A Rant on Bad DVD/Blu-ray Packaging

[@trickysmithy9154]

I will always buy a physical copy of a movie/game that I love. Something about having a collection of cases is just satisfying

[@LaughOutLamdaddy]

100% agree! I've contemplated doing a whole video on why I love physical media some time in the future.

[@nicksjacku9750]

Also be mindful of finite, which can bite physical media/hardware but a huge advantage for physical media is in fact dumping the disc into your PC to be preserved forever and be watched freely without certain slowness that has to be read by the disc that has to be spinned compared to data that's read immediately. I recommend using VLC when watching them.

[@Metlhd313]

TV Show discs with no sleeve indicating episodes are a huge pet peeve of mine. I had to print out an episode guide for my complete Rocko's Modern Life set.

[@LaughOutLamdaddy]

Something I didn't point out with the "King of Queens" season set (not the series one) was that it not only came with a pamphlet saying which discs had which episodes, but also had a little synopsis underneath each title. I know some releases come in clear DVD cases so they can tell you the episodes on the interior artwork instead. Old Nick VHS/DVDs used to provide the titles and synopsis of each episode on the back cover, which was great too. It's disappointing that episode guides aren't the norm for every season or complete series release, regardless of the company putting them out. I'm surprised the "Rocko" set didn't come with one (I assume it's the Shout! Factory release, a company that's usually pretty comprehensive with their releases).

[@Metlhd313]

@@LaughOutLamdaddy Yeah, instead the inside of the case just has an original collage of the characters drawn by series creator Joe Murray, which is fine, but they could have thrown a pamphlet in there as well.

[@TwoTailedCaperer]

I knew about Stackpacks and those weird book things with the discs shoved inside of the pages, but this video has introduced me to some of the worst DVD/BD packaging I've ever seen lol

[@LaughOutLamdaddy]

I'm glad my video was your first exposure to many of these packaging types, meaning you've been spared the misfortune of encountering them yourself. I wish you luck in further avoiding them in the future!

[@PinderProductions]

I have never seen most of these in real life, although the friends TV style really annoys me. Perhaps I've been lucky not to encounter the bad cases 😂

[@LaughOutLamdaddy]

Lucky indeed! Many examples of lousy packaging come from cheap/"budget friendly" releases or higher-end/limited edition releases (and rarely in between, unless we're just talking about a cheap disc tray with crappy hubs or something). My collection consists of a lot of standard releases and boxsets, which makes packaging like these, so unique but also so difficult, stand out all the more (and most times make me wish I opted for an alternate release). And yes, that "Friends" DVD is annoying-what were they thinking with those hubs?!

[@madfinntech]

My biggest problem with modern BD cases is that they break if you look at them wrong, while good old early 2000s DVD cases, you could really harm someone with them or steamroll on them, and they'd just laugh at you! Not even starting with the disgusting oily plastics in some cases these days. The durable DVD cases were made to replace the fragile jewel cases CDs used to ship with but now we are back to having fragile cases again because some eco activists made sure we can't use proper durable plastics to make them anymore, instead we have this fragile oily stuff. I hate it.

[@NecropsY1]

Nailed it - i think about this so much

[@LaughOutLamdaddy]

Glad to know I'm not the only one annoyed by this-thanks for watching!

[@Riky_Jones]

I always like the standard case with a slipcover

[@LaughOutLamdaddy]

For sure, the slipcovers always look more aesthetically pleasing, and make your DVD/Blu-ray look and feel more special. I'm not one of those people that goes out of their way to buy slipcovers (like getting individual ones from sellers online), but I certainly appreciate them when any release comes with one. I particularly like the ones that are embossed or have some alternate artwork.

[@AutisticFloppa]

i love dvds so much

[@Christian-ze6gr]

That friends case is doing gods work by not allowing anyone to watch that terrible show.

[@LaughOutLamdaddy]

The show's not that bad, lol. (Not one of my personal favorites, but it has its great moments.) With that logic, why does the "Lawrence of Arabia" case want to stop people from watching what is widely considered one of the best films ever made?

[@AdamLorenzoRasp]

You would hate to see dvds that I have lol they are scratched to hell almost all of them😂 still play though.. most of them

[@LaughOutLamdaddy]

I'm honestly shocked at how well [almost all of] my DVDs have held up over the years, mainly the ones I've bought used and ones from my childhood, particularly the latter. (I'd watch like the same fifteen movies on DVD constantly in all types of locations, and yet several of them are in what I'd consider to be "like new" condition-fortunately, even as a kid, I was always super gentle with my VHS tapes and DVDs.)