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

  • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
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    2 days ago

    And in all that time I never once owned a Blu-ray device.

    At the beginning I was pissed at the DRM. And by the time that was solved streaming was good enough.

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      Streaming will never be a satisfying model for me - I need ownership and lack of DRM.

      That said, I don’t see much of a point in DVD or Blu-Ray either, hard drives are smaller than one DVD’s case while fitting orders of magnitude more.

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        21 hours ago

        Problem with streaming is you’re effectively renting.

        If the source of the stream wants to change their terms, there’s nothing you can do aside from jump ship to the next business maximizing profit.

        Unless you’re smart enough to use free streaming services, that is ;)

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        2 days ago

        Been waiting for over ten years now for hdd prices to go down significantly to replace my broken 4 TB drive. Now I don’t have any money or energy to rip the rest of my DVD collection.

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      2 days ago

      There’s still no streaming for 3D movies yet tho :,( i still need to rip the 3D blue rays to my PC if i want to watch them in VR… fandangonow had a quest app to stream 3D movies but it doesn’t work anymore and it was a US only option. Hopefully the apple vision pro stuff makes it happen faster globally!