Like out-of-print vinyl, there will be a market for DVDs that aren't available on Blu-Ray or via streaming. The same is true of certain titles on VHS. I own a copy of Jean Eustache's masterpiece The Mother And The Whore on VHS. It's never been released on DVD and is not available as a stream from any source. Used video copies sell for around $100.

Meaning that you don't have to wait on some company like Netflix or Hulu to deem it profitable enough to be placed online. There will always be someone in Internet Land who's willing to just give it to you for free if you're interested. I know of several torrent sites where members share obscure, esoteric crap that you can have for nothing. (for example: http://karagarga.net/) And using them really requires very little technical know-how.



HD DVDs have been discontinued. And they wouldn't play on a standard DVD player.

Also, the necessity of HDMI is a fallacy being perpetuated by stores like Best Buy who are selling these cables at ridiculously high markups. (You can find them on Amazon and other sites for less than $5 apiece, but Target or whatever won't sell you one for less than $50. And there's no such thing as a better cable in this circumstance, so don't get suckered into a super-expensive "Monster Cable" or whatever it's called. It's digital; it's either sent or not sent, there's no good or bad to it.) They're unnecessary, although undeniably convenient. Those normal red/white/yellow component cables that come with every piece of electronics you've ever purchased are perfectly capable of transmitting HD.

And another dumb question. I've seen sites similar to this, offering free movies to watch or download, but I've never registered for them because I don't know which sites are trustworthy and which not. In terms of downloading viruses, spam, etc. Is there a good rule of thumb to follow (other than, I know someone who uses X site, like you apparently do karagarga)?