DVDs: TM 329 Short Version
Tech's Message27 Okt 2024

DVDs: TM 329 Short Version

This week Nate and Ian discuss the dual-layered delight that is DVD -- it's history, and our memories of using it.

SOURCES:

The death of the DVD: Why sales dropped more than 86% in 13 years

https://web.archive.org/web/20200329212906/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/08/the-death-of-the-dvd-why-sales-dropped-more-than-86percent-in-13-years.html

PlayStation 2 Wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2

Bouncing DVD logo

https://www.bouncingdvdlogo.com

DVD Frequently Asked Questions

https://web.archive.org/web/19970329103433/http://www.videodiscovery.com/vdyweb/dvd/dvdfaq.html

DVD industry in crisis as sales slump

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/nov/29/dvd-industry-sales-slump-blu-ray

HMV boss says more people buying DVDs and Blu-ray

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99wngrw4nxo

DVD and Blu-ray sales statistics

https://www.avforums.com/threads/dvd-and-blu-ray-sales-statistics.2004986/

British Video Association press release archive

https://web.archive.org/web/20100623045015/http://www.bva.org.uk/news-press-releases/2009-news-release-sales-robust-transitional-year-british-video-industry

DVD Commercial from 2000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xn8m9KLYQg

Yahoo DVD Player review

https://www.cnet.com/reviews/yahoo-ydp-530-review/

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