In the late 1990s and early 2000s, DVD-Rs became increasingly popular as a way to create personal copies of movies and other video content. With the advent of affordable DVD burners and recording software, people could easily rip movies from their DVD collections or create their own video compilations. This allowed users to build custom libraries of movies and TV shows, which could be played back on a variety of devices, including set-top DVD players, computers, and gaming consoles.