Blu-ray disc shipments are now projected to fall by over 150 million units over the next 5 years

[Redaktion]

Once, long ago, Blu-ray was touted as the gold standard in media playback. Now, however, it has sunk into obscurity among a world's worth of streaming services compatible with high-res displays. The format's market value is now thought to fall considerably until 2025.

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[Fer]

> Once, long ago, Blu-ray was touted as the gold standard in media playback.

who is implying that it isn't? You just have to look at bitrates (AVC for BR, HEVC for HDBR vs HD and UHD streaming) bitrates to know this.

[S.Yu]

> Once, long ago, Blu-ray was touted as the gold standard in media playback.

who is implying that it isn't? You just have to look at bitrates (AVC for BR, HEVC for HDBR vs HD and UHD streaming) bitrates to know this.

Amen to that! No Blu-ray, no BD-Rip, the stream rips are far inferior. I think BD will continue to exist for a long time because there's simply no alternative to releasing content at the best quality closest to original. Perhaps by the next decade content of BD quality--true 4k, 8k, and in HDR, will become download-only like the 96/24 music Sony sells.