I can't remember vhs ever looking quite that bad though. I do know that DVD was an insanely big improvement.,(reply>), DVD sold on it's cheaper price, physical size reduction, convenience (no rewinding) and extra features IMO. Regular people couldn't care less about picture quality, it was hard to see the difference on SD screens. It helped that the PS2 was literally the cheapest DVD player when it released at 299, I knew so many non gamers with a PS2 just for DVDs.