What year did DVD pass VHS in sales?
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VHS ruled living rooms for over two decades, with those chunky plastic rectangles stacked like monuments to home entertainment in every household. Sure, rewinding was annoying and tracking was mystifying, but video stores were booming and people built impressive collections of their favorite films. Then DVDs showed up in 1996, promising crystal-clear picture quality and zero rewinding. In which year did DVD finally knock VHS off its throne and become the top-selling home video format?
