I worked at DADC from 1994 to 1999 in the LD department. I started my LD collection at that time. I sold it off in the early 2000's and now have gotten back into it. It was a great time in life!

Home video was very exciting at that time. There were still loads of back catalog titles coming out that had at that point never been released before. Pre-code movies were having their scenes cut back in. Criterion was on a roll. LD players were advancing all the time, as were the discs. Home theater had yet to be reduced to streaming and soundbars. There was an amazing $500 LD box from Japan every month.

It was a slow fall from that to 2025, where “home theater section” now means “Netflix gift cards”. DVD was the start of it but there was no one single factor.

I am enjoying the new (ish) Blu-Ray 4k UHD discs at home. I like to watch the LD, then the 4k. I have most of the movies on multiple formats, like Dune 1984 I have on LD, DVD and 4k UHD. And naturally I have all the Star Trek movies on every available format except VHS. I was never a VHS fan, idk why. I just watched Space Balls on DVD last night. Then I went and ordered the 4k... hahaha.

Very cool, welcome to the forum, Jeff (if that is your name)!

I remember buying my first CDs made at DADC (marked "Digital Audio Disc Corp.") in early 1985, after others that were likely from Japan (marked "CSR Compact Disc") (CBS-Sony Records). Yay, a plant right here in the USA.