I use XBMC (now called Kodi) in my HTPC. For tablets, I use Plex and Mediabrowser. I have all 3 softwares list the movies alphabetically. To me it's easier having them alphabetically than by genre.
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I arrange my movies by where I would expect to find them if I were myself looking for a movie that I added to the arrangement. :cunning:
Works pretty good, except I'm forced to use plastic storage bins to hold the movies. I store them spine-up so the titles are visible. Four rows fit in each bin: two above and two below. That makes half of them hard to see, but not that hard to find. Once uncovered, I generally know what to expect of that particular row. I arrange them by genre, and then by sub-genre.
For example: genre= sci fi / sub-genre1= sci-fi comedy / sub-genre2= sci-fi creature / etc.
or: genre=animals / sub genre1=horses / sub-genre2= dogs / etc.
In any case, I make up for my searching hardships by getting bins with orange handles (my favorite color) :blink:
My "home theater" is currently an extra 10x12 bedroom in an equally small home, so a lot of compromises are called for. I'd like to convert the closet into an equipment rack with a portion dedicated to media shelves. But that's not going to happen until I can relocate and weed-out the current tenants. A four-hour daily commute says that's not happening anytime soon.
Works pretty good, except I'm forced to use plastic storage bins to hold the movies. I store them spine-up so the titles are visible. Four rows fit in each bin: two above and two below. That makes half of them hard to see, but not that hard to find. Once uncovered, I generally know what to expect of that particular row. I arrange them by genre, and then by sub-genre.
For example: genre= sci fi / sub-genre1= sci-fi comedy / sub-genre2= sci-fi creature / etc.
or: genre=animals / sub genre1=horses / sub-genre2= dogs / etc.
In any case, I make up for my searching hardships by getting bins with orange handles (my favorite color) :blink:
My "home theater" is currently an extra 10x12 bedroom in an equally small home, so a lot of compromises are called for. I'd like to convert the closet into an equipment rack with a portion dedicated to media shelves. But that's not going to happen until I can relocate and weed-out the current tenants. A four-hour daily commute says that's not happening anytime soon.
Voted for "Software". However, I still have my entire collection of DVD and Blu-rays stored by genre in the special album books with no boxes. I have 1200+ movies listed in "All My Movies" program. Each movie record has the reference to the album number and page number. It was a really hard decision to trash all the boxes, but finally I saved a lot of space
I can understand the space concerns, with close to 450 bluray and another 100 ish DVD's I have run out of space, I can't imagine trying to find room for 1,200!Voted for "Software". However, I still have my entire collection of DVD and Blu-rays stored by genre in the special album books with no boxes. I have 1200+ movies listed in "All My Movies" program. Each movie record has the reference to the album number and page number. It was a really hard decision to trash all the boxes, but finally I saved a lot of space
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