New T2 packaging. No Tin. (1 Viewer)

[Ted Lee]

thanks for info david!

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[Antonio_M]

So now the T2 is in a double Alpha case? I prefer the Gladiator casing with the additional flap for second disc. That is why I much prefer the metal case version. I don't have that slip out problem because this is one DVD I won't let fall to the ground at all!!!
Also, the thick book keeps it in place.
P.S: Now Artisan, please be nice and release a Gladiator type casing for Total Recall SE.

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[Josh Davidson]

What does it mean to be dual layered?
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[Antonio_M]

Dual Layered?
It's also known as DVD-9
Able to fit I think 8 hours of content I think or more..something like that.
The disc has two layers, (not two sides) and the laser reads the disc from inner to out, then from out to inner again. So it's back and forth. You usually see a pause in your movie (known as Layer Change) like Face/Off, Saving Private Ryan etc, that is because the laser reached the end of the disc, and thus it starts going in reverse.

 

[TheoGB]

That Amaray style with a second disc on a little flap is all we get in the UK. The only time I see those double alpha ones is on my US imports like Big Trouble in Little China and Die Hard Trilogy.
Ken Seeber: I don't like DVD-10's any more than DVD-18's but it's just that thankfully we are seeing an end to them with the advent of dual layer and non-flippers.
My only one is El Mariachi/Desperado and as this was dirt cheap and is R2 (hence easily replaceable) I am not as bothered.
Double-sided discs are a menace. They *are* easy to dirty, they don't look nice and they are actually (as I understand it) more expensive than a single-sided disc. I certainly seem to remember they were saying as much when MIB was noised as the first DVD-18 - probably not true any more.
My statement about fascination with them wasn't clear. It's the studios who are fascinated. However would you rather have your copy of the White album in a substatial CD case on two CDs or one double-sided CD costing you the same amount of money?
Theo

 

[Graeme Clark]

Try this: Stick the booklet between the DVD case and the metal slip case. You'll find that the the DVD case will fit in there very nicely. In fact, it works so well, that I think this is how it was meant to be used.

That's how it was packaged.
If you don't like the metal case, just get rid of it. Mine's in the closet.
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[Wes]

For those who care, I had placed this on my web site when T2 first came out!
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I never have a problem with the metal case now!
Wes

 

[Ben Motley]

Wes, you have an engineering degree, don't you?

 

[Wes]

 

[Jeff]

Is there a link with the picture of the new case? I'm just curious what it looks like. I still see the metal slip case in stores.
Thanks,
Jeff

 

[Jens Raethel]

I love the tin cover!
its cool.....

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[Rolando]

People find me just too cautious but I never have these kinds of problems because I do not remove original shrink wrap. I cut of the top carefully to follow top rim and voila i can just slip it out from there. But the plastic is still on so it protects the case from grease, wear and finger prints PLUS cannot slip out the bottom. Same for others such as X-files box set etc.
Just my 2 cents.

 

[Michael Napier]

I was at Wal-Mart this evening and I saw the new T2 cardboard case. It has the same "brushed aluminum" look to it but it's just printed on cardboard. I don't like the way it looks at all.

 

[AaronMK]

I'd rather have two discs than a DVD-18. But then, I'd rather have a DVD-18 than two discs in a Gladiator style flap case. Those are a nuiscence; the discs don't stay in place.
I liked the tin cover for the first couple weeks, but then I put it in to storage. Fortunetly, if you had not known, you would never have guessed there was a tin outside when looking at the packaging under the case.
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