DVD Storage Units
DVD storage units are an essential accessory for people who build up a large collection of DVDs at home. If you have a big range of DVDs, CDs or games on disk that you like to use regularly, you’re going to need some sort of practical storage solution that allows you easy access and the chance to organize your media. You also want it to be sufficiently easy to use that it’s practical to put your DVDs away when you finished with them.
DVDs come in plastic storage containers for a reason: if they’re left lying out on a shelf or next to the TV, it’s likely that they’ll quickly get scratched and soon won’t play properly. But once you’ve put your disk back in its box, you also need to put the box away! Fortunately, there are loads of options to make it easy for you to arrange your DVDs tidily so that you can see their individual titles and maximize the use of your storage space.
Many furniture stores sell DVD shelving units or towers in wood, plastic or even glass. What you choose will depend on your taste, interior decor and the amount of space you need to fill. You can also have special cabinets made to suit your living room or office that can be customized for an exact match with the rest of your furniture. That may be a relatively expensive solution and most people can find a DVD storage rack or tower that suits their purposes at an online store or in their local shopping mall.
If your television and other equipment such as a DVD or Blu-Ray player is housed in a media cabinet, there may be shelves or spaces that can accommodate a number of boxes — but if you’re an avid movie collector or game player, you’ll likely acquire a large number of titles over time and need surplus storage space.
What about mobile storage? Many people like to take their CDs or DVDs with them when they travel to play them on the go. For this need, many suppliers produce DVD wallets that can fit easily in a pocket, backpack or bag. To use a case like these, you may need to remove each DVD or CD from its own box and store them in the special sleeves that the case contains. You can sometimes get 100 or more disks in one of these wallets — but don’t forget that you still need to store the empty box away safely so that it doesn’t get lost!
How much organization you do of your DVDs is up to you. Some people just put their desks away in the order that they last watched them, others like to arrange the titles in alphabetical order — and some people even like to color code their disks according to theme, rating or some other criterion.
Ultimately, your choice of storage unit will come down to matters of style and budget. But when you start to build up your collection, take some time to think about the kind of rack, tower, cabinet or other type of unit that you’ll need to keep your DVDs safe so that you can enjoy watching them for a long time.
3 Comments
I wish manufacturers would settle on a standard size of box. I have a collection of DVDs with boxes in different sizes and it’s difficult to organize them properly.
I sometimes get frustrated at the way I store my DVD’s. I have a rack but not all fit on it and buying another one might seem like it’s too crowded. Some of them I need to place in a drawer and not being able to see what exactly is there is frustrating. I like things to be in easy reach. Do you get a rack that can hold 500 DVD’s?
I have built up a huge collection of CDs and DVDs over the years and storage units are essential to keep order in my house. I work with wood for my profession so I have a tendancy to go for wooden racks which I make myself. This means you can custom make them and include as many slots as you like.