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Best Buy will stop selling Blu-rays, DVDs in 2024

Y2kTheNewOldies

Y2kTheNewOldies

www.usatoday.com

Best Buy will sell DVDs through the holiday season, then discontinue sales

Best Buy has decided to stop selling DVDs in its 1,129 locations with 969 in the U.S. The company will still sell video games.
www.usatoday.com

variety.com

Best Buy to End DVD, Blu-ray Disc Sales

Best Buy plans to phase out sales of DVDs and Blu-ray discs both in-store and online by early 2024, the company said.
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Not really shocking but has been expected for some time. In some places the area where the DVD and CD sections were reduced with Cell Phones and TV's that run on Roku OS, Fire TV OS, Apple IOS or AndroidTV taking those spots.
 
Y2kTheNewOldies said:
Not really shocking but has been expected for some time. In some places the area where the DVD and CD sections were reduced with Cell Phones and TV's that run on Roku OS, Fire TV OS, Apple IOS or AndroidTV taking those spots.
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I'm surprised they were even still selling them. My last 4 laptops haven't even had DVD/CD players in them. The last DVD player I bought was about 12 years ago as it was built into the amplifier for the home theater sound system I purchased. I think I used the DVD player maybe 4 or 5 times at most.
 
nomadcowatbk said:
they want to be Amazon with ranges and dryers
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Best Buy has, along with Radio Shack, Bed Bath and Beyond, Sears, K-Mart and a few other primarily brick and mortar retail chains, been on death watch for more than a few years now. I think they planned to close upwards of 20 or 30 stores in 2023. As was the case with Radio Shack I'll go to Best Buy if I need something immediately that I know they carry or if they have an item I want on sale, but I can usually do better price-wise elsewhere and because of all the competition from other retail stores and internet commerce, their stores aren't what they once were.
 
AbrahamJSimpson said:
Of course, and those aren’t being discontinued, nor the high-end home theatre equipment, video games, computers, etc.
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nomadcowatbk said:
their game selection is shrinking
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That shouldn't be surprising since you can download games on PC & console now (In fact, I seriously doubt neither the PS5 nor the Xbox Series S | X even have CD-Rom drives like their predecessors did
 
Why bother when all a kid needs to do is have a Steam account to access Fortnite? I mean, that's ALL they play nowadays...that or Minecraft. Super Mario Bros. on a console is "soooo" 2000s and outdated, according to the intermediate-level students I've subbed with.
 
From a collectors stand point, Its not a collection if its not physical. Same with music. A cd or album collection in the thousands is not even on the same level as digital downloads. I love when someone tries to call a digital library or spotify playlist a music collection. I give a free pass tho those whos digital library is made of the cds the ripped to their hard drive for the portable devices and vehicles. In order for something to be a collection, it has to actually exist. I dont care what anyone says, the 4k blue rays look better than any stream. I dont buy top of the line hone theatre and sound equipment to do streaming. As for games, its always better imo to have a physical copy.
 
I thought that there would always be a market for DVD's/Blu-Ray discs as gifts (Christmas, Easter, birthdays, Mother's/Father's Day, etc.) even if it were smaller than in the past.

It would be the easier to give a movie or TV show on DVD or Blu-Ray as a present than to give them a DVD/Blu-Ray as a fully digital product.
 
Joseph_Gallant said:
I thought that there would always be a market for DVD's/Blu-Ray discs as gifts (Christmas, Easter, birthdays, Mother's/Father's Day, etc.) even if it were smaller than in the past.
It would be the easier to give a movie or TV show on DVD or Blu-Ray as a present than to give them a DVD/Blu-Ray as a fully digital product.
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Respectfully, there are also those who probably thought the same about 45s, cassettes, 8-tracks and VHS tapes. Technology marches on and media companies aren't going to produce and distribute DVDs and Blu-Ray discs if no one is buying them anymore. They want to market and offer stuff that's going to be purchased and used by the masses, they won't go to all that cost and effort when they'll only see a trickle in sales in return. As mentioned previously, my last 4 laptop computers haven't had DVD/CD players, which used to be standard. Last time I purchased a DVD player was a dozen years ago and I only used it a handful of times. Per a recent post here on RadioDiscussions, Netflix has stopped offering any titles on DVD.
 
