Seriously. Shelf space. - Blu-ray Forum

mayday72 · 01-17-2013, 05:08 PM

Did a big BR purge last week taking my collection from 121 to 89 (already back up to 96 lol). Mainly it was a matter of deciding what I bought because it was cheap & what I love rewatching. Yesterday I took it a step futher & spent most of the morning tossing out all digital copy only discs. Then making a stack of DVD copies (combo packs) to give the GF. Why do I need a DVD copy of a movie I have on BR? Charge me a few dollars less & keep your DVD! Anyway, the next step I took was to combine any & all related movies. Expendables & Expendables 2 together etc. I even went so far as to put Judge Dredd in with Dredd. Then any bulky box sets with nothing but paper thin boxes as their housing like The Bourne, Transformers, Spider-Man trilogies I put into triple cases with all artwork behind the first movie artwork. I actually cut the front & back of all the boxes to fit the amaray cases & it looks quite good. Now I have about 15 extra cases & alot more shelf space for new BR's

mrpants · 01-17-2013, 05:26 PM

I will spend too long decided what goes with what.

I wouldn't put Dredd 3d with the Stallone film.

Do I put Wolverine with the three X-men movies or with First Class?

Should I lump a load of director's together, Coen, Tarantino etc? What about the two Kill Bills, some argued they should have been one film anyway, so maybe give them one case?

I dunno, all I know is my shelf space is full and the amaray boxes are piling up beside the sofa.

mayday72 · 01-17-2013, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrpants

I will spend too long decided what goes with what.

I wouldn't put Dredd 3d with the Stallone film.

Do I put Wolverine with the three X-men movies or with First Class?

Should I lump a load of director's together, Coen, Tarantino etc? What about the two Kill Bills, some argued they should have been one film anyway, so maybe give them one case?

I dunno, all I know is my shelf space is full and the amaray boxes are piling up beside the sofa.

Funny thing is as much sense as it made to me to just house Dredd & Judge Dredd together (Judge Dredd artwork behind Dredd's. With Dredd slipcover over amaray) I can't bring myself to put Wolverine with any of the X-Men movies. Probably because First Class & Wolverine are both getting sequels I'll house them with eventually. I would however like a 6 disc holder to put the original trilogy & special feature's disc's in.

DaveSimonH · 01-17-2013, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mayday72

Did a big BR purge last week taking my collection from 121 to 89 (already back up to 96 lol). Mainly it was a matter of deciding what I bought because it was cheap & what I love rewatching. Yesterday I took it a step futher & spent most of the morning tossing out all digital copy only discs. Then making a stack of DVD copies (combo packs) to give the GF. Why do I need a DVD copy of a movie I have on BR? Charge me a few dollars less & keep your DVD! Anyway, the next step I took was to combine any & all related movies. Expendables & Expendables 2 together etc. I even went so far as to put Judge Dredd in with Dredd. Then any bulky box sets with nothing but paper thin boxes as their housing like The Bourne, Transformers, Spider-Man trilogies I put into triple cases with all artwork behind the first movie artwork. I actually cut the front & back of all the boxes to fit the amaray cases & it looks quite good. Now I have about 15 extra cases & alot more shelf space for new BR's

Would be nice if that were the case. But generally removing the DVD doesn't translate to a cheaper product, on the consumers side. Disney UK removed the DVDs from their blu-rays, and they were actually charging more on release than they had with recent Blu+DVD releases.

mattyl149 · 01-29-2013, 12:05 AM

I had already posted a link to my first collection video, but as I have a new one, and I wanted to show off the other shelves I've put in, I've put a link in for the new video:

*PREACHER* · 01-29-2013, 12:14 AM

Anybody want to lead me in the direction of some nice looking brackets to hold shelving...just bought a house with a fiished basement and want to start building a built in looking shelving unit on one of the walls to start. I'm really trying to stay away from ugly L brackets if i can because I'm trying to conserve space, and don't want movies hitting up against them..if you know what I mean. Suggestions and ideas are greatly appreciated and thanks in advance!!!

If this is in the wrong thread please direct me to the right one then...sorry!

