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"HD Slim" or "HD Keep Case"?
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorPaul Hillenbrand
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Replacing the "Custom" case type choice for high definition discs, two new case type choices are now offered when editing Blu-ray & HD DVD discs profiles.

"HD SLIM" and or "HD Keep Case"

Which choice is correct for the STANDARD current Blu-ray or HD DVD case?

Currently from my database, there is a person named "Oleg' that is changing 28 HD disc profiles from "custom" to "HD Thin" and people are voting yes.

My problem with this is that when evalutating the change, I don't see an "HD Thin" choice when editing in DVD Profiler.   There are only two choices in the case type section and they read "HD Slim" and "HD Keep Case".  Should I vote NO because "HD Thin" shouldn't be a choice?

My second question is:  Would you ony use "HD Keep Case" if there is an HD disc in a Standard DVD Keep Case?

Thanks for clarification.

Paul
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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantDr. Killpatient
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I started mid-voting tonight to switch to Neutral for this basic reason.
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorNexus the Sixth
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Eh, it's simply a typo in the program I guess... Slim = Thin.

HD keep cases are thicker, like a "standard" DVD keep case.
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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantStar ContributorNadja
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Your standardised HD case is what's being called the "HD slim" (it was initially listed as "Elite"). The HD keep cases use the same kind of clasp as an amaray and are the same thickness as a regular keep, as far as I know they aren't used in the US.
DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantgardibolt
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Ken, it would be helpful if you identified the case type that is Elite by including in its name "(Elite)".  I have no idea which is which, and can't tell from the pictures that have been offered.  All the ones I have (and I have 113)  are the same size.  But I have no idea which is which and there's no guidance here that's useful.

In any event, people continue to submit HD DVDs with case type Custom, which has never been correct.
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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantStar ContributorNadja
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They're so similar, I don't see why they were separated to begin with; particularly when "keep case" covers pretty much anything plastic that holds DVDs and can have a paper cover slipped into it.
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantTom Smith
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The Elite case is 12.5mm thick, a standard DVD Keep case is 14mm (some range a bit from 13-15mm) not much difference.

Amaray's HD-DVD and BD case is the same 14mm.

Both have the same colour and disc logo, I think it would be hard to tell them apart unless you had one of each side by side.

There is less difference between them then some DVD keep cases.
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They are easy to tell apart if you look at the side where it opens. The keep case has the place for the security case lock that some stores use, whereas the slim (or thin) case does not.
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I hardly think a 1.5 mm difference in thickness is worth noting.
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I hardly think a 1.5 mm difference in thickness is worth noting.

It's just like the different brands of DVD keep case. If/when HD takes off there will be a zillion different types of HD keep case too.
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DVD Profiler Desktop and Mobile RegistrantStar ContributorNadja
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But there's only one entry for keep case in the program, when there are far more varieties with much more significant differences.

I'm not saying let's add more keep case entries, I'm saying HD shouldn't have had.
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Quoting Paul Hillenbrand:
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Replacing the "Custom" case type choice for high definition discs, two new case type choices are now offered when editing Blu-ray & HD DVD discs profiles.

"HD SLIM" and or "HD Keep Case"

Which choice is correct for the STANDARD current Blu-ray or HD DVD case?

I believe, but don't hold me to this, that all standard US HD DVD and Blu-ray cases are "slim" (except, of course, boxes and such).

Here are some good comparison shots between the HD Slim and Keep Cases...

http://www.invelos.com/Forums.aspx?task=viewtopic&topicID=196374
Erik

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HD Slim: Standard-Cases
HD Keep Case: Used by Universal & Fox (in Europe mainly)
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantMark Harrison
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Quoting Nadja:
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But there's only one entry for keep case in the program, when there are far more varieties with much more significant differences.

I'm not saying let's add more keep case entries, I'm saying HD shouldn't have had.


I agree.
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Quoting Nadja:
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But there's only one entry for keep case in the program, when there are far more varieties with much more significant differences.

I'm not saying let's add more keep case entries, I'm saying HD shouldn't have had.


The new Thinpak is a kind of a keep case too...so I think having a slim case for HD/BD is fair enough.
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Quoting gardibolt:
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I hardly think a 1.5 mm difference in thickness is worth noting.


     
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