I'm currently validating my collection - what I've been doing is to create a tag named "Validated" and then I scan in the UPC using a CueCat with the Alt-F10 method (search by UPC) and then flagging each hit by pressing the space bar.  After I've done so many, I edit tags of all flagged profiles and set that Validated tag.

Then I clear all flags and repeat.  Once I'm done scanning UPC's, I'll be able to see which movies I still have and which can be pruned out.

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Skip the cue cat and spend  a full $25 for a reliable scanner.  You won't regret the upgrade because the cue cats are unreliable.

Haven't had any issues with my CueCat.  Yeah, sometimes I have to pass over the UPC a few times and I don't even bother scanning the UPC's that have the trailing 2 digits but it's worked wonderfully for me.

My point is that if she is going to purchase a UPC scanner anyway she should go ahead and spend the extra $10 and get one that scans correctly the first time.  My cue cat works just like yours does but I got tired of having to scan four and five times for each UPC before the silly thing picked it up. Besides that, the ones that sell for $25 fit your hand better and scans the entire UPC at once rather than having to run the cat over the UPC.

She makes it sound like she has a fairly large collection. If so, why deal with the hassle and aggravation of a cue cat especially when it scans successfully one out of four attempts?

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My point is that if she is going to purchase a UPC scanner anyway she should go ahead and spend the extra $10 and get one that scans correctly the first time.  My cue cat works just like yours does but I got tired of having to scan four and five times for each UPC before the silly thing picked it up. Besides that, the ones that sell for $25 fit your hand better and scans the entire UPC at once rather than having to run the cat over the UPC.

She makes it sound like she has a fairly large collection. If so, why deal with the hassle and aggravation of a cue cat especially when it scans successfully one out of four attempts?

Not terribly large.  in the 300s I think.  It's a big enough pain in the butt that I'm dreading it though.  It's especially annoying because I take all my DVDs out of the cases and store them and put the DVDs in alphabetical order in DVD binders (that in itself is a nightmare!).  So now I have to unpack all my cases to do this re-organizing.  Oh Gods what was I thinking with this sytem!?

Perhaps your CueCat needs cleaning because mine scans first time every time. I've never had problems with it what-so-ever.

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Just have to wait till this holiday in Hong Kong is over..... 

How is your trip going honeypie?  Tell me, when you are out and about, and you are the tallest person around do you get the urge to go "RAAAAWWRRRR I'm Godzilla!!!!!!"? 

"Honeypie??"

As to the Godzilla Reference, I hear by offer you this quote

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Quoting Austin Powers in Goldmember:
Japanese Man 1: RUN! IT'S GODZILLA!
Japanese Man 2: It looks like Godzilla, but due to international copyright laws - it's not.
Japanese Man 1: STILL! WE SHOULD RUN LIKE IT IS GODZILLA!
Japanese Man 2: Though it isn't.
[Japanese Man 2 Winks at Camera; both scream and run away]

But I am having fun, thank you