Digipaks

[booB]

digipaks annoy the hell out of me.

 

[batmura]

Digipaks suck donkey dick! Case closed.

Seconded. They suck ass. Too bad some discs only come out in digi format.

 

[batmura]

I don't like them. In the past, I've cut a few apart, and stuff the cover into a jewel case along with the CD.

Serious? That's gold. LMAO

 

[edgeofthorns]

Um, can't we just store the digipak/digi-book and place the cd in a slimline case? That way, we have any bonus material and our digi stays intact? Additionally, you'd be able to carry more cds that way because the slimlines are, of course, slimmer. What's the problem?

Why should a person have to buy slim line jewel cases plus the freakin' cds just to cater to the labels. Digipaks are yet another way for labels to cash in on one release two or three times over. The only bands I would do that for is Jon Oliva and Savatage. I don't mind buying my discs to support the artist, but having to buy two or three versions for every band is a little much to ask out of people in my opinion.

~Brian~

 

[Cheiron]

My Falconer digipak got beat up fast. My Circle II Circle one (which looks great) is holding strong.

 

[AMBR]

Um, can't we just store the digipak/digi-book and place the cd in a slimline case? That way, we have any bonus material and our digi stays intact? Additionally, you'd be able to carry more cds that way because the slimlines are, of course, slimmer. What's the problem?

But if the slimline cases are in a rack, you can't tell which CD it is. Very annoying. Carry them? Where? Got all my tunes on the iPod.

Overall, I too, only buy them if there is bonus material for all the reasons everyone else has stated. I buy full size jewel cases in bulk for other types of CD's I'm constantly generating so if one breaks, there's always more around. Sometimes the artwork is way better, but after looking at it once or twice, I'm done. I think I'd buy that pop-up reaper though. :zombie:

 

[OrbWeaver]

My Falconer digipak got beat up fast. My Circle II Circle one (which looks great) is holding strong.

Mine looks a little rough around the edges, but I'm anal-retentive when it comes to taking care of my CDs and their cases. So mine is still in fairly good shape. I really only bought it because I wanted the bonus songs. Not that the rest of the CD isn't awesome, because it is. But I love it when Mathias sings in Swedish!

 

[Diamond45]

Does everybody else loath them as much as I do?

I hate them. Simply hate them. Give me a jewel box any day. Digicraps are just that - a piece of crap. uke:

 

[Pellaz]

I dislike them, too.

For portability, I like to put my metal CDs in those thick 200-CD books (booklets?) so I can carry them down to the WREK studio for our show.

With digipacks you either get only the inner booklet, or nothing at all....leaving less info that can fit in the 'pocket' of the CD booklet. The tray-liner in a standard jewel-case usually has the track-listing, which is a godsend to a deejay in a hurry and which I slip behind the CDs in the booklet. You don't have that luxury with digipack packaging.

 

[SharkBlack]

I actually love digipacks! They just look a hell of a lot better and you don't have to worry about them breaking as much as you do Cds with jewel cases...

 

[MYSTIC1]

I'd have to say I really like digis, especially digibooks. AFM puts out some very high quality ones(even though their distribution sucks).I will almost always buy the digi version of a disc mainly because that's always the version with the bonus tracks, videos, etc.It's also somewhat of a novelty I guess.
On a cost note, I worked for a cd/dvd manufacturer for a long time and I can tell you that digis actually cost more because they are generally produced in lower volumes. They are also mainly assembled by hand since many are not able to be produced on automated equipment. The disc itself costs the same to produce but the packaging costs more.

 

[Yippee38]

Our Epica - Consign to Oblivion digipack started falling apart within weeks. The CD sleeve fell out, and now the inner binding is ripping. PoS!

Symphony X is being returned tomorrow as the one I got was a digipack. I hope they sell the jewel box version at the concert.