HotRats · 01-29-2013, 08:14 AM

Ikea, Wickes, B&Q all have plenty of brackets. Flat steel L shapes are probably the most unobtrusive but hardly decorative. Consider Ikea's Algot system if it'll fit

Al_The_Strange · 01-29-2013, 08:34 AM

With as many discs as I have, I pretty much use every trick I can.

First and foremost, I buy as many catalogue BDs as I can for movies I have on DVD. With constant upgrading, I can swap out those ugly thick DVDs for the thinner, sumbline BDs. It gradually frees up space.

As mentioned in the OP, I use multi-disc cases to hold multiple movies and multiple copies of movies in a single case. Recently, I consolidated the first five Halloween movies, Blu-Rays and DVDs, into a trio of thin five or six disc cases. All five Final Destination films, BDs and DVDs, now take up two cases. Both French Connection films are in one case. Gremlins 1 and 2 are in one case. Do this a bunch of times, you can clear up a good amount of space.

For most of my DVDs that I have left, I've moved them into thin cases (what are they, like, 3mm or something?). I've also moved my imported BDs into normal-sized cases (because UK BDs often come in pretty thick cases for some odd reason). I will trim off a sliver of the cover art to make the covers fit into the thinner cases (which may not be desirable, but I'm not overly attached to the covers). Thinner cases for scores of movies will free up some space too.

I've taken to using binders for many purposes. Just about all my TV shows, minierieses, and certain DVD copies of movies I have on BD have all been relocated to binders. If it wasn't for that, I'd probably need two more shelves.

And yeah, if all else fails, one can buy more shelves.

beadelf · 01-29-2013, 08:38 AM

This is why I prefer the american slim cases! save a load more space than stupid fat Uk cases!

Zippyfan · 01-29-2013, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by mattyl149

I had already posted a link to my first collection video, but as I have a new one, and I wanted to show off the other shelves I've put in, I've put a link in for the new video:

Blu-ray and DVD Collection - Part 2 - Overdue update - YouTube

Great Vid and a great collection. Is that your basement of ground floor?

Brvtality · 01-29-2013, 11:30 AM

I've had to make some tough decisions on blu-rays. From now on I'm going to mostly avoid blind-buys (apart from Criterion and Eureka) so will only be buying stuff I'll watch time and time again.

LFletcher · 01-29-2013, 02:18 PM

I have quite a lot of these Case Logic cases, http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00005ATMF
Cases are in Ikea tubs in the loft (quite a lot of those as well).

I plan to rip the majority of them to my servers, so showing them becomes less of a concern.

I'd like to have kept everything in their cases, but it would have taken up far too much space. Hopefully when we move at some point this year I can find somewhere to display them (but I wouldn't bet on it

)

mattyl149 · 01-29-2013, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LFletcher

I have quite a lot of these Case Logic cases, http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00005ATMF
Cases are in Ikea tubs in the loft (quite a lot of those as well).

I plan to rip the majority of them to my servers, so showing them becomes less of a concern.

I'd like to have kept everything in their cases, but it would have taken up far too much space. Hopefully when we move at some point this year I can find somewhere to display them (but I wouldn't bet on it

)

I thought I had a lot of Blu-rays, but yours blows me out of the water, although i probably have 3000-4000 DVDs

mattyl149 · 01-29-2013, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zippyfan

Great Vid and a great collection. Is that your basement of ground floor?

It's the ground floor. The main part of the house is on the first floor. I didn't pay for the wood for those shelves, but I just bought some on Saturday which is to fill all the gaps in and it cost me £456, including cutting and delivery

01-17-2013, 05:08 PM	#1
mayday72 Banned Member since:Dec 2011 Digital collection:91 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:116	Did a big BR purge last week taking my collection from 121 to 89 (already back up to 96 lol). Mainly it was a matter of deciding what I bought because it was cheap & what I love rewatching. Yesterday I took it a step futher & spent most of the morning tossing out all digital copy only discs. Then making a stack of DVD copies (combo packs) to give the GF. Why do I need a DVD copy of a movie I have on BR? Charge me a few dollars less & keep your DVD! Anyway, the next step I took was to combine any & all related movies. Expendables & Expendables 2 together etc. I even went so far as to put Judge Dredd in with Dredd. Then any bulky box sets with nothing but paper thin boxes as their housing like The Bourne, Transformers, Spider-Man trilogies I put into triple cases with all artwork behind the first movie artwork. I actually cut the front & back of all the boxes to fit the amaray cases & it looks quite good. Now I have about 15 extra cases & alot more shelf space for new BR's Last edited by mayday72; 01-17-2013 at 05:12 PM.

