DVD shop owner vows to be ‘last man standing’

I’ve switched to buying everything on DVD or Blu-ray. It’s the only way to be sure I can watch, for example, Community Season 2 Episode 14 (one of the funniest episodes ever). If you don’t own the physical medium, you’re just renting a stream. No thanks.

PSA: Your local library has a good collection of DVDs. Go in there and see how they are still relevant. Sometimes the DVDs are free to borrow.

Whenever this sort of topic comes up, I always have to give a shout out to 20th Century Flicks in Bristol:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;20thcenturyflicks.co.uk&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;20thcenturyflicks.co.uk&#x2F;</a><p>They have a huge library of DVD and VHS for rental!

There is going to be an interesting breaking point when DVDs and Blu-rays stop being sold mass-market. I think a lot of people will realize the downside of going all-in on streaming.

We had one that finally shut down a few years ago.<p>The key seems to be if they own the shop they’re operating out of; then they can last quite a while if the owner wants them to.

We&#x27;re the Last Man Standing in Zurich, Switzerland. We have DVDs and Blu-rays but do not rent them, we only sell. Many many regular customers, all Fulm Freaks &#x2F; Nerds. Our name is LASERZONE because we startet in the early 90&#x27;s with Laserdiscs. Come to visit us, when you&#x27;re in Zurich an mention that you read this comment. We will love you for that! Just search for DVD, Zürich and you will find us.

Bay Street Video near Bay and Bloor in Toronto is still alive and well: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.baystreetvideo.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.baystreetvideo.com&#x2F;</a> and has a very deep catalogue and active new release schedule: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.baystreetvideo.com&#x2F;recentbydate.php?sortbytitle=0" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.baystreetvideo.com&#x2F;recentbydate.php?sortbytitle=...</a>

As long as they also sell DVD players, I think they stand a chance. The longer they hold out, the more unique they get.

I hope he does well. On the flip side I cannot help but feel this is one of the greatest times to be a media consumer. I definitely look back and have nostalgia for going to Blockbuster on a Friday to pick out some tapes to watch but it may just be mostly the nostalgia of it all. We have easy access to almost any movie&#x2F;show you want to watch, this includes lots of media that is outside of the country you live in. It is far from perfect and while there is a minority that prefers to own the disc, I suspect the vast majority of consumers prefer renting or buying digital.

I think it&#x27;s the resolution that will kill dvd&#x27;s. 55&quot; TV&#x27;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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There are still plenty of vintage vinyl, cassette, and VHS stores. Lots of runway left for even younger niche markets.

It&#x27;s sad we can&#x27;t buy people media anymore. Most don&#x27;t have a way to play CDs or DVDs!