Safe DVD storage

I wonder if someone in this group can answer a question about DVD
storage. I use DiscGear Selector 100 (http://discgear.com/retail.asp)
to store my CD's. The company promotes them for DVD storage as well, but
I've been reluctant to use them because I've heard the wrong storage
case can damage the DVD. When I tried to ask the company, I got repeated
emails trying to sell me more units. Does anyone know if the DiscGear
storage system is safe for DVDs ?
Sande

Sande

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 19:23:18 GMT, Sande <> wrote:

>I use DiscGear Selector 100 (http://discgear.com/retail.asp)
>to store my CD's. The company promotes them for DVD storage as well, but
>I've been reluctant to use them because I've heard the wrong storage
>case can damage the DVD. Does anyone know if the DiscGear
>storage system is safe for DVDs ?

My understanding is that the issue with some CD storage cases being used
for DVDs comes down to stress on the center hole and excessive flexing
during removal of the disc. CDs (not counting SACDs) are single-layer and
can take more stress than DVDs, the majority of which are dual-layer.

The product you named seems to present no stress on the center hole and no
flexing of the disc at all.

My question is, if you have a system that requires a separate album to
hold the inserts, why not just use albums that hold inserts _and_ discs on
the same page?

Kimba W. Lion

Thanks for the input. You're correct; there's no stress on the center
hole at all. The disk sits on it's edge in a slot and is lifted by it's
edge when you open the lid of the unit. I'm not using the inserts at
all. Each unit has a tray at the bottom where you can maintain a list
of the disks in the unit. I'm using the DiscGears to reduce storage space.
Sande


Kimba W. Lion wrote:

> On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 19:23:18 GMT, Sande <> wrote:
>
>
>>I use DiscGear Selector 100 (http://discgear.com/retail.asp)
>>to store my CD's. The company promotes them for DVD storage as well, but
>>I've been reluctant to use them because I've heard the wrong storage
>>case can damage the DVD. Does anyone know if the DiscGear
>>storage system is safe for DVDs ?
>
>
> My understanding is that the issue with some CD storage cases being used
> for DVDs comes down to stress on the center hole and excessive flexing
> during removal of the disc. CDs (not counting SACDs) are single-layer and
> can take more stress than DVDs, the majority of which are dual-layer.
>
> The product you named seems to present no stress on the center hole and no
> flexing of the disc at all.
>
> My question is, if you have a system that requires a separate album to
> hold the inserts, why not just use albums that hold inserts _and_ discs on
> the same page?

Sande