DVD era
Physical media heyday
The DVD era refers to the period roughly from the late 1990s through the early 2010s when DVDs were the dominant format for home video.
It succeeded VHS and preceded streaming, marked by special features, director's cuts, and the rise of home theater culture: I built my film collection during the DVD era.
The term often carries nostalgia for physical media ownership.
- VHSAnalog tape format
- video storeShop lending films temporarily
- rentalPaid temporary use
- rewindingPlaying media backward
- coming soonArriving in near future
special features · commentary · widescreen · fullscreen · chapters · menu · bonus disc · deleted scenes · director's cut · special edition · Netflix · Redbox · player · disc tray · remote · scratched · disc · jewel case
- entertainment historyvaudeville, silent films, talkies, Hollywood, movie palaces