01-17-2013, 05:26 PM	#2
mrpants Special Member Member since:May 2011 Location:UK	I will spend too long decided what goes with what. I wouldn't put Dredd 3d with the Stallone film. Do I put Wolverine with the three X-men movies or with First Class? Should I lump a load of director's together, Coen, Tarantino etc? What about the two Kill Bills, some argued they should have been one film anyway, so maybe give them one case? I dunno, all I know is my shelf space is full and the amaray boxes are piling up beside the sofa.

01-29-2013, 12:14 AM	#6
PREACHER Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2012 Trading Score:5	Anybody want to lead me in the direction of some nice looking brackets to hold shelving...just bought a house with a fiished basement and want to start building a built in looking shelving unit on one of the walls to start. I'm really trying to stay away from ugly L brackets if i can because I'm trying to conserve space, and don't want movies hitting up against them..if you know what I mean. Suggestions and ideas are greatly appreciated and thanks in advance!!! If this is in the wrong thread please direct me to the right one then...sorry!

01-29-2013, 08:14 AM	#7
HotRats Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2009	Ikea, Wickes, B&Q all have plenty of brackets. Flat steel L shapes are probably the most unobtrusive but hardly decorative. Consider Ikea's Algot system if it'll fit

01-29-2013, 08:34 AM	#8
Al_The_Strange Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Out there...past them trees... Home Theater Gallery:126 4K collection:1123 Blu-ray collection:4947 DVD collection:530 Digital collection:1008 Blu-ray reviews: 132 Trading Score:32	With as many discs as I have, I pretty much use every trick I can. First and foremost, I buy as many catalogue BDs as I can for movies I have on DVD. With constant upgrading, I can swap out those ugly thick DVDs for the thinner, sumbline BDs. It gradually frees up space. As mentioned in the OP, I use multi-disc cases to hold multiple movies and multiple copies of movies in a single case. Recently, I consolidated the first five Halloween movies, Blu-Rays and DVDs, into a trio of thin five or six disc cases. All five Final Destination films, BDs and DVDs, now take up two cases. Both French Connection films are in one case. Gremlins 1 and 2 are in one case. Do this a bunch of times, you can clear up a good amount of space. For most of my DVDs that I have left, I've moved them into thin cases (what are they, like, 3mm or something?). I've also moved my imported BDs into normal-sized cases (because UK BDs often come in pretty thick cases for some odd reason). I will trim off a sliver of the cover art to make the covers fit into the thinner cases (which may not be desirable, but I'm not overly attached to the covers). Thinner cases for scores of movies will free up some space too. I've taken to using binders for many purposes. Just about all my TV shows, minierieses, and certain DVD copies of movies I have on BD have all been relocated to binders. If it wasn't for that, I'd probably need two more shelves. And yeah, if all else fails, one can buy more shelves.

01-29-2013, 08:38 AM	#9
beadelf Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2012 Location:London 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 64	This is why I prefer the american slim cases! save a load more space than stupid fat Uk cases!

01-29-2013, 11:30 AM	#11
Brvtality Active Member Member since:May 2011 Location:United Kingdom Blu-ray collection:279 DVD collection:10	I've had to make some tough decisions on blu-rays. From now on I'm going to mostly avoid blind-buys (apart from Criterion and Eureka) so will only be buying stuff I'll watch time and time again.

01-29-2013, 02:18 PM	#12
LFletcher Active Member Member since:Oct 2006 Location:UK 4K collection:2127 Blu-ray collection:10282 DVD collection:183 iTunes collection:1907 Trading Score:18	I have quite a lot of these Case Logic cases, http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00005ATMF Cases are in Ikea tubs in the loft (quite a lot of those as well). I plan to rip the majority of them to my servers, so showing them becomes less of a concern. I'd like to have kept everything in their cases, but it would have taken up far too much space. Hopefully when we move at some point this year I can find somewhere to display them (but I wouldn't bet on it )

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