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by gandalfian 533 days ago
I think it's the resolution that will kill dvd's. 55" TV's are now entry level. A cinefile in ten years may well have an affordable laser projector filling and suddenly see the merits of 4k.
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"DVD" is usually used as an umbrella term that includes blu-ray and 4K blu-ray.

No streaming service matches the quality of 4K blu-ray, and often they look worse even than regular blu-ray.

Perhaps, thought blu ray is looking a little laserdisc like. Never quite got the mass adoption to stay around and now fading away. It's now hard to buy a cdrom drive without dvd support. But ones without blue ray remains common. Notmto mention second hand dvds are available for pennies on bulk for hoarders ...