DVDs were introduced in 1996, when high speed internet was very expensive and uncommon. DVDs actually filled a market niche. Blu Rays were introduced (globally) in 2006 when internet piracy was much more practical, and offered no improvements over the DVD except for people who owned very expensive (by 2006 standards) TV sets. Around the same time (2007) Netflix began transitioning from physical media rentals to online streaming and the need for physical media began to wane.
DVDs were introduced in 1996, when high speed internet was very expensive and uncommon. DVDs actually filled a market niche. Blu Rays were introduced (globally) in 2006 when internet piracy was much more practical, and offered no improvements over the DVD except for people who owned very expensive (by 2006 standards) TV sets. Around the same time (2007) Netflix began transitioning from physical media rentals to online streaming and the need for physical media began to wane.