When 4K players cost $500 to get something considered “good but not great”… yeah no wonder no ones buying
Comment on LG joins Sony and TCL in abandoning 8K TV market
khannie@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoYeah, surprisingly DVD is still heavily outselling 4K bluray. Seems weird to my but I guess the players are ubiquitous.
b34k@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
khannie@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That… Is not what they cost. Mine was 180 euro.
b34k@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
HDR, or Dolby Vision? From my research, anything less than the Panasonic UB820 either has missing features, or longevity issues.
Even still, 180 euro is well above the under $40 you can lots of DVD and even Standard Blu Ray
Personally, I grabbed a MakeMKV compatible UHD optical drive from eBay for $150, and just remux my discs to Plex… and then use CoreELEC on the Ugoos AM6B+ to ensure proper Dolby Vision and Lossless Audio support…. but I know that’s not exactly a mainstream option.
DaGeek247@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
New blurays are 30-50 each. New DVDs are 5 or less, each. Libraries usually have bigger dvd collections than bluray collections. People use what they can afford, not what is best.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Also there’s nearly 30 years worth of DVD content available, it’s basically for the same reason why VHS still has a present following.
DaGeek247@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
Well, that, and vhs is one of those things that is fun to play with. It's never going to be perfect, and that's enough to keep people like me coming back to see what new improvements I can make to my vhs setup this time.
b34k@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Amazon has 3 for $33 sales a couple times a year. I just got Wicked (2024), F1 and Sinners in 4k for $11 each.