Netflix Ends 25-Year DVD Era, Mails Out Last Discs, Signaling Shift to Streaming

After 25 years, Netflix's DVD-by-mail service is coming to an end. The company will be mailing out its very last DVDs, marking the end of an era. Netflix's DVD rental service played a significant role in expanding people's access to movies before evolving into the streaming model that we know today. The service has now officially shut down, and Netflix gave away its remaining inventory of physical discs. This move highlights the diminishing value of physical DVDs in today's digital age. The end of Netflix's DVD era is seen as the end of a significant avenue of access to movies that cannot be replaced by the current streaming options. Netflix renegotiates contracts every month and discontinues some of its streaming offerings. In October, there will be movies and shows leaving the service. The last red envelope will be sent out on Friday, September 29, marking the end of 25 years of mailing DVDs to members. Netflix has released a nostalgic farewell video for its DVD mailing service, and the last DVD sent out was Beetlejuice. The company has also created a billboard and a tribute video to commemorate the era when Netflix came in the mail. Netflix was processing over 1.2 million DVDs per week at its peak, but now only 50,000 DVDs are sent out weekly. To celebrate the end of the DVD era, Netflix is offering a $50 sleeping bag that allows you to "tuck yourself in like a DVD."