LG exits Blu-ray player production

LG, One of the Last Holdouts, Ceases Production of Blu-ray Players
One of the last major electronics companies still manufacturing Blu-ray players has hit stop (or at least pause for now) on its two remaining devices. LG will no longer manufacture the UBK80 and UBK90 UHD Blu-ray players, which it introduced back in 2018.
The optical disc onslaught continues, with LG quitting Blu-ray players
Like with much of physical media, the onslaught against optical media is ongoing. In the latest hit against physical media fans, LG has discontinued its remaining Blu-ray players. However, this doesn't spell the end for Blu-rays, which, in at least some categories, are seeing growing interest.
LG Discontinues Blu-ray Players, Pulls Them Off Its Website
LG tells FlatpanelsHD it could produce more units if demand increases, although it hasn’t developed a new Blu-ray player since 2018.
LG will stop making all of its UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray players
LG has discontinued all of its Blu-ray players, including its UBK80 and UBK90 UHD Blu-ray players, according to FlatpanelsHD. Remaining stock will still be available, but the company doesn’t have plans to make more.
LG Won’t Make Blu-Ray Players Anymore
This move is part of a larger trend in the electronics industry, as LG is not the first big brand to stop making UHD Blu-ray players; Oppo left the market in 2018, and Samsung followed in 2019. With the rise of streaming,
LG exits Blu-ray player production, but that doesn’t mean discs are dead
While LG is stepping away from the Blu-ray player market, it's not necessarily the doom and gloom some are making it out to be.
Is LG's Exit From Blu-ray Players the Beginning of the End for Discs?
According to a report from FlatpanelsHD , LG has officially ended production of all its Blu-ray players, including its UBK80 and UBK90 UHD Blu-ray models. While existing stock will still be available for purchase,
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LG ends Blu-ray production
Sony recently wound down blu-ray production, and now top competitor LG is following suit. No more disks, no more players. For major manufacturers, the format (if not optical media entirely) will soon be history.
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