Does thickness of BD cases differ between US and UK? - Blu-ray Forum

Bruce Morrison · 08-29-2008, 08:43 AM

I'm in the UK but, like many other BD users, I've imported a US player and buy US BDs. However, an on-line retailer mistakenly sent me a UK BD yesterday. It's been returned for a refund, but what surprised me was that the disc case was significantly thicker than the standard US cases. Is this true generally? I hadn't realised that there was any difference in the cases used in the two markets, but it seems to be one more good reason for using US BDs, as the saving in shelf space will be considerable as my BD collection grows.

Mentasm · 08-29-2008, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Bruce Morrison

I'm in the UK but, like many other BD users, I've imported a US player and buy US BDs. However, an on-line retailer mistakenly sent me a UK BD yesterday. It's been returned for a refund, but what surprised me was that the disc case was significantly thicker than the standard US cases. Is this true generally? I hadn't realised that there was any difference in the cases used in the two markets, but it seems to be one more good reason for using US BDs, as the saving in shelf space will be considerable as my BD collection grows.

They use both styles in both countries.

allstar780 · 08-29-2008, 09:52 AM

what movie was it? I know the dual disc cases are slightly thicker... and then theres planet earth with its ingenious case design... 4 discs in a case as thick as a 2 disc

binarymelon · 08-29-2008, 09:58 AM

The UK blu-rays use a case which is much thicker than a regular blu-ray case. They are similar to a PS3 case. I'm not sure if all UK releases use these cases, but some do.

Bruce Morrison · 08-29-2008, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by allstar780

what movie was it? I know the dual disc cases are slightly thicker... and then theres planet earth with its ingenious case design... 4 discs in a case as thick as a 2 disc

It was 'Cruel Intentions'. It would have just been a single disc, so there's no particular reason why the case should have been especially thick.

binarymelon · 08-29-2008, 10:52 AM

Here's a little spec image to show the difference. The UK case is quite a bit bigger.

http://www.nexpak.com/database/pdfs/...Rpak_litho.pdf (US case)
http://www.amaray.com/cases_rt-bluray.asp (UK Case)

AikonEnt · 08-29-2008, 11:02 AM

In general UK BD cases are wider than US ones. The only exception I've had so far was '30 Days of Night' which was bought in the UK but came in a slim case like all my US bought titles. I do prefer the slimmer cases because that means I can get more onto my shelves

08-29-2008, 08:43 AM	#1
Bruce Morrison Power Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:339 Blu-ray collection:2243 DVD collection:581	Does thickness of BD cases differ between US and UK? I'm in the UK but, like many other BD users, I've imported a US player and buy US BDs. However, an on-line retailer mistakenly sent me a UK BD yesterday. It's been returned for a refund, but what surprised me was that the disc case was significantly thicker than the standard US cases. Is this true generally? I hadn't realised that there was any difference in the cases used in the two markets, but it seems to be one more good reason for using US BDs, as the saving in shelf space will be considerable as my BD collection grows.

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08-29-2008, 09:52 AM	#3
allstar780 Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Grande Prairie, Alberta Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:115 Blu-ray reviews:2	what movie was it? I know the dual disc cases are slightly thicker... and then theres planet earth with its ingenious case design... 4 discs in a case as thick as a 2 disc

08-29-2008, 09:58 AM	#4
binarymelon Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2007 Location:PEI, Canada Trading Score:4	The UK blu-rays use a case which is much thicker than a regular blu-ray case. They are similar to a PS3 case. I'm not sure if all UK releases use these cases, but some do.

08-29-2008, 10:52 AM	#6
binarymelon Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2007 Location:PEI, Canada Trading Score:4	Here's a little spec image to show the difference. The UK case is quite a bit bigger. http://www.nexpak.com/database/pdfs/...Rpak_litho.pdf (US case) http://www.amaray.com/cases_rt-bluray.asp (UK Case)

08-29-2008, 11:02 AM	#7
AikonEnt Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Crawley, UK Blu-ray collection:246	In general UK BD cases are wider than US ones. The only exception I've had so far was '30 Days of Night' which was bought in the UK but came in a slim case like all my US bought titles. I do prefer the slimmer cases because that means I can get more onto my shelves

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