Bellagio-Italia CD/DVD Storage Binder (Black)

Comment: Initially, I was worried about losing all the special pictures and information included in our DVD cases. However, new DVD's have few extras and I'm not missing the space hog cases - I'm totally over it. We've eliminated six shelves of cases and taken two surprisingly heavy black bags for recycling. Like most, we bought lots of DVDs in the past. We've cut back because we download most for a single viewing and now only buy the ones we'll actually watch repeatedly. Space saving already!

Anyway, I've received four Bellagio-Italia binders. All have been well made, attractive, and in the long run they'll be a good investment (free shipping is a plus). Though I bought extra insert pages, I could only add one in each binder because the additional width impedes the closing and display on shelves. For me, one package of inserts is enough for eight binders - I can store up to 52 discs in each binder. After reading other reviews, I was worried about unwanted dust on the DVDs, but there's a plastic envelope top for each dvd slot which helps keep the dvd's clean, so there should be few problems - I've had none at all.

The binders are leather-like (similar to a good faux leather purse) and present a clean unobtrusive appearance in any room. The black with white stitching matches the TV, amp, DVD player, etc. nicely. They look good in a small space and since my book collection has greatly diminished, there are "books" in the bookcase. It's much better than the helter skelter look of DVD cases.

As you can tell, I'm really pleased and highly recommend the Bellagio-Italia binders. I'm fixin' to buy about five more to finish up our current collection and provide space for those we'll buy in the future.

Comment: These are the nicest disc storage binders I've found. It's fake leather, but well finished. It's maybe a bit overpriced for what it is (they seem to have a corner on the market for bookshelf-presentable binders. The insert pages are high-quality. Just A few caveats: supposedly these books are expandable with additional insert pages; this is only marginally true, as you can only get a couple of extra pages in before it becomes impossible to close it flat, particularly if you include inserts. If you store them upright (as on a bookshelf) the pages tend to slump down and if you are not careful you can jam them up when you return the binder to the shelf. But, overall, no real complaints.

Comment: Bought this for my neice. She says they are great. Let's her organize all her disks and keep them clean. Not too expensive, and they work

Comment: These are nice looking. Don't know how much space you'll save since they are quite large. Not good for DVD movies as the covers won't fit in. Work really well if you have back ups or software that doesn't need paper work with it. I guess you can keep the album art for a CD but then you have room for fewer CDs. I'll use them for back ups of music I bought online.

Comment: Buyer beware. There are many false reviews floating around the internet on this product. I was searching for the lowest price and came across several 5star reviews that were identical and posted on various sites. This is usually the company doing fake reviews to boost their sales...dishonest and a poor business practice.

I purchased one of these for cheaper from a different online retailer and it was ok. The quality is marginal, but they do look ok from the outside (a little cheap looking). One thing is that they only come with 12 sheets and charge you a buck twenty five for each additional sheet. 12 full sheets does not 'fill' out the binder. I got my extra sheets cheaper at office supply store or online. They do get dusty though on the inside as one of the other reviewer's mentioned. Otherwise they work as stated, but the honesty of the company must come into question when they post fake reviews.