Question, why did DVD succeed when earlier RCA CED and Laserdisc bombed?

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Originally Posted by ChrisW6ATV

...It got closer to mainstream popularity when many Blockbuster stores started selling discs...

And renting Laser Discs. '89-91 or so, there was a Blockbuster near where I worked that had 'em and for a while I rented on Friday afternoon to watch over the weekend. I wish I had the cool LaserDisc neon sign they had in the window.