinephileStoned · 12-15-2009, 07:58 AM

noooo, I wouldn't do it.

Mr. Al · 12-15-2009, 08:48 AM

I had to put my DVD collection in binders. I have over 3,000 titles (7,000+ discs). I have 42 binders total. My BD cases are small and compact enough that I don't have to binder them thank God!!

Blu Myers · 12-15-2009, 01:55 PM

There's no way in hell I would talke my blus out of their pretty blue cases and put them in a binder like cattle. F that.

MaCruz · 12-15-2009, 02:01 PM

I used to have all of my CD's in a wallet, but I took them out and put them back in their original jewel cases.

I was going to do the same with my BD's, but I figured that I rather have them in their original cases so I can look at the artwork.

My only problem now is finding a new rack since I'm on my last shelf.

sfmarine · 12-15-2009, 02:02 PM

I like the blu cases...

bhampton · 12-15-2009, 02:07 PM

I did all kinds of stuff with my DVDs but now I just take the stuff in whatever packaging I can get it and put it right on the shelf.

Most of the "tweaking" including printing custom covers or changing the cases was just wasted time and energy.

-Brian

Deadset · 12-15-2009, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Al

I had to put my DVD collection in binders. I have over 3,000 titles (7,000+ discs). I have 42 binders total. My BD cases are small and compact enough that I don't have to binder them thank God!!

Any one have any recommendations for DVD binders?

I bought some leather bound ones at best buy for old games (PS1/PS2/Xbox), that have the sleeve for the booklet on one side and 2 disc slots on the other side.

I'd like to do this for a portion of my DVD's, possibly all if it works out. Only problem is, you loose the artwork if you binder them.

Fighter · 12-15-2009, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by leem6453

There's no way in hell I would talke my blus out of their pretty blue cases and put them in a binder like cattle. F that.

+1 --hell yeah!

vega2K · 12-15-2009, 03:25 PM

If you decide to binder your blus, I suggest you store the cases and artwork somewhere. I am pretty sure you will regret it after several months and will be able to go back to the cases.

On the other hand, if you want to do this with DVD's , I am all for it. The resell value of a DVD is next to sh!t and chances are you will rarely take them out of the binder.

12-15-2009, 02:13 AM	#1
emilio1316 Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 Digital collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:1	Thinking of keeping my blu's in a DVD folder/binder I'm getting tired of re-organizing my blu cases, finding room on the shelf, getting movies mixed up in different cases. So I was thinking of keeping my 150+ Blu-ray collection in a DVD binder. I never did this for my DVD's because I hated the idea of scratching my DVD's. But with the awesome coating blu-ray has, I have less fear of scratching. Has anyone done this, recommend this, or have opinions on the matter? It seems kind of neat to quickly flip through your collection. (Sorry if this is in the wrong forum) Last edited by emilio1316; 12-15-2009 at 02:17 AM.

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12-15-2009, 02:19 AM	#2
BLUCanadian Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2008 Location:T. 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:4 Trading Score:223	how will you organize them... wont be able to do it alphabetically, unless you want re-organization to be an even greater pain in the ass

12-15-2009, 02:23 AM	#3
Larsco Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Minnesota, USA Blu-ray collection:52	I use binders, and they work great. Every time I get a new disc (Blu or DVD), I just put it in the next available "slot" in the binders. I keep a spreadsheet of all my discs with a reference to which binder/page to find it on. This way, when I want to find a movie to watch, I simply consult the alphabetized spreadsheet, make a choice, and it tells me exactly where to find it. This way, 600 discs take up just over 1 foot of shelf space. I'm not one to use my collection as "decoration". Thus far, I have had zero problems with any discs getting scratched by the binders. I believe the newer binders use a different material than in the "old days".

12-15-2009, 02:27 AM	#4
Polygon Active Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Utah Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:140 DVD collection:672 Blu-ray reviews:40 Trading Score:2	I wouldn't unless you want to damage them.

