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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] 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Never really bought into bluray. DVD was still good enough on early HD TVs, and at the time where the really good ones became affordable, you could buy decently sized HDDs and later SSDs for little money. Ever since my video library has been entirely digital.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

Right, but if you want a digital video library that hasn't been compressed to hell by some streaming company then your only option is using Blu-ray as a source.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think the appeal of blu-ray today is for large amounts of long-term storage.

For you or I who just save the files we're interested in, it's not that big of a deal. For the archivists who provide those files, it could be significant.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

It's really about quality imo. Not all 4k video is equal, and streamed video tends to be especially bad. It's possible to download decent quality video files, but they are all from blue ray rips. If blue ray goes away, streaming sites might be the only remaining source for digital video files, and high quality digital video will essentially die.