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I lived in Amsterdam and there were 3 stores that sold LaserDiscs. They were a lot more expensive than VHS, like 3x to 5x more expensive. The special edition boxsets were awesome though (and even more expensive, $100+ movie boxsets in the 90s)
I got this boxset at the time, still have the movie cell framed hanging on the wall
The disadvantage of LaserDisc was the choice between CLV or CAV discs, constant linear or angular velocity. The CAV discs had 1 frame per rotation so perfect pause possible but the picture quality varied from inside to outside, and only 30 minutes (NTSC) to 36 minutes (PAL) per side. (60 vs 50 interlaced fps, where PAL conversions ran 4% faster mapping 24fps to 25fps, NTSC conversions using 3:2 pulldown filter introducing judder. Sound also had slightly higher pitch on PAL movies) CLV discs could store up to 60 minutes per side.
Anyway the player would move the head around to the other side in the middle of the movie, took a while to spin the disc down, move the head and spin it back up in the other direction. And some movies you also had to swap discs mid way. Plus those things turned fast up to 1800 rpm, going just over 100 kph at the outer edge.
DVD box sets were quite a step back after LD, nowadays the flimsy boxes hardly hold together :/ But DVD was quite the space saver! And those LDs were heavy! Up to 500 grams per disc (avg 250 grams, DVD 16 grams). It really felt like you were 'putting a movie on'.
I wonder if Laserdisc will ever make a comeback like records. There were HD laserdiscs as well (Hi-Vision / MUSE 1080i) in the 90s but never got out of Japan.
DVD really was just a stepping stone until blu-ray, but streaming put an end to physical format before blu-ray could really take hold. Which also put a big stop on special features and commentary tracks. 1990-2010 was the golden age for home theater movies with the best sound mixes and lots of extras.