DVDs i can see, because BluRay is a far superior format. But to not sell BluRay or 4k discs just seems insane to me. But from the sales end most people put convenience over quality. Just like theres no way the music streams sound as good as a CD. Remember, Disc will work for you music and movies when theres no network. And if you live in the middle of nowhere, it happens a lot.
 
RStacey1990 said:
DVDs i can see, because BluRay is a far superior format. But to not sell BluRay or 4k discs just seems insane to me. But from the sales end most people put convenience over quality. Just like theres no way the music streams sound as good as a CD. Remember, Disc will work for you music and movies when theres no network. And if you live in the middle of nowhere, it happens a lot.
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It’s a bit more than convenience; it is also about perception. If I am buying the DVD because it is out before streams and PPV, I nearly always buy the cheapest one. I very seldom view a movie more than once, so there is no interest in collecting; if I buy the DVD we view it and then it goes to family or friends.

If a movie is to be viewed more than once or is intended for family sharing, it may be worth paying more. Otherwise I buy the cheaper one or wait for the film to be on Netflix or other source. As to music, I am totally over my 64 years of trying to keep music organized an accessible fashion and I love being able to tell my device to play a song and have it played in microseconds.
 
RStacey1990 said:
DVDs i can see, because BluRay is a far superior format. But to not sell BluRay or 4k discs just seems insane to me. But from the sales end most people put convenience over quality. Just like theres no way the music streams sound as good as a CD. Remember, Disc will work for you music and movies when theres no network. And if you live in the middle of nowhere, it happens a lot.
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I don't disagree with some of your points, but as with many things, market demand dictates what stores will stock on their shelves or media companies will go to the effort and $$ to produce. If few people are buying Blu-Ray or 4k discs except maybe a few people who are really serious about what they see as superior resolution and picture quality, then...

It's kind of like home theater systems. Think back a decade or two ago and Best Buy and home electronics stores had an entire section devoted to home theaters where you could sit on couches or recliners and test out the latest/best 5.1 systems, video projection and enhancements. Cut to 2023 and you have 2 categories - people who are really serious about home cinema who'll put serious money into a system, and most everyone else, who seem to be content with a flat screen TV and sound bar, possibly with a subwoofer. Gone are the entire store sections that were once dedicated to home theater back when those types of systems were a "thing".
Remember, Disc will work for you music and movies when theres no network. And if you live in the middle of nowhere, it happens a lot.
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But to play devils' advocate, rather than carrying a case of discs and a player for music when "off the grid", I can also just carry something the size of a pen or a few postage stamps that can be loaded with 1,000+ songs of my choosing with audio quality that's more than acceptable to most folks. Same with movies and TV shows if no network is available. I can store video content on my phone, there are tons of options if I want a larger screen or I can connect it up to a TV via a cable, Bluetooth or other means and it'll hold the same amount of video content in a device that fits in my hand which would fill a wall if I carried that same content on individual discs.
 
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Mikey Radio said:
I don't disagree with some of your points, but as with many things, market demand dictates what stores will stock on their shelves or media companies will go to the effort and $$ to produce. If few people are buying Blu-Ray or 4k discs except maybe a few people who are really serious about what they see as superior resolution and picture quality, then...

It's kind of like home theater systems. Think back a decade or two ago and Best Buy and home electronics stores had an entire section devoted to home theaters where you could sit on couches or recliners and test out the latest/best 5.1 systems, video projection and enhancements. Cut to 2023 and you have 2 categories - people who are really serious about home cinema who'll put serious money into a system, and most everyone else, who seem to be content with a flat screen TV and sound bar, possibly with a subwoofer. Gone are the entire store sections that were once dedicated to home theater back when those types of systems were a "thing".
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Absolutely. I remember when the whole 5.1 and 7.1 came out. Crazy expensive. I remember as a kid in the 90’s seeing hifi 2 channel stereo set ups, just for music that were mega bucks. Pioneer Elite, Fisher Z Series, McIntosh, etc.
 
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