Clem_Dye
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I was talking to one of the guys in my local Crampton & Moore (C&M) store today about an intermittent problem that I'm seeing on my newish (4 month old) Panasonic UB820 BR player (with Christmas coming up it will have to wait until the New Year) and mentioned that as I was using an LG TV would an LG 4K BR player be an option -- closer integration, etc., etc. He told me that LG has stopped making BR & DVD players, and once any stock that C&M have has been sold, that's it, leaving them stocking just Sony & Panasonic. It seems that streaming is taking its toll on the market. Samsung stopped making players a while back. The number of models that Sony and Panasonic offer isn't that extensive either. If what the guy told me is correct, and I have no reason to disbelieve him, then it would seem that anyone who has an extensive or select collection of discs could well find themselves in a situation one day that they have nothing to play them on when it comes to buying a new machine.
I've been working my way through my library and last week dropped off over 200 DVDs to my local BHF charity shop -- those discs that you buy, watch once, then they sit on the shelves for years gathering dust. Once I've finished my culling exercise I think that I'l end-up with a core set of about 150 titles that I will definitely want to watch again. A lot of the titles that I have just don't appear on any streaming service, or if they do they can't (always) match the quality that a well-mastered BR disc can offer. It may be overkill, but I've ordered a second Panasonic UB820 player. These are in almost permanent short supply. Disc collectors amongst us live in troubling times, it seems ...
I think that I need to find out how I rip DVD and BRs. Any suggestions on that topic for a MAC user would be greatly appreciated.
Clem
I've been working my way through my library and last week dropped off over 200 DVDs to my local BHF charity shop -- those discs that you buy, watch once, then they sit on the shelves for years gathering dust. Once I've finished my culling exercise I think that I'l end-up with a core set of about 150 titles that I will definitely want to watch again. A lot of the titles that I have just don't appear on any streaming service, or if they do they can't (always) match the quality that a well-mastered BR disc can offer. It may be overkill, but I've ordered a second Panasonic UB820 player. These are in almost permanent short supply. Disc collectors amongst us live in troubling times, it seems ...
I think that I need to find out how I rip DVD and BRs. Any suggestions on that topic for a MAC user would be greatly appreciated.
Clem