Digipacks Vs. Jewel Cases

[Vilden]

Jewel Cases wins, I don't really have a problem with digis breaking (never happened to me) but they are so random sizes that it ruins my order in my cd shelf! It is weird how industrial/ambient/neofolk labels seems to love digipaks. I swear that 70% of all albums from those genres I have are in digipaks.

 

[Demilich]

I used to say digis because they rule but since my Day of Reckoning fell out of my school bag and got stepped on I hate them now, so jewel cases it is!

Also, vote for me or die by rusty spoon.

 

[Krilons Resa]

Swizzlenuts.

 

[swizzlenuts]

I choose Jewels cases because I am completely clumsy, and I've very good at dropping them, kicking them out of my car, and spilling beer/whisky/water on them, but I do prefer the look of a digicase. It just so happens I'm not good when handling them.

By the way, swizzlenuts ftw.


EDIT: I think my name looks way cooler like swizzlenuts instead of Swizzlenuts; the capitol 'S' makes it look lame.

 

[JayKeeley]

Interesting.

If anyone is interested in trading a digipak with its jewel case equivalent, let me know. I guess that would mean listing all the digipaks you have and seeing if I have them in jewel case, but anyway, it's an option. You can always PM me.

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

I'm with JK here, I love the extra effort that goes into digipacks and digibooks. I always take better care of CD's with those types of packaging as well.

 

[Matt]

Jewel They just look better

 

[Demonspell]

JMy Paradise Lost-Gothic and Symphony X-Paradise Lost were 2 of my cds which I thought were gonna come with jewel cases but instead came with digis.

The Paradise Lost digipack is one of the few I can say I regret purchasing...those stupid cardboard flames covering the CD tear away easily, the booklet fails to stay in place, etc.

 

[Matt]

The Paradise Lost digipack is one of the few I can say I regret purchasing...those stupid cardboard flames covering the CD tear away easily, the booklet fails to stay in place, etc.

I liked the symx digi. I don't keep the disk in there anyway, so the case stays safe

 

[Reign in Acai]

Functionality > Artistic faggotry

 

[Climb Thar Hill]

I like em' both

'cept the wolves one. It doesn't farking close and it's bumping my Woods of Ypres' albums sideways

 

[JayKeeley]

lol @ anyone who thinks 'N Crugu Braduli or Maistru Sfetnic jewel cases > digipak packaging

if anyone has the digipak version of Det Som En Gang Var and wants to swap for the jewel case version, let me know!

 

[EricT]

Yeah, I'm also having problems with the Wolves one. The fucking CD is getting scratched to hell every time I take it out. Leaving it out of the case for the time being till I come up with a solution.

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

Yea, just do the same thing I do with my N' crugu CD, just keep it in a separate case next to it.

 

[skeptik]

lol @ anyone who thinks 'N Crugu Braduli or Maistru Sfetnic jewel cases > digipak packaging

if anyone has the digipak version of Det Som En Gang Var and wants to swap for the jewel case version, let me know!

Is the jewel case the original, or that Brazilian or some shit press?

 

[JayKeeley]

Is the jewel case the original, or that Brazilian or some shit press?

original from Brazil

if it makes a difference, I'll take any re-release digipaks over jewel case (even if they're russian)

 

[Reign in Acai]

Now what's the big deal with Russian? People avoid these like the plague and I can not understand the big fucking deal?

 

[JayKeeley]

I don't give a fuck about editions and versions and all that collectors elitist crap. If the music is EXACTLY the same as the original, and all you're getting is an identical version licensed out for distribution, then it's good enough for me.

 

[Reign in Acai]

The only thing I don't like are these re-releases with 4 live tracks, 2 demo tracks, 3 alternate ending tracks, and a bonus interview with the drummer's live in gf. What the hell?!? Do they actually think people are going to buy a second copy of an album they already own for this tripe? Though, it's fine by my me when they add a previously released ep to the end of a re-released full length.

 

[JayKeeley]

yeah I hate that too. Now if they want to include all that stuff on a 2nd CD then it would be ok.