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Another major Japanese electronics firm exits the Blu-ray market — Elecom publishes notice of termination of all external drives (www.tomshardware.com)
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End of sale date is June 30, 2026, depending on stock levels.

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[–] commander@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Personal interest in burning discs have got to be very niche. Playback is becoming boutique. They're becoming more expensive. Less releases but higher prices with smaller print runs. More steelbooks. More retailer exclusives.

It was already the case ten years ago that most good movies wouldn't get a physical release especially if it's not a movie from your region/in your language. Moreso the case now than before and more expensive than before.

UHD blu-ray players that don't suck aren't cheap. Like problems with triple layer disc playback or what HDR standard does this player support or it supports multiple but it's a flipping through the players menus to switch HDR standard for what your disc carries

Lower quality but for most movies, the only option if you can't catch it in a theater is streaming. And in some cases, it'll only show up on streaming for short periods of time like on Mubi. Most movies you won't see a Blu-ray/UHD disc rip. It'll be a streaming service rip. For me as long as it has 5.1 audio, I'm good

The physical market for movies/TV is getting worse and more expensive. For UHD disc players, it's sparse for hardware releases that fix the ongoing issues/annoyances and they're expensive