Home Video (VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, 4k)

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The average price of DVDs and Blu-rays has gone up. (www.theverge.com)

submitted 5 months ago by TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to c/homevideo

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[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It's classic supply/demand. Back when high end home video like LaserDisc was a niche market, the cost of a movie was like $75 and only sold at boutique shops because so few bought them. More $/unit.

By the time DVD came around it went mass market, so that drove the price down of a movie significantly. But that's a good thing, cheaper meant more buyers which meant more money. And places like Best Buy are everywhere and sold them.

Now BD/UHD is basically returning to the LaserDisc niche model. Less buyers, everyone's digital now, so they drive the price per unit back up again. And Best Buy dropping them, they'll go back to a handful of retailers.