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Yes - what Malcolm R posted above is exactly what I meant re: my comment about some people being unaware that Blu players are backwards-compatible & also play DVD's. I wasn't referring to current Blu player owners, but those who still only own a DVD player & haven't upgraded to Blu. That being...

Good point; I never use it for playing CD's, though I know it does so. I'm old skool and listening to CD's is still the primary way I listen to music. And, after my large boom-box CD player gave up the ghost years ago, my #1 CD player is the one in my car. And, it's good to know that the...

Part 2 (I didn't want to make my last post too long): There are several reasons why the DVD format is still going somewhat strong these days: 1) Blu-ray players are backwards compatible & also play DVD's. This is HUGE, and it's worth noting that DVD's/Blu's are the only physical media format...

Part 1: I don't see DVD's dying anytime soon. Back when Blu-ray's were first released in 2006 & then won the "format wars" (with HD DVD) several years?! later, I remember reading/hearing a predication that Blu-ray's would "overtake" DVD's at some point & that the older format would no longer...

Agree completely that VHS is a terrible format - for reasons that are obvious to anyone who has ever used VHS tapes & VCR's. I didn't like it even when it was the only format around. However, I became a physical media devotee when I first got into DVD's in the early 200X's. And, I will say...

I'm all for getting rid of things you have no use for. That being said: Thrift stores/charities or libraries that are still open will almost certainly take donations of DVD's/Blu's - unless they're scratched/unwatchable (and they may even take them then). People who collect physical media...

Agree with all of this 100%. The bottom line here was that VHS tapes sucked. And, though a lot of people were slow to adopt the DVD format, once it took off I remember them selling (and renting) fairly well. Obviously, DVD had a lot going for it when compared to VHS: -Much better PQ, sound...

Interesting insight on library donations. As it turns out, I will typically donate unwanted DVD's/CD's to my local library, since I know I won't get anything for them if I try to sell them; and, I feel they may be able to use the items. I won't donate anything that's in terrible...

Good points. As I've mentioned before, Blu-ray players being backwards compatible has a lot to do with why DVD's are still going strong. Every single home video format prior to Blu was not compatible with a previous format. The most obvious example here are VHS tapes eventually being phased...

Back when I got my first Blu player in late 2012, I started collecting some Blu's. And, I actually thought that Blu's would "take over" the home video format - and that DVD's would be on their way out at that point. However, even 13 years after the debut of the Blu-ray format (in 2006) I still...