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People who have a lot of DVDs

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purpleme12 · 30/06/2021 20:54

I have a lot of DVDs
People who have a lot of DVDs - how do you store your DVDs?
What storage have you got for them and where from?

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Aroundtheworldin80moves · 30/06/2021 20:55

Disc wallets.

DonGray · 30/06/2021 20:57

Billy bookcases

Davros · 30/06/2021 20:58

I've got some acrylic shelf units especially for DVDs. They are light and unobtrusive and you can see the titles easily. I haven't got a scooby where I got them

TheLightSideOfTheMoon · 30/06/2021 20:59

Billy bookcases.

purpleme12 · 30/06/2021 21:04

How many DVDs would Billy bookcase have?

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A2BviaCandD · 30/06/2021 21:05

On a shelf in our summerhouse. We have a projector and screen down there and got fed up of walking up and down the garden whenever we wanted a cinema day in lockdown. They have stayed there ever since

A2BviaCandD · 30/06/2021 21:08

Prior to that, they lived on two bookcases, our DVDs are mainly disney ones, as I collected then when we had our first child

Igneococcus · 30/06/2021 21:14

How many DVDs do you have?

I got shelves to house dp's CD collection from shelfstore and I absolutely love them. They do DVD ones too. Not the cheapest option but they can be extended if necessary.

Batinthehouse · 30/06/2021 21:14

Sorry! Rushing so link fail

Batinthehouse · 30/06/2021 21:17

We have these

purpleme12 · 30/06/2021 21:20

@Igneococcus 245 DVDs
Some of those are whole series collections (so thicker than a single DVD)

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NannyR · 30/06/2021 21:21

I throw the boxes away and store the discs in paper disc envelopes, in a storage box from ikea.

Noname1999 · 30/06/2021 21:23

Those massive disc wallets that hold hundreds of them

Igneococcus · 30/06/2021 21:30

We had that problem as well @purpleme12 that some of the CDs are in box sets (mostly a classical music collecction) and they are often also higher than single CDs.
We used to have them in Billys but they have a limit to how much you can adjust the shelves so there was too much space wasted and we have a tiny house.

WhyCantIBeMoreCreative · 30/06/2021 21:52

I’m properly attached to my DVDs so I have wall shelves the exact height to fit DVDs and just enough brackets to support them but not take up too much room. We’ve got about 700 and my engineer husband did all the calculations to make sure they wouldn’t fall down Grin

purpleme12 · 30/06/2021 21:55

@WhyCantIBeMoreCreative

I’m properly attached to my DVDs so I have wall shelves the exact height to fit DVDs and just enough brackets to support them but not take up too much room. We’ve got about 700 and my engineer husband did all the calculations to make sure they wouldn’t fall down Grin
Ah I really need your husband!!
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MargaretFraggle · 30/06/2021 21:56

Billy bookcases here, or just shoved in a cupboard!

Cheeseycheeseycheesecheese · 30/06/2021 21:57

I've got a TV stand the length of the wall it sits against, it's got 3 spaces, 2 are kitted out with dvds, 2 cases deep and packed.

CDs on the other hand.... in plastic boxes in the loft...

AbsolCatly · 30/06/2021 21:59

Wall of twin slot shelving holds the DVD and CD collections, but prior to having this space they were in giant wallets with the boxes stored in the attic

TheLeadbetterLife · 30/06/2021 22:00

Before we moved abroad I put all the DVDs in DVD wallets and put those in A5 arch files organised by genre. Chucked away all the cases.

I probably shouldn’t have bothered though as we rarely use them. We often download or stream the same films just for convenience.

waitingpatientlyforspring · 30/06/2021 22:04

[quote purpleme12]@Igneococcus 245 DVDs
Some of those are whole series collections (so thicker than a single DVD)[/quote]
I would guess we have more than that. The majority we took out of their boxes and keep them in disk cases/bags. Then we have special ones like marvel/harry potter etc that are kept in boxes. We have storage under the seats in our sofa and keep them under there - both those in boxes and the three cases we have.

superduster · 30/06/2021 22:09

We've just been putting our DVDs into wallets after changing the furniture. Its created so much space!

OrrisRoot · 30/06/2021 22:10

@purpleme12

How many DVDs would Billy bookcase have?
You bit extra shelves to get 8 DVD height apertures. I will count a shelf for you while I’m waiting for my pizza.
grapewine · 30/06/2021 22:12

Billy bookcases here, too

OrrisRoot · 30/06/2021 22:13

48 single DVDs will fit on each shelf of an 80cm wide billy. So that’s 384 DVDs per standard Billy, or roughly half that for a 40cm one.

I have too many DVDs, I now realise. Blush

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