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DVD Security Strips

posted 17 years ago by dshortt-1
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MGM - Fox have done it again with their World Films DVD release. They've fastened the DVD case security strips using that glue that leaves a sticky residue on the DVD cover when you take the strips off.

What's up with that? I don't think it should be necessary to destroy the case when opening up a new DVD you just bought. Yes you can cut the strips down the centre, but I like removing them, okay? And I like it when they come off without leaving a sticky residue, like most of the DVD's offered by other distributors.

I'm sure I speak for many. Hopefully, somebody with the ability to change things will read this ...

[–] kmontkau 17 years ago

You could cover the sticky residue with scotch tape or clear packing tape, then tear off the tape real quickly. Repeat this a few times, and the glue residues will be gone.

Or you could use a paper tissue with some alcohol (preferably isopropanole) to remove the glue.

[–] dshortt-1 17 years ago

Well at least you're offering up a couple of ideas there, kmontkau. Sounds like you've been peeved by the same problem. Either of those solutions work for you? I wonder if the packing tape method might end up damaging the keep case even more.

Looks like I'll just have to bite the bullet and purchase some empty cases and discard the original keep-case altogether. Sure replacements are inexpensive, but it really shouldn't be necessary to incur this added expense at all. Plus, the replacement cases might not be of the same quality as the original ones.

Naturally, marketers and manufacturers want to keep their products secure. They can still accomplish that without three security strips glued on so tight that the product is damage when you remove them. This is an irritant for consumers that could easily be rectified.

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[–] dshortt-1 17 years ago

Thanks for the feedback. I keep my DVD's stored in their original Amaray (and Criterion!) cases, at least for now.

I guess the cost-effective solution to this problem is to leave the security strips glued in place, cutting carefully through the middle of the strips with a fine knife, allowing access to the disc without mutilating the case.

[–] kone9867 17 years ago

You need Big Kev's Goo Remover. Or eucalyptus oil.