I’ve got the original theatrical edition of Blade Runner on laser disc (after putting off buying it on numerous ocassions even after the prices dropped cheaper than used records).
I may get the DVD set (with the variant versions of the film) but generally it is a film that I’d rather see on a big screen.
And I agree on netflix queues but having bought home video for decades now, I will buy the less common titles. The Bond films will always be reissued in whatever format comes along, generally with some different content than before.
I’ve got some of the Bond films but not a complete set.
But there are other titles that will be slow if ever to be reissued. Even Koyaanisqatsi (a film that I’ve seen but do not own or intend to buy) was slow to come to DVD (at least in anything other than an exclusive high dollar edition).
Some of the resale prices on out of print DVDs are crazy ($40-100 and up).
And some of the titles I’ve rented from Netflix and would like to see again are no longer in their catalog (the title is there but it is no longer available).
That was due to wrangling over who legally owned it. Probably wouldn't have ever made it to DVD if not for the intense noisy demand for it.
some of the titles I’ve rented from Netflix and would like to see again are no longer in their catalog
That's the one thing that disturbs me about relying on rentals vs. purchase, and why I will buy a few movies. "Being Human" is listed but unavailable, and very hard to find anywhere (surprising for a Robin Williams flick). I'd think "1492" (by Ridley Scott) would get any lost discs replaced, but there it is on the "unavailable" list. At least they do have a few DVD-unavailable movies on Instant Viewing (the modernized "Hamlet"), but I've seen some of those vanish as well.
Remember: atoms are persistent, electromagnetic fields are transient.