Written by James Fohl

DVDs have really become popular in recent years for a wide variety of reasons. Of these reasons, probably the most important reason is the fact that DVD players are relatively cheap. Just go down to your local electronics store, and you will see that you can purchase a feature rich DVD player from an unknown Chinese manufacturer for less than forty dollars.

Cheap DVD Players Provide A Cheap Way To Play DVDs
While these cheap DVD players are not the greatest in build quality, they still provide the capability to play the thousands of DVDs that are available to purchase. It is because of this reason that the budget DVD players can be found in millions of American homes.

DVDs Have Many Features That Are Not Found On Old VHS Tapes
DVDs are far more advanced then the old VHS tapes they are out to replace. While DVDs may not be as durable as the old VHS tapes, DVDs are overall better sound / video quality, as well as give the user the ability to quickly fast forward / rewind through movies. Not only do DVDs provide easy digital navigation access to the user, but also nifty little menus that provide the user with the abilities to watch special bonus features such as movie trailers, and cast / crew bios.Because of the enhanced capabilities of the DVD movies, it is no wonder why so many different kinds of content exist in DVD media that have never existed in VHS cassette tape format. The most popular of these new kinds of content have to be the complete seasons of popular and not so popular television shows.

In Recent Years, TV Shows Have Found New Homes With DVD Box Sets
Within the past three years, all kinds of television shows have exploded onto somewhat expensive boxed DVD sets. They usually contain about twenty to thirty specific episodes, and are pretty cheap when you look at the total cost of each individual episode.

From the latest Star Trek series to Survivor, literally every new television show has its own boxed season sets. While the producers of such sets are able to put a complete season of a specific television show on seven DVDS, it was never really logical to release a complete season of the show on VHS tapes for a long list of reasons.

Thankfully though, the menu system of the DVD players is probably one of the biggest reasons why such boxed season sets exist. With the menu systems, users can easily select which episode of as specific show they wish to watch without having to rewind and fast forward through hours upon hours of footage.

DVD Box Sets Are Packed Full Of Extra Content
Not only do you usually get a complete season of a specific television show in the boxed DVD sets, but you usually get all kinds of special features. From cast and crew biographies, to interviews of the producers, to artwork, a lot of the special features will really appease die hard fans of the shows.

While newer television shows seem to be making a splash with their DVD season boxed set releases, older television shows are making even bigger splashes. All kinds of older TV shows from the 70's, 80's, and early 90's are being released everyday. Really, if you have a favorite TV show that is not on television anymore, than go look to see if they have released the series on DVD; I'm pretty sure that if they released Mister Ed (the talking horse) and the complete series of Knight Rider on DVD, then pretty much all classic television is available on DVD.

Like Everything Else In This World, There Are Some Downsides
The only major downside to buying the DVD box sets are the prices. While the older television shows can be purchased for around thirty dollars for a complete season, newer TV shows are pretty expensive. Take a look at any of the Star Trek DVD seasons, and you will see what I mean. A hundred dollars for a complete season of Star Trek? Thanks, but no thanks.. considering there have been so many seasons and series of Star Trek I would have to sell my right arm to afford all of them.

Still die hard fans of these television shows do not really care about the price, they just want to have every episode of their favorite television show, and no one can blame them, So the next time you are in a video store, and you see the television series on DVD take a look, and maybe you will find your favorite TV show of all time waiting for you.