Thanks to the rise of streaming, Samsung is discontinuing its Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray player lines.
That's lousy news for people who love older TV shows and movies.
Over 10 years ago, Samsung released the first commercial Blu-ray video disc player.
Within a few years, Samsung and other Blu-ray OEMs had defeated their rival HD DVD manufacturers.
They were set to dominate the video world.
Then, streaming came along and everything changed. Recently, Samsung told CNET that,
"Samsung will no longer introduce new Blu-ray or 4K Blu-ray player models in the US market."
Blu-ray is dead.
Samsung had 37 percent of the market, followed by Sony at 31 percent and LG at 13 percent,
according to market research firm NPD Group.
On Amazon, Samsung had four of Amazon's 10 best-selling Blu-ray players including the most popular model.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-end-of-blu-ray/
