And some discs, like the Matrix here, had a fold-out cover much like the gate-fold covers that you sometimes got with LPs and LaserDiscs. I also like the fact that the cardboard cover allows for the printing of extra artwork on the inside of the cover. I guess I just liked the high colour, matte finish of the artwork, which closely resembles the covers of LPs and LDs. I liked them, and I guess that’s because of my history with collecting LPs and LaserDiscs. But, in 2003, they sold the manufacturing company off and production of the snap case was phased out, due to lack of interest. This is because WB owned the patent rights to the box design, as well as the manufacturer that being Ivy Hill Packaging. You’ll find that most snap case DVDs are from Time Warner and some of their subsidiaries. But, I really never paid much attention to the fact that they stopped producing them, for fourteen years now. We have about thirty movies in our collection with the snap cases and, to be honest with you, I’ve always liked that style of DVD case. But now, however, because they stopped producing them in 2005 (or so), they’ve become quite collectible and sought after by video/movie buffs. These are the DVD cases that have the plastic disc holder and cardboard front cover.įrom what I’ve discovered, they were despised by many DVD collectors when they were on the market. We have a fair size collection of DVDs, but until just recently, I had no idea of the hoop-la that surrounded those DVDs sold in the cardboard “snap case” packaging.
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