Using supplied spindled tubs to store DVDs

[penbat]

I am basically just creating DVDs for data backup from my hard drive. I may end up with about 100 DVDs. It seems a good idea to just use the plastic spindled tubs in which the DVDs were supplied to store them in. It is neat and couldn't be any more compact. Tubs of 50 seem to be about the most convenient size.

I would probably only need to access the DVDs in an emergency such as hard drive failure. I suppose if I was intending to access the DVDs on a more frequent basic to play them I ought to use wallets to minimise the chances of scratches and to more easily select the one I wanted.

Any comments ?

[bidefordboy]

If it's just to store your backup's, it's the perfect solution.

[Capmaster]

It's probably the safest way to store them

[samijubal]

They stay in better condition on spindles than in wallets.

[Bodyslide]

All of my PC backups and Home Movie DVD Masters are in a small safe in my office. I reuse Spindles, since they are normally stackable.

[daamon]

Someone here (I think it might have been Capmaster, lordsmurf or BJ_M - not sure) pointed out in a similar thread a while ago that the discs are ever so slightly thicker at the middle than they are at the edge, meaning that they don't touch too much / at all allong the face of the disc.

So, spindles are fine as long as the discs are horizontal - i.e the spindle isn't on it's side.

[samijubal]

That's only true of discs with a stacking ring, which not all discs have. I lay mine on the side since they don't have a stacking ring.

[dcsos]

There's gotta be a better way.
Can you imagine needing the seventh from the bottom?
I think spindles are fine when you feed off the top, but otherwise...there's gotta be a better system!

[samijubal]

Maybe if you only have a few discs. If you've got hundreds they take too much room any other way. I've got 3 empty spindles with a couple of the foam washers in them I use for getting to the disc I want. I take a stack of discs off the top and put them on the spare spindle and take off 1 or 2 more and put them on another spare till I get to the disc I want. The foam washers make it easy to get the discs off the spare spindles and back on the spindle they belong on. I used to use slim cases, but once I got to about 800 or so DVD-R discs it just took too much space.

[zgrm100]

samijubal so how do u store your dvds now? And wow! 800 DVDs, all movies???