When do you open your blu-rays?

[beantherio]

When I watch the movie. I have stuff in my backlog that is still shrink wrapped after buying it more than 5 years ago. I do sometimes open a packaging earlier when I notice there is a loose disc inside.

With a collection of 2233 titles (latest count excluding the backlog) I have never really had an experience with wrong discs or damaged discs. Because of that the risk seems very small to me and not really worth the effort of opening the shrinkwrap. And it should help keep the discs and cases in better condition for a longer period of time.