12-15-2009, 02:41 AM	#6
underoath Active Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Stouffville, Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:68 Blu-ray collection:618	About a year ago I was in the same predicament. I was trying to decide whether to take the plunge. I ended up buying a binder from staples, and ended up taking it back the same day. The idea of "flipping" my discs, and having them physically touch / rub kinda bothered my ocd tendency. As well, I felt that I was receiving less value from my movie purchases...as if I was only purchasing the disc, not the case and artwork. Just to add, if you are finding it a pain to organize your movies, I find that even putting music on while you are organizing helps the process immeasurably. Plus, you can't put a value on the way they look after organizing. Careful though, I have even went as far to only use elite cases for my movies...I threw away all my sony /disney style cases lol Have fun deciding!

12-15-2009, 03:36 AM	#8
SSEiYah Member Member since:Apr 2009 Blu-ray collection:456 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:19	If you end up tossing the cases I will buy them. I have a bunch of cracked cases.

12-15-2009, 04:19 AM	#9
iam1bearcat Blu-ray Knight Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Club Loop Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:54 DVD collection:28 Trading Score:29	TERRIBLE IDEA! Even with better coating, it's still a horrifying image to me. Not to mention, what will you do with the cases? Save them or toss them? And what if you want to sell one? Now you have no case. And you won't be able to put the discs in alphabetical order in a book, and if you wouldn't in the book, then why bother in the cases? Just start keeping them in order that you buy them, that way you don't have to move them. To me, nothing's worse than smushing blus all together in a booklet

12-15-2009, 04:29 AM	#11
LordCrumb Moderator Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:New Zealand Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:405 Blu-ray collection:2924 DVD collection:109 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:67	When I moved down to the other end of my country, I put all my DVDs in big folders... ended up regretted it as a lot ended up scratched (even if the case was advertised as 'scratch resistant'). I ended up getting my folks to box up all the cases and send them down to me so I could put them back in. Definitely do not go for a binder/sleeve/folder. I can understand your comment about not wanting to re-organise them, I used to have that problem when I would run out of room on one shelf, i would have to move everything just to put one more case in. But then I just stopped trying to organize them lol, now they just go wherever they fit.

12-15-2009, 07:58 AM	#12
CinephileStoned Banned Member since:Nov 2009 Location:United States	noooo, I wouldn't do it.

12-15-2009, 08:48 AM	#13
Mr. Al Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Alberta, Canada Blu-ray collection:1676	I had to put my DVD collection in binders. I have over 3,000 titles (7,000+ discs). I have 42 binders total. My BD cases are small and compact enough that I don't have to binder them thank God!!

12-15-2009, 01:55 PM	#14
Blu Myers Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Haddonfield, IL Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:655 Digital collection:10 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:108	There's no way in hell I would talke my blus out of their pretty blue cases and put them in a binder like cattle. F that.

12-15-2009, 02:01 PM	#15
MaCruz Community Gaming Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Location:Jacksonville, FL Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:104 Blu-ray collection:958 DVD collection:18 MA collection:394 Digital collection:570 iTunes collection:527 Prime collection:192 Blu-ray reviews: 23 Trading Score:139	I used to have all of my CD's in a wallet, but I took them out and put them back in their original jewel cases. I was going to do the same with my BD's, but I figured that I rather have them in their original cases so I can look at the artwork. My only problem now is finding a new rack since I'm on my last shelf.

12-15-2009, 02:02 PM	#16
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:931 Blu-ray collection:2312 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	I like the blu cases...

12-15-2009, 02:07 PM	#17
bhampton Blu-ray Count Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:981 Blu-ray collection:2537 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:18	I did all kinds of stuff with my DVDs but now I just take the stuff in whatever packaging I can get it and put it right on the shelf. Most of the "tweaking" including printing custom covers or changing the cases was just wasted time and energy. -Brian

12-15-2009, 03:25 PM	#20
vega2K Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2009 Home Theater Gallery:68 Blu-ray collection:345 Trading Score:228	If you decide to binder your blus, I suggest you store the cases and artwork somewhere. I am pretty sure you will regret it after several months and will be able to go back to the cases. On the other hand, if you want to do this with DVD's , I am all for it. The resell value of a DVD is next to sh!t and chances are you will rarely take them out of the binder.

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