Best Buy is to blame for this because they started the race-to-the-bottom in DVD/CD sales back in the 90s. To undercut established chains they started selling m

Best Buy is to blame for this because they started the race-to-the-bottom in DVD/CD sales back in the 90s. To undercut established chains they started selling movies and music at a loss. DVDs as low as $10, CDs for $5. It shifted the expected cost of media to the low end and publishers responded by printing discs the cheapest way possible. Poor compression, limited extra content, flimsy boxes and a single sheet insert. The typical DVD and later Blu-Ray bought in the US is junk. It's part of why LPs have become fashionable again. The record itself is a work of art. You'll get it in a nice box or sleeve with multi-page booklet. When you hold a LP it has a substance that is lacking from a BD clamshell.