DVD cases suck. Big time. They are cheap, nasty things with completely inadequate central hubs that allow the DVD to come loose and rattle around inside, scratching the sucker up and making it completely unplayable: In the jargon of the industry, what you then have is a “shaker.” Shakers are defectives, even if porn video manufacturers, skinflints one and all, try to persuade you otherwise. (“Oh, just push it back on. It’ll be fine.”)
At Blowfish, we inspect every single DVD that comes in to make sure it isn’t a shaker, and even so, some manage to get on the shelf (we also check them before we pack them, just in case). We get about 1-2% shakers, which is a ton of returns we have to send back to the manufacturer. DVD cases suck.
It looks like these cases may not suck. They certainly look cool. I’ve ordered some, and we might use them for future Blowfish Video productions. And if you need to re-box a DVD or CD, or put out a short-run title (attention, Apple Garage Band users!), this may be just the thing for you.
posted 22:51It looks like these cases may not suck.
They, in fact, do not suck. On a scale of suckiness where 1 is completely sucky and 10 is a complete absence of anything that might remotely be considered suckiness, our product is a 12. Thanks for the mention. Also check this...
http://www.compleatsteve.com/essays/cd_hell.htm
Posted by: Coudal at June 9, 2004 10:38 AM