Americans are thin and brits are fat!! - Blu-ray Forum

stow123 · 11-12-2008, 01:36 PM

was just wondering what you guys think of the thicker cases we have in europe.At first i thought i prefered the thinner ones you have in america as i own some of them too but not so sure now.I know i would prefer to have one or the other but have no choice to have them mixed for various reasons.

Moefiz · 11-12-2008, 01:43 PM

Thread title of the year right there....

Moefiz · 11-12-2008, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stow123

was just wondering what you guys think of the thicker cases we have in europe.At first i thought i prefered the thinner ones you have in america as i own some of them too but not so sure now.I know i would prefer to have one oR the other but have no choice to have them mixed for various reasons.

Back in the day of the war we had some of the fat cases now its mostly the thins ones we get they do take up less place on the shelf for sure.Now every now and then we get a different color case beside blue.

Ator the Invincible · 11-12-2008, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stow123

was just wondering what you guys think of the thicker cases we have in europe.At first i thought i prefered the thinner ones you have in america as i own some of them too but not so sure now.I know i would prefer to have one oR the other but have no choice to have them mixed for various reasons.

I like the US ones. It's all about shelf space for me. I can fit more blu-rays on a shelf than DVDs, and I like that. It's simply more practical. Likewise, when it comes to box sets, the thinner the better. This is also why I hate "collectible" packaging.

Sonny · 11-12-2008, 01:47 PM

I like the thin cases, for the obvious shelf space reason.

richieb1971 · 11-12-2008, 02:00 PM

I have a mix of thick and thin. I don't mind which it is honestly.

tkino81 · 11-12-2008, 02:04 PM

I like the thin cases since they take up less shelf space. But they're not as sturdy as the thicker ones.

jasontkelley1746 · 11-12-2008, 02:10 PM

Americans are defanately not thin, In fact I think we are actually the fatest country on earth.

on topic I don't really know why anyone would like the fatter cases. I love the thin ones but I don't think they should get thinner. that would be anorexia. you would be able to read would movie it is.

Grubert · 11-12-2008, 02:11 PM

Great thread title!

I prefer thinner cases. The only reason DVD cases were thicker in the first place was to make them look more like VHS than CDs in the eyes of the public.

xander · 11-12-2008, 02:21 PM

Great title. This is why the search engine works poorly, by the way.

Thinner cases, to answer the question.

Cadrian · 11-12-2008, 02:25 PM

Prefer Thin cases... Considering when I have gotten items shipped in the wider cases. They have came out of the holder and have gotten scratched.

Once they are on my shelf... I prefer the thicker ones. That way I can read the titles better.

SquidPuppet · 11-12-2008, 02:32 PM

I WANT COLORED cases. Thick or thin is OK as long as Height X Width is uniform.

owa · 11-12-2008, 02:43 PM

I prefer the thinner cases but don't lose any sleep over the imports being slightly wider. Does seem like a waste of space though.

binarymelon · 11-12-2008, 02:44 PM

I prefer the thin cases. I've only ever had 1 fat case (Almost Famous Import) and I had to perform surgery on the insert to make it fit into a thinner case when I swapped it out.

u_nick · 11-12-2008, 03:10 PM

I dont mind varying width's, as long as the height is the same.

Sky_Captain · 11-12-2008, 04:41 PM

Don't really care.

Matt74uk · 11-12-2008, 04:41 PM

Thinner cases (for the space reason). The thick Europe cases are screaming out for collectable booklets to be put inside though, something you couldn't do with the American ones

I've got both and it doesn't worry me. Boxsets should come in the thin cases though. I've been extra careful with my Torchwood set, but it's already getting a little worn on the edges where it slides on and off the bookshelf. I'd much prefer a cardboard wrap around to package them, that you could then store that somewhere else leaving the little slim line case to put on the shelfs. There again I'm someone that imported Region 4 warner DVDs back in the day as Australia were the first country to scrap those annoying cardboard snapper cases!

