When will DVD production stop?

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Originally Posted by 3db

I'm guessing that BluRay is now the mainstream and has now surpassed DVD in sales. I don't where 4K falls into this realm. That being said, when will DVD production stop?

I still can't fathom why DVD - a technology that was made obsolete the day HDTVs became mainstream, much less 4K displays - is still ticking. VHS movies were easily dead by this time in DVD's life cycle, and studios are shooting themselves in the foot by insisting on keeping standalone DVD releases alive. Blu-ray players are inexpensive and plentiful. There is no reason for DVD players to still exist when Blu-ray and 4K players are backward compatible. All it does is keep them out there as a dirt-cheap (but disposable) option in the market that unknowing people will still gravitate to. You've been able to get a 4K player for $50 for well over a year now, even if it's not a great player. Studios need to stop releasing standalone DVD, give people a phase-in period where they still put out Blu-ray/DVD combo packs for those who haven't upgraded (should have been done years ago) and get everybody up to speed on Blu-ray - which is itself an old and somewhat obsolete format considering how cheap and plentiful 4K TVs have become. With stores rapidly cutting back on shelf space for their movie departments, there is NO room for Blu-ray and DVD to co-exist anymore if you want to give people a good selection of titles to choose from at affordable prices.

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