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dwk wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 9:51 pm

onedimension wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 8:57 pm Right now I have about two dozen banker's boxes full of blu rays sitting in a storage unit. Tragically.

How many discs can you fit in a bankers box?

I have a box in my bedroom, I'll get you a count.

Ah!

I think this thread could be re-titled to How Big Is Your Kevyip?

Anyone from Vic, BC here? I went to Ditch Records this weekend, for my semi-annual CD buying spree. But I was astonished at their (new?) batch of films.

Long story short: I did a lot of Criterion kevyipping instead.

Perhaps I can be disciplined enough to devote the rest of this year to my kevyip, vice buying.

Ha! I'm actually in Victoria now with my kids and my daughter wants to buy CDs while we're here so I've been looking for a place to take her. Thanks for pointing it out.

There will be 7 less Criterions. Sorry.

Noiretirc wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2026 1:35 amAnyone from Vic, BC here? I went to Ditch Records this weekend, for my semi-annual CD buying spree. But I was astonished at their (new?) batch of films.

Yes, I live in Victoria. Ditch Records started their impressive film collection fairly recently, and it has already doubled in size, necessitating more shelving. It's a great selection of boutique labels, and the only real place left to buy movies on disc here.

cdnchris wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2026 1:46 am Ha! I'm actually in Victoria now with my kids and my daughter wants to buy CDs while we're here so I've been looking for a place to take her. Thanks for pointing it out.

Welcome to Victoria! Ditch is definitely the best music store in town. Good prices and selection for vinyl and CDs. If you need recommendations for anything else in town, let me know.

cdnchris wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2026 1:46 ammy daughter wants to buy CDs

That's cool that your daughter is in to music that way.

I began making a list of my physical media collection on letterboxd, including all main features and any shorts or additional features that are not just release-specific extras. I'm only about 1/4 through my collection and the percentage of unwatched films is already embarrassing. But this is the first time I've seriously tried to catalogue my collection.

I did a re-sorting of my collection a couple of days ago. Only took 4 hours on Sunday afternoon, then another 4 hours on the Monday afternoon.

It basically amounted to adding in everything I've purchased in the last 3 to 4 years and leaving about enough for space for 3 more titles on each shelf. This actually takes me to the end of my storage capacity but I have some idea for more space that should be available in a couple of years time which is about how long it will take to fill up the gaps.

I also found some DVDs that I replaced by purchasing Blu Rays so there were some extra discs to go to the box I keep for a guy who buys a few hundred titles every three months or so from me.

I sold and traded a lot of stuff to make space. I now have four main sections that I sort differently. If I have more than one release by any one director (or if the release is a collection of films by one director), I sort by director. Otherwise, I sort alphabetically. It works out well enough, though I make some exceptions. Alien-related films can stay together under A (no need to make a Ridley Scott section under directors). Then I put television stuff together; and finally music/opera.