Cds and DVDs

Depends. My World of Warcraft CDs are stored in the box that they came in. As in the paper box that talks about the game and the little folding thing on the front.

 

Do you throw them away? That's kind of a waste. What about the documents that come with the disc?

I keep everything in their original packaging.

 

CDs: In their original cases, in a CD bookshelf thingy that holds a TON of CDs (something like 400?). The only time they come out is when I want to play them in the car... otherwise, all of my music is played from ripped media files and then the CDs are stored away.

DVDs: It depends. I have a DVD changer that holds 400 DVDs... the DVDs that live in the changer have their cases stored in watertight plastic containers, which I keep in my storage unit. The DVDs that don't live in the changer, I keep in their original cases on a DVD storage rack in my media closet.

 

I keep both in their original cases.

I don't like keeping all of my CD's in a binder. I used to, but it got stolen. I lost almost all of my CD's. It's far too easy to take one binder full of 200 CD's rather than 200 CD's in their jewel cases.

I also keep my DVD's in their original cases. Most of my DVD's are Criterion Collection though, so there is always some sort of big insert inside, most of the time essays on the film or other fun stuff to read. I'd never keep my DVD's in a binder for the same reason as the CD's, especially because most of my DVD's run about $30-40.

 

Movie DVD's stay in their cases.

Music CD's do too. Unless they're burned, then I usually don't put them in a case at all.


For software CD's and DVD's, they just stay in those little paper envelopes in a drawer. Their boxes and instructions, etc. go up on a storage shelf.

 

The cases, not the DVDs... but it's not climate or humidity-controlled, so the cases are stored in these big watertight (and largely airtight) Rubbermaid storage boxes. (I have the storage unit for many other things, as well, not just this one thing, obviously.)

I keep those, as well.

 

Anyone using binders care to recommend any, or other alternative storage? I have mine in the original cases but they are taking up way too much space. Particularly DVDs. Why on earth do they have to go in non-square boxes when they are circular?

 

Retail shelf presence. Remember how CDs used to come in long cardboard boxes with the jewel case inside? Same thing.

 

Cases we don't need no stinkin' cases

CaseLogic 300+ binders for all. Although I have gotten lazy over the last year or two. The only discs I keep in their original cases are PSP and imported Japanese GameCube games (I only own 1 US GC game). Those little cases don't take up much space. I also can't bring myself to throw out the boxes my imported special edition DVDs from Japan came in. They're made out of stronger heavier materials than US boxes.

 

DVD movies and computer games - DVD cases (got 100 on ebay for $20) on bookshelf

Audio CDs - bookshelf in jewels

Data : Binders

Backups : Spindles.

 

Actually all my CaseLogic binders are really old. Those new pages and locking mechanism binders don't look to seure.