Does anyone still buy dvds

Many had adopted digital film purchases during the economic downturn because it was a cheaper option. Once they go digital, they don't go back to DVD. And as customers were transitioning to digital, streaming services also arrived on the scene. Data on the subscription service model is only available starting in It's not worth buying the DVD to watch it.

I'll just wait a bit. With the help of streaming services, the home video market has also been revived. In , the U. Amazon Prime? No dice. Sorry, not here. Okay, well maybe we can rent it on Vudu? Not listed. Not even iTunes? Sorry, bub. Air Force One , which is by no means an obscure movie, was not streaming. Most of the time, you can find what you need. They do! Nor is that to say that DVD and Blu-ray offer every single movie ever.

Want to loan it to a friend? Give them your Amazon password, I suppose. If it does land on physical media, that would be great, but all you have to do is glance over to Netflix to note that their movies like Okja , Death Note , and War Machine have no physical releases planned. If your internet service ever goes down you will be out of luck for anything to watch. Samsung officially announced this year that it would stop producing its line of 4K Blu-ray players in the United States.

Households often have multiple players under one roof, so Samsung is only cutting back where necessary. Filmmakers need to worry about the content being released to DVD and Blu-ray. DVDs and Blu-rays remain superior to streaming technologies when it comes to how you view a film. Home Wi-Fi and file sizes largely dictate what you get from a streaming server.