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Subject: Re: How to catalog your collection
Date: 1 Jan 2007 17:43:21 -0800
From: jmsatb5@aol.com
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated

Mike De Lucia wrote:
> On 31 Dec 2006 19:11:52 -0800, jmsatb5@aol.com wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> >This is the reader and program I used, which also can be used to
> >catalog music, books, mp3s, games and comics.
> >
> >http://www.collectorz.com/movie/
> >
> >jms
> >
> Joe,
>
> Something else to think about since you clearly have an extensive
> collection. I just picked up a SONY 400-disc DVD changer and have an
> Escient Fireball media manager en route. Combining the two will (I've
> been told by people who have done so) provide near instant access to
> any DVD in your collection via an on-screen menu complete with a shot
> of the cover, description of the film, etc. The Escient units can even
> control multiple DVD changers as needed, so you can add space in
> blocks of 400 at a time. If you don't have such a system, then I
> humbly submit that you're wasting time physically walking around
> selecting DVDs by hand - time that could be much better spent
> composing the next TV or movie masterpiece.
>


I was right on the cusp of buying it when this freaking HD DVD thing
got moving, and the Escient isn't set up for HD, so I'm going to wait
until they release one for  HD.

jms