um, all of my dvd's still look brand spanking new. DVD"s usually cost about $20 to 25 Canadian here when they come out which is normal, but I never pay more then $7 as Wal-Mart always gets clearence Wrestling DVD's in. Brand new, for a lot less money. Benoit isn't edited out of this stuff. Yes anything new they release might be, but anything they've already realeased he's still in it. For example I just picked up the entire Wrestlemania Anthology for $60. (reg. price is $260) and guess what, Benoit is still in it. None of the DVD's in North America are edited and if they are now its new releases anyways....Check your first Survivor Series on VHS, its edited. (but of course your collection started in 1990 so you don't have it...oh wait I do
) As were many of the original VHS releases by the WWE(F or whatever) My collection does include VHS obviously and goes back a long long way.
If DVD's days are numbered (which is still a long way from happening btw) VHS days are long over as no store has sold VHS in almost 5 years (except maybe in old clearence dump bins) DVD's can be scratched yes and damaged yes, but if you take care of them and put them back in the case they will look as good as they day you bought them like mine do. And corrupted? I've yet to ever have a DVD get corrupted on me. On the other hand VHS tape gets worn and the picture quality degrades over time. VHS heads get dirty and tapes become un watchable. Truth is VHS is more likely to get damaged even if taken care of, then a DVD that isn't. When the head wears out on your VCR, it can stretch the tape as well. When the laser burns out on your DVD Player, the DVD is fine.
Trust me, it has nothing to do with COnvenience or the Norm. Bottom line is there not that expensive....I barely pay over $10 for any DVD unless its a box set or something I really want right aways. The picture quality is point blank better then VHS could ever be, and DVD's always have extras that you just never got on VHS.