My family got a player for Christmas of 2000 and the first DVDs I ever owned were copies of Gladiator and Braveheart bought by my stepfather. I remember being impressed by the quality, now it is already nearly obsolete.

I still do not have a Bluray player sadly, getting one for Christmas this year. The first movies I'll buy are probably Stanley Kubrick's filmography, the Lord of the Rings trilogy extended editions and Criterion's Godzilla.