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LG stops making Blu-ray players, marking the end of an era — limited units remain while inventory lasts (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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Digital streaming is displacing the last remnants of physical media.

In a disappointing turn of events, FlatpanelsHD reports that LG has ended production of its Blu-ray player series, which includes the UBK80 and UBK90 models. With limited stock available, prospective buyers should act quickly to secure the last remaining units before they are sold out.

After Samsung and Sony's departure from physical media, LG was one of the last major manufacturers of Blu-ray players

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Floppy drives died decades ago, yet you can still buy the drives and disks, brand new. This end of production will create a void, and it will be filled by someone else. No innovation will occur, but that's not necessarily a bad thing here.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Sometimes the innovation continues, just not in a way beneficial to the masses generally, like tape drives

[–] daggermoon 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Both the drives and disks are new old stock.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Amazon sells new new stock of these, though I can't speak to the quality...

[–] daggermoon 1 points 3 days ago

I bought one of the USB drives you are referring to. I opened it to find a TEAC drive manufactured in 1991 or '92. It was likely an older external drive that was put into a new case.

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

They’re still being made new because there are still companies around the world still using them to this day.