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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 4,245 |
| | Posted: | | | | I've put off on adding new additions to my collection for some time and finally put them in order.
It took me about 2.5 hours to physically re-alphabetize the entire collection. |
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| Registered: February 23, 2009 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,580 |
| | Posted: | | | | Usually, when new arrivals come in, I first give them a quick spin within the week they arrived: just checking main menu, play 10 minutes of a chapter to check the disc is OK and plays well, then I alphabetize immediately. That way, the backlog is never to big and I can keep my collection tidy. | | | Blu-ray collection
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 1,777 |
| | Posted: | | | | I've got over 3000 discs. The problem is always that there's not enough room left to leave some room, if you know what I mean. As a result, the purchase of just a single title in the "A"s will create utter chaos. Consequently, I let the new discs pile up until I get irritated enough to deal with it. At that point, it takes hours to clean up. | | | | Last edited: by mdnitoil |
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| Registered: March 29, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,737 |
| | Posted: | | | | I feel bad for you guys, I used to be there with racks and shelf units that have dividers. After reaching over 1,000 it became a chore so I made my own shelves: 10 8 foot shelves and 10 5 foot shelves which are almost full. The units are free standing with no dividers and attached to the wall with one screw at the top. I have enought material to make 10 10 foot shelves. If I add 5 discs to the first shelf all I have to do is go the the end and move 5 from the right side of each shelf to the beginning of the next shelf and in less than 2 minutes I'm finished. | | | | Marty - Registered July 10, 2004, User since 2002. |
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| Registered: May 9, 2007 |  Posts: 1,536 |
| | Posted: | | | | Solution: buy titles starting with "Z" only, and add them at the end. | | | | Hans | | | | Last edited: by Staid S Barr |
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 1,945 |
| | Posted: | | | | really had to laugh at all those replies, funny stuff  But I am somewhere between TARO and mdnitoil  cheers Donnie | | | | www.tvmaze.com |
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| Registered: March 18, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,456 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Taro: Quote:
... I first give them a quick spin within the week they arrived: just checking main menu, play 10 minutes of a chapter to check the disc is OK and plays well ... Now why didn't I think of that? Recently opened a defective disc I bought months ago ... | | | Thanks for your support.
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| Registered: October 30, 2008 | | Posts: 1,249 |
| | Posted: | | | | Since my collection is so small compared to others here, understandably it doesn't take me long. Then again, if I have a new title I haven't watched all of yet, it goes on a specific rack. Once completely watched (special features and all) I move it drom that rack and have no problem reorganizing it. | | | If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you.
He who MUST get the last word in on a pointless, endless argument doesn't win. It makes him the bigger jerk. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 1,777 |
| | Posted: | | | | Eventually my solution is going to be to rip all of my titles down to a home server and then put all the discs in storage. It's a heckuva lot easier for me to organize data than over 3000 physical items. That plus the wife is starting to make noises about wanting her walls back. |
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| Registered: January 1, 2009 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,087 |
| | Posted: | | | | Most parts of my Collection I just sort after collection number, so the newest added DVD gets the latest place. Time: <1 min  |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,917 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting mdnitoil: Quote:
Eventually my solution is going to be to rip all of my titles down to a home server and then put all the discs in storage. It's a heckuva lot easier for me to organize data than over 3000 physical items. That plus the wife is starting to make noises about wanting her walls back. This is what I've been doing though mostly for the geek factor as I have no wife. |
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| Registered: May 26, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,878 |
| | Posted: | | | | I have run out of room (I have a really small house - a little over 700 sq ft). Right now anything new goes into a box in my closet. The only way I get a space on the shelf is if I upgrade something to blu-ray (or get it in a box set). Where ever the space is that develops from the upgrade, I look in the boxes to find something that will be shelved close.
So ... 10 minutes or so? I guess?
The only shelf I have room on is my Criterion shelves. And that's only because they used to be bookshelves and I got rid of the books.
My friend Red and I are talking about him building me different shelves that will use my space more efficiently - but money ... | | | If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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| Registered: May 20, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,934 |
| | Posted: | | | | I don't re-sort my collection. I tried that when my collection was very small. Now I add them to profiler and place them on to a shelf with the location in my personal info. I keep a couple of binders with the cover info and alphabetized list with the shelves (for guest use). |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 2,293 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting mdnitoil: Quote:
I've got over 3000 discs. The problem is always that there's not enough room left to leave some room, if you know what I mean. As a result, the purchase of just a single title in the "A"s will create utter chaos. Consequently, I let the new discs pile up until I get irritated enough to deal with it. At that point, it takes hours to clean up. Same here (plus some 'work arounds' like deciding all BDs will be held separately anyway etc)... new shelf parts are in but I've got to find the time to put the shelves up! | | | | It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong |
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