LG discontinues Bluray and UHD players

eurokage said:
It this just because of fees? DV Games don't have a fee?
Click to expand...
No idea. It's apparently supported from streaming services and in games, but not disk.
Some people on reddit have been using a modded version Kodi and a ripped disk on the Series X and can play Dolby Vision from it.

Just seems deliberately gimped for a couple of dollars in licensing fees.

Hell, add it to Dolby Access as an option so we can pay the couple of dollars license to get it. Just like with Atmos.
 
rp2000 said:
Anyone in this thread actually own a PC/mac external 4k UHD player via USB?


rp2000
Click to expand...

I have a BR external USB, but I've lost the Y cable for it. Bought a 5.25 4K-UHD internal drive. Only use it for backup of my media not playback.

I bought a Sony 4K AV player as my original BR player was old and slow. I've been buying cheap BR disks of favourite movies. Fed up with the unreliablity of streaming, and availability of many movies.

Tbh recent cinema trips have been disappointing with poor screens and sound that goes from too quiet to deafening. Ears have been sore leaving.

I don't plan on building up a massive library. I don't have the space.
 
hornetstinger said:
CEX are usually good place to go, some good offers although some aren't far off new prices, and 4K prices are nuts, new and second hand.
Click to expand...

Great call on CEX.
I’ve just bought 12 BD movies for £40, all seemingly in great condition.

Have been watching Pulp Fiction again. I’ve clearly nearly forgotten how much better the audio is on BD. Awesome stuff
 
Mr_Sukebe said:
Great call on CEX.
I’ve just bought 12 BD movies for £40, all seemingly in great condition.

Have been watching Pulp Fiction again. I’ve clearly nearly forgotten how much better the audio is on BD. Awesome stuff
Click to expand...

I use CEX a lot, although the wife still hasn't got used to be saying that I'm popping down to the CEX shop. Some great bargains, although sometimes I can find new at HMV cheaper. But for box sets CEX can be excellent and their website store search is pretty handy as well. Standards definitely seem to have been raised with the discs, I never find any scratches now.

BR audio definitely makes the most of the a/v setup, but two things frustrate me with blu-rays, firstly those that force you to watch trailers, warnings etc with limited options to skip past. Secondly, those that use JS and don't retain last played position. Other than that, I like knowing I've always got them, unlike streaming where they eventually pull the film from the subscription.
 
ninjag said:
I use CEX a lot, although the wife still hasn't got used to be saying that I'm popping down to the CEX shop. Some great bargains, although sometimes I can find new at HMV cheaper. But for box sets CEX can be excellent and their website store search is pretty handy as well. Standards definitely seem to have been raised with the discs, I never find any scratches now.

BR audio definitely makes the most of the a/v setup, but two things frustrate me with blu-rays, firstly those that force you to watch trailers, warnings etc with limited options to skip past. Secondly, those that use JS and don't retain last played position. Other than that, I like knowing I've always got them, unlike streaming where they eventually pull the film from the subscription.
Click to expand...
Nothing makes you want to pirate like unskippable ads warning you against piracy!
 
ninjag said:
I use CEX a lot, although the wife still hasn't got used to be saying that I'm popping down to the CEX shop. Some great bargains, although sometimes I can find new at HMV cheaper. But for box sets CEX can be excellent and their website store search is pretty handy as well. Standards definitely seem to have been raised with the discs, I never find any scratches now.

BR audio definitely makes the most of the a/v setup, but two things frustrate me with blu-rays, firstly those that force you to watch trailers, warnings etc with limited options to skip past. Secondly, those that use JS and don't retain last played position. Other than that, I like knowing I've always got them, unlike streaming where they eventually pull the film from the subscription.
Click to expand...

Absolutely!
I was pleasantly surprised that the disks looked mint.
Just got to find a home for them
 
The new ads on Amazon Prime make you want to go back to physical media. The more the streaming platforms shove ads it might have a negative affect to push people back to disc. We've had streaming services ad free (one of the selling points) for so long the ads are starting to grate.
 
varkanoid said:
The new ads on Amazon Prime make you want to go back to physical media. The more the streaming platforms shove ads it might have a negative affect to push people back to disc. We've had streaming services ad free (one of the selling points) for so long the ads are starting to grate.
Click to expand...


Noticing youtube is getting worse, 1 minute in and two ads, non skippable.

Did have vanced youtube but stopped working, not sure if they got it working again.
 
varkanoid said:
The new ads on Amazon Prime make you want to go back to physical media. The more the streaming platforms shove ads it might have a negative affect to push people back to disc. We've had streaming services ad free (one of the selling points) for so long the ads are starting to grate.
Click to expand...
I've gone back to discs, the thing on Amazon that annoys me, is you want to watch a series of films and the 2nd one is rent or buy, so basically forcing you to pay extra, if you want to watch them.

Discs are great, always there and if you really want to, you can sell them for a bit ofkney, getting some return. Streaming is just money gone.

Oh and I've said before and others, audio is so much better on disc.

CEX are annoying that you order 5 discs and have to pay P&P on each one, even if coming from the same shop.
But still normally a good price.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom