Hey there folks.

I'm one of those mega neat & tidy 'everything-in-it's place' kind of guys, and DVD Profiler just helps me in my obsessiveness in that respect.  I even print out new report pages when I buy new DVD's.  The thing is I don't even know why I do it      I think it's just because I can.  After all, it's not like I can't go up to the shelves and see what I own, or that I have so many I can't keep track (just over 200 in fact).  I suppose it might come in handy for insurance purposes should the need arise 

Anyone else out there do this ?

Andrew

I used to as well.  Not anymore though.  With 1,500+ profiles on 1,395 discs it's a futile effort.  Now I just consult DVD Profiler Mobile on my Pocket PC .

You should create a poll.

Yes
No
Used to, but I'm killing forests with every DVD purchase
Not interested

I used to print out the full 5 profiles-per-page report, and I still have it, though it has been updated in a while. I do try to keep an accurate and up to date simple listing of titles since that only takes a few pages.  With the new mobile / PDA versions of DVDProfiler coming, I think the days of the printed report in the binder are numbered. 

I do not print my collection at all. This would never be up to date. I personally prefer my paranoid backup:
Laptop, Mobile, Online, USB Stick, CD and DVD and 2.4 Backup as well     

My collection in DVDProf currently numbers 2794 & it's a mega-feat to comply with storage solutions (compounded by spousal demands for virtual invisibility), accessibility of the discs and a means for both myself and guest to browse the movies. My solution: In answer to your post, I devised a simple, alphabetical, 2 column listing of all titles. Using readable font size, this runs to over 20 pages (I think I have to build a new report format for 3.0 as it didn't transfer over. Bummer) and the pages in protectors fit nicely in a 1-inch binder (and the pockets hold various lists by directors, to-watch lists, etc.)
      Next, the discs are stored in 3 areas. The bulk are stored in pocketed notebooks for cd/dvd storage (8 per 2-sided page) by number (1-5999, arbitrary for my needs). These notebooks can be as smalll or large (and heavy & cumbersome) as you wish & store neatly in entertainment center compartments or bookshelves. Boxsets or custom-packaged dvds too cool to store out of original packaging are numbered 8000+ and stored in file-type drawers, front to rear (many new ent centers have these). Lastly are a small number of dvd magazines, etc, numbered 6000+ and stored in order in their flat cardboard packaging.
        Lastly, the paper inserts from keepcases or snappers are put into sheet protectors either 1 per protector if there is info or graphics to be seen on both sides, or 2 inserts back-to-back. Numbers are written with felt pen on the white inner border of each protector.  These are filed in large notebooks (yep, also heavy & cumbersome) by genre (and this is a brain-stretcher to figure out where to put a
given movie and may be geared to your personal system or to that of the average overwhelmed guest looking for a title to watch. E.g, if you have a Foreign section, do you put an asian horror flick in that book or in the good old Horror book.)These books take up a lot of space but are not needed as often as the disc-storage notebooks) so I keep them in a bookshelf in a closet & crawl in for some when I have a guest with a wish to visualize or when I just want to organize or "play with" my movie stuff.
        Creating these notebooks for perusal, and the entire system in total, is a massive and labor- intensive job, but to a true dvd freak/movie buff, it's a cool hobby and a labor of cinematic love.   
   

Quoting pudwhistle:

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My collection in DVDProf currently numbers 2794 & it's a mega-feat to comply with storage solutions (compounded by spousal demands for virtual invisibility), accessibility of the discs and a means for both myself and guest to browse the movies. My solution: In answer to your post, I devised a simple, alphabetical, 2 column listing of all titles. Using readable font size, this runs to over 20 pages (I think I have to build a new report format for 3.0 as it didn't transfer over. Bummer) and the pages in protectors fit nicely in a 1-inch binder (and the pockets hold various lists by directors, to-watch lists, etc.)
      Next, the discs are stored in 3 areas. The bulk are stored in pocketed notebooks for cd/dvd storage (8 per 2-sided page) by number (1-5999, arbitrary for my needs). These notebooks can be as smalll or large (and heavy & cumbersome) as you wish & store neatly in entertainment center compartments or bookshelves. Boxsets or custom-packaged dvds too cool to store out of original packaging are numbered 8000+ and stored in file-type drawers, front to rear (many new ent centers have these). Lastly are a small number of dvd magazines, etc, numbered 6000+ and stored in order in their flat cardboard packaging.
        Lastly, the paper inserts from keepcases or snappers are put into sheet protectors either 1 per protector if there is info or graphics to be seen on both sides, or 2 inserts back-to-back. Numbers are written with felt pen on the white inner border of each protector.  These are filed in large notebooks (yep, also heavy & cumbersome) by genre (and this is a brain-stretcher to figure out where to put a
given movie and may be geared to your personal system or to that of the average overwhelmed guest looking for a title to watch. E.g, if you have a Foreign section, do you put an asian horror flick in that book or in the good old Horror book.)These books take up a lot of space but are not needed as often as the disc-storage notebooks) so I keep them in a bookshelf in a closet & crawl in for some when I have a guest with a wish to visualize or when I just want to organize or "play with" my movie stuff.
        Creating these notebooks for perusal, and the entire system in total, is a massive and labor- intensive job, but to a true dvd freak/movie buff, it's a cool hobby and a labor of cinematic love.   
   

    we are not worthy, we are not worthy...
(and imagine, this is his first post!)

Quoting kahless:

Quote:
I do not print my collection at all. This would never be up to date. I personally prefer my paranoid backup:
Laptop, Mobile, Online, USB Stick, CD and DVD and 2.4 Backup as well     

What, no Blackberry or iPhone backups ?