I just think that all-in-all VHS looked pretty crappy, like most formats it looked it's best just before becoming obsolete. There would probably still be a market for film had the inferior VHS not come into being, Id probably preferred that to VHS. However, progress is progress. Say what you will about laserdiscs lack of popularity, it lasted nearly as long as VHS and established a high-water mark for things like proper aspect ratios, extras and commentaries. Truly DVD was built on the model of laserdisc not VHS, were just lucky it's creators were able to sell the same bill of goods at a lower price and more convenient size.