Blu-ray storage cabinet for 1,000 BDs

Im running out of room myself! I'm actually considering throwing away all the cases and just keeping the disc's in a giant CD nylon wallet thing.

I have one that will. I actually have two of them. I am at work right now but will send a link to the place that I got them from when I get home.

Thanks Kris!

When we did a bit of remodeling last year, I had a contractor build shelves right into the wall. It's currently holding about 240 DVDs, 200 Blu-rays, 130 HD DVDs and about 100 CDs. I have more shelves and can continue vertically with those (and removing knick-knacks) but the wife would really appreciate it if I don't go any higher with the movies. We'll see.





Mark

Here is the place I bought my racks at and some options:

http://www.standsandmounts.com/index...OD&ProdID=6719

http://www.standsandmounts.com/index...OD&ProdID=2269

I have two of the second link racks. It will hold right about 850 Blu-ray discs. I have two of these and they look very nice and do a great job.

Watch out for those nylon cases, some of them scratch disks, due to the materials used, or the weight/pressure of the other disks...

(YMMV)

I have a preference for the open design of the steel Boltz shelves. Company has been around quite a while. I bought 2 (MM-252) 10 years ago, solid and very sturdy. I can put around 43 Blu-rays on each shelf so with 7 shelves it could hold about 300 BD's on each rack.

http://www.boltz.com/dvdracks

I'd recommend Boltz as well, I own a couple of their racks. Excellent build quality and they look great.

IMO most people with a HUGE collection eventually have to consider storing the disks in binders.

$105 dollars in supplies and paint from Home Depot and a Sunday afternoon. Holds about 1300 regular DVDs

Thanks...any other storage solutions besides displaying them?

Individual sleeves, in trays or drawers.

This little chest from mmdesign holds over 950, and they have larger models:



They also sell drawer slides, trays, and dividers for building custom storage. The main downside is that the sleeve costs can add up.

3+ disc editions can also be a problem since the sleeves are usually designed for 2. You can stick a 3rd disc in the front label pocket if you don't care about it so much (e.g. digital copy).

Thanks dododge...

It looks like an interesting concept.

i built my own shelves too after not being able to find what i wanted for a reasonable price. It's the way to go.

Anyone ever used anything like one of these media storage carousels? They hold 150 discs and several units can be linked together. Seems kind of cool but I will probably just stick with shelves. I'm thinking of ordering some from Ikea that are pretty affordable.

Works really well for me. I still use the plastic trays and haven't tried any of the chests/cabinets. With DVDs you get about a 5:1 space savings, and the sleeves hold the artwork and booklets. Perhaps the biggest advantage over binders is that you can still handle each movie individually, toss a few in the car for a trip, loan them to friends, etc.

Did you throw away your blu cases or just put them in storage?

I have four racks in my Home Theater and they hold a lot of BDs and DVDs (although in this photo, they're mostly empty after just setting up the room).


For additional storage of my surplus, I use storage cases for the disks themselves. Each locker case holds 1000 discs (BD, DVD, or CD) in hanging folders. I keep track of what's stored via DVD Profiler software by including a location tag with box/slot numbers. The jackets/cases go into movers boxes for storage. You can find these easily on-line via a Google search for 1000 DVD storage case.

Perhaps the photo is misleading but it appears that there's a serious bow in the middle of every shelf... should have had a vertical support in the middle.

I thought it was just me. Can you specify the materials you used to make this shelf?

Looks like about 8-10' painted pine shelves...either a vertical board up the middle or some small shelf brackets should help.

There is a little bit of a bow but the picture exaggerates it quite a bit. Eventually, I'll stick something in the middle to straighten it out. Just haven't gotten around to it. The backboards do help it out as it is now

I had no idea what I was doing when I built it - First time I ever built anything other than a plastic model airplane LOL

Just got sick of having to keep adding another bookcase somewhere in the apartment for the overflow of DVDs I was accumulating at the time

here's a pic from the front:

here's some pics I took during the making of my rack. I think it was pine

9 8 foot boards
2 6 foot boards

http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/c...33/DVD%20Rack/

One way to add stiffeners to your shelves is by adding a back to the unit. This can be thin paneling, ⅛" plastic or fiberglass wall board, etc. Items are readily available from Low's or Home Depot. You can use #4 finishing nails, small screws, tacks, etc. to attach the back to the unit.

A nylon string stretched across the unit will assist in making sure the individual shelves are straight before securing the back to the unit. Also, make sure the unit is square (3, 4, 5 right triangle) before securing any fasteners to the back. After squaring, add a few fasteners to the perimeter of the unit. Next add one fastener (nail, tack, screw) in the center of each shelf and one fastener on each shelf end. Then you can lay it face down to add additional fasteners.

I definitely think building it yourself is probably the cheaper (and oddly, sturdier) solution. I bought a kit over a year ago for a bookshelf, and despite the relatively expensive cost (in my mind), it was cheaply put together with only what amounted to a piece of cardboard for the backing.

Something tells me I could have bought materials cheaper at Home Depot/Lowe's and done it myself (which is what I ended up doing anyways) and come away with a unit that more closely matched what I wanted (tighter shelves since Blu-rays are shorter, sturdier construction).

I may end up going that route since the bookshelf is now nearly full. :P