ANAL!

11-12-2008, 01:36 PM	#1
stow123 Banned Member since:Feb 2007 Location:yorkshire england Blu-ray collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:2	Americans are thin and brits are fat!! was just wondering what you guys think of the thicker cases we have in europe.At first i thought i prefered the thinner ones you have in america as i own some of them too but not so sure now.I know i would prefer to have one or the other but have no choice to have them mixed for various reasons. Last edited by stow123; 11-12-2008 at 02:00 PM.

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11-12-2008, 01:43 PM	#2
Moefiz Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:288 DVD collection:20 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:70	Thread title of the year right there....

11-12-2008, 01:47 PM	#5
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	I like the thin cases, for the obvious shelf space reason.

11-12-2008, 02:00 PM	#6
richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	I have a mix of thick and thin. I don't mind which it is honestly.

11-12-2008, 02:04 PM	#7
tkino81 Member Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:1529 DVD collection:176 Trading Score:3	I like the thin cases since they take up less shelf space. But they're not as sturdy as the thicker ones.

11-12-2008, 02:10 PM	#8
jasontkelley1746 Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:milwaukee Blu-ray collection:191	Americans are defanately not thin, In fact I think we are actually the fatest country on earth. on topic I don't really know why anyone would like the fatter cases. I love the thin ones but I don't think they should get thinner. that would be anorexia. you would be able to read would movie it is.

11-12-2008, 02:11 PM	#9
Grubert Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2006 Blu-ray collection:573 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:2	Great thread title! I prefer thinner cases. The only reason DVD cases were thicker in the first place was to make them look more like VHS than CDs in the eyes of the public.

11-12-2008, 02:21 PM	#10
xander Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Just Outside of the Alliance's Reach 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:720 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:4	Great title. This is why the search engine works poorly, by the way. Thinner cases, to answer the question.

11-12-2008, 02:25 PM	#11
Cadrian Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Columbia, SC Blu-ray collection:147 Trading Score:5	Prefer Thin cases... Considering when I have gotten items shipped in the wider cases. They have came out of the holder and have gotten scratched. Once they are on my shelf... I prefer the thicker ones. That way I can read the titles better.

11-12-2008, 02:32 PM	#12
SquidPuppet Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:277 Blu-ray reviews:27	I WANT COLORED cases. Thick or thin is OK as long as Height X Width is uniform.

11-12-2008, 02:43 PM	#13
owa Blu-ray Knight Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 96	I prefer the thinner cases but don't lose any sleep over the imports being slightly wider. Does seem like a waste of space though.

11-12-2008, 02:44 PM	#14
binarymelon Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2007 Location:PEI, Canada Trading Score:4	I prefer the thin cases. I've only ever had 1 fat case (Almost Famous Import) and I had to perform surgery on the insert to make it fit into a thinner case when I swapped it out.

11-12-2008, 03:10 PM	#15
u_nick Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2007 Location:CT, US Trading Score:27	I dont mind varying width's, as long as the height is the same.

11-12-2008, 04:41 PM	#16
Sky_Captain Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:17	Don't really care.

11-12-2008, 04:41 PM	#17
Matt74uk Active Member Member since:May 2007 4K collection:71 Blu-ray collection:309 Blu-ray reviews:1	Thinner cases (for the space reason). The thick Europe cases are screaming out for collectable booklets to be put inside though, something you couldn't do with the American ones I've got both and it doesn't worry me. Boxsets should come in the thin cases though. I've been extra careful with my Torchwood set, but it's already getting a little worn on the edges where it slides on and off the bookshelf. I'd much prefer a cardboard wrap around to package them, that you could then store that somewhere else leaving the little slim line case to put on the shelfs. There again I'm someone that imported Region 4 warner DVDs back in the day as Australia were the first country to scrap those annoying cardboard snapper cases! ANAL!

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