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OH Nuts! · 01-01-2016, 04:18 PM

One of my pet peeves , when I bought a show, was to find out the DVDs had recording on both sides. AAARRRGH! I hate this because:
* you miss having a label
*hard to store into wallets, and unless you tape a description over the plastic on the wallet
*Because I want a label, I have to store them in jewel boxes, which, when you have several DVDs, can become cumbersome.

Just curious, how do others feel about this?

gidgetgrape · 01-01-2016, 04:29 PM

I hate it. I hate when you click on a title in the menu and there's a message that you have to flip the disc over. I have some older movies on DVD like that.

bmasters9 · 01-01-2016, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

One of my pet peeves , when I bought a show, was to find out the DVDs had recording on both sides. AAARRRGH! I hate this because:
* you miss having a label
*hard to store into wallets, and unless you tape a description over the plastic on the wallet
*Because I want a label, I have to store them in jewel boxes, which, when you have several DVDs, can become cumbersome.

Just curious, how do others feel about this?

It's even worse when they are packaged in cardboard sleeves, as has been done with that Flintstones full-series release. The DVD books within have 3 seasons apiece, and each of those seasons has one double-sided disc that has episodes on one side and bonuses on the other. Unfortunately, whoever was in charge of making this full Flintstones release didn't consider that the originals had those doubles, and so they were packed in M*A*S*H-style. It's bad enough that doubles are included in this release, but it's worse when they're packaged in such a manner that you have to worry about scratching them.

AB · 01-01-2016, 04:44 PM

I only have a few like that but I don't care for it. It's hard to find which side you want to play.

1960'sTVfan · 01-01-2016, 05:13 PM

I don't like double-sided DVD's, but I can tolerate them as long as both sides play without problems. Fortunately, so far, I haven't had a problem with double-sided DVD's that I have in my video collection. The majority of discs in my collection are single-sided ones. The double-sided ones have to be handled more carefully because they are recorded on both sides.

View Poll Results: DVDs with recordings on both Side A and Side B
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Love it	0	0%
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01-01-2016, 04:18 PM	#1
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	DVDs burned on both sides-love, hate, don't care One of my pet peeves , when I bought a show, was to find out the DVDs had recording on both sides. AAARRRGH! I hate this because: * you miss having a label hard to store into wallets, and unless you tape a description over the plastic on the wallet Because I want a label, I have to store them in jewel boxes, which, when you have several DVDs, can become cumbersome. Just curious, how do others feel about this?

01-01-2016, 05:13 PM	#5
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,082	I don't like double-sided DVD's, but I can tolerate them as long as both sides play without problems. Fortunately, so far, I haven't had a problem with double-sided DVD's that I have in my video collection. The majority of discs in my collection are single-sided ones. The double-sided ones have to be handled more carefully because they are recorded on both sides.
	Last edited by 1960'sTVfan; 01-01-2016 at 05:55 PM.

01-01-2016, 04:29 PM	#2
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,503	I hate it. I hate when you click on a title in the menu and there's a message that you have to flip the disc over. I have some older movies on DVD like that.

01-01-2016, 04:44 PM	#4
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	I only have a few like that but I don't care for it. It's hard to find which side you want to play.