Thinpaks: A good thing?

Thinpaks: A good thing?

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Cyburn

Student Council President
What do you think of Thinpaks?

You can get Ghost in the Shell SAC 1G for £40, which has all 7 volumes but the cases are thin.

Compare that with buying each normal volume of GITS SAC which cost £15-20.
 
I've often found that thinpak cases don't hold the DVDs very well and they often seem to come out of the holder, potentially scratching the disc. I've not lost any DVDs this way, thankfully but I always handle thinpak sets with extra care for that reason. It also makes mail-order of such sets a bit of a lottery since about a quarter of the discs have come loose in transport and given the lack of care and attention these packages get by most couriers that could be a very bad thing. DVDs are fairly sturdy compared to some other media but I have managed to scratch some to the point where they are unwatchable.

If they were slightly better designed then yes they would be a good thing but as they are now I just don't trust them.
 
Although you sometimes lose out in terms of extras I really like the idea of thinpaks - they save valuable cash and shelf space. After all, the regular editions are usually available anyway so you still have a choice.

Thinpaks allowed me to get the entire GitS SAC 1st gig, which I would not have been able to do for months otherwise. An excellent idea!
 
I think there's something to be said for the noble art of collecting a series as soon as it comes out, DVD by DVD. It somehow makes it all exciting than buying it in a sort of bulk economy style :wink:

Sorry, that was a little harsh. I do agree that thinpaks are great value for money, but there are issues with design and durability etc that have already been mentioned. If thinpaks were put together with the same love and care as individual DVD cases or boxsets I might consider changing my vote.
 
Melainy said:
Sorry, that was a little harsh. I do agree that thinpaks are great value for money, but there are issues with design and durability etc that have already been mentioned. If thinpaks were put together with the same love and care as individual DVD cases or boxsets I might consider changing my vote.
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Well, as long as you aint throwing the DVDs across the room, ripping the boxes apart or you're like the 'Strongman' guy from FMA, then you should be fine.

I would prefer more thin-packs to be made... You usually buy DVDs to see the actual anime. The extras are just that (Even though they're as common as rabbits in spring...).
Space and prices are very good, and it looks pretty 'modern' as things are becoming more slick/smaller. Like UMDs to CDs/DVDs.
 
As has already been mentioned, the price (excluding Geneon's thinpaks, which are on the more expensive side) and the space-saving properties of thinpaks are all to the good, and personally I've never had a problem with the discs coming loose, if anything I've had a job getting them out. I don't really care about the lack of on-disc extras, although I have to admit insert booklets can be useful for background info or translation notes on some series (Azumanga, Aquarian Age and Sakura Wars TV, for example).
 
Yeah, they are pretty good if you want to save some money. I almost always buy series DVD by DVD as they are being released though.
 
I think Thinpaks are definitely a good thing. I personally prefer to buy my series dvd buy dvd, but yeah, if theres a series i wanted and it was available as a thinpak i think it's a good deal, and a good option to have
 
I've never had any problems with the "fragile design" issues that have been raised. I just moved house and the seven or so Thinpacks I have moved better than the heavy box sets I had collected.

At the end of the day if I come to buy a series and it's out at £20 a pop for 6 dvd's, or all of them in a handy box set for about £50, then you don't need to be a rocket scientist to work out which I'm gonna spend my money on.
 
Neon-Noir said:
I've never had any problems with the "fragile design" issues that have been raised. I just moved house and the seven or so Thinpacks I have moved better than the heavy box sets I had collected.
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That would be my experience aswell. Thinpaks travel better. The 'brick' design favoured for a long time in the US is the worst traveller, particularly the Bandai designs. And by travelling, I am talking about it being posted to you in the first place.

My first 2 crest of the stars boxsets (crest & banner 1) had 5 of the 7 discs loose and heavily scratched. Still playable though.
 
Thinpaks are good, cheap and fairly nice looking, and allow me to get series I wasnt interested in so much or rich enough to buy the singles of fairly cheaply.
 
I really like the introduction of thinpacks they have been great value and some good series that i wouldn't have tried have suprised me like kelido Star. i wouldn't have bought it if it wasn't so cheep.
The downside is the boxes are too big for the dvds so they often arrive bent. The other problem is ADVs are starting to creep up in price and other companies like Genon are no cheeper than proper box sets. Good idea gone bad
Kev
 
So far I ony own a couple of thinpack sets, Love Hina and Please Teacher. I might pick up Outlaw Star sometime in the future.
 
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