Streaming video is completely controlled and customers have to hunt down each specific movie - if available - from specific streaming services.

Meanwhile DVDs are relatively democratic and unencumbered way of distributing video. Netflix can make any movie available via dvd without licensing or asking permission.

I found it to be a very good way of getting high quality movies from the largest selection.

But your complaint seems to sidestep all this, sort of like complaining that paper money wastes so many unneeded trees without acknowledging the huge benefits.