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Will there be a format after Blu-Ray?
With its demise, Blu-ray follows Laserdisc, BetaMax, and VHS VCRs into the second-hand stores. DVDs may soon follow. Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s longtime head of content told Variety, even though Netflix still has three-million DVD subscribers, “We never spent one minute trying to save the DVD business.”
Is Blu-Ray 4K or 8K?
Blu-Ray does 36Mbps to the decoder and can hold up to 300GB of data, but the standard capacity is 50GB. 4K at 30fps will need a bit rate around 30Mbps for high quality HEVC. 8K has four times the video data as 4K. This doesn’t automatically translate to four times the data rate, but it’s a useful approximation.
Will there be another disc format?
No company is going to invest in a next-gen optical disc format and associated player hardware. Two major brands in the video disc player market, Samsung and Oppo, have exited the business last year, and LG hasn’t renewed its modest line-up of players since CES 2018.
What is the future of Blu-Ray?
Future price declines will come from lower component prices, increased manufacturing volumes, and eventually more low-cost manufacturers. At some point, as prices come closer to those of upconverting DVD players, top tier manufacturers may stop offering DVD players in favor of Blu-ray players.
Will movies be remastered in 8K?
Secondly, there is no 8K movie or TV content, and there isn’t going to be any any time soon. That means the only sources of 8K content in the short term are going to be powerful gaming PCs, next-gen games consoles (PS5 and the next Xbox) and consumer cameras, including high-end smartphones.
What will replace Blu Rays?
DVDs and Blu-ray discs will be replaced by streaming services.
Are 4K discs worth it?
Ultra HD Blu-ray discs can hold much more data than standard Blu-ray discs, so they can deliver full 4K resolution along with enhanced color and contrast. 4K Blu-ray produces the sharpest, most textured picture quality I’ve seen on a 4K screen.
Will 8K Blu-ray Discs ever be available?
An 8K disc format is unlikely. Here’s why. With the TV market slowly but gradually shifting from 4K to 8K, some are suggesting Ultra HD Blu-ray discs and players should follow suit. That’s not likely to happen, for a couple of reasons. First of all, almost nobody has 8K TVs yet.
When will the next Blu-ray Disc be released?
There seems to have been a 10-year cycle in video disc formats, with DVD-Video introduced in 1996, Blu-ray Disc in 2006 and Ultra HD Blu-ray in 2016 (see A brief history of Ultra HD Blu-ray ). An obvious date after that would be 2026 but it’s hard to tell what state the optical disc market will be in by then except probably not great.
Do I need a 4K Blu-ray player to play Ultra HD discs?
Ultra HD Blu-ray discs won’t play on old players, though, and you can’t upgrade old decks, so you will need a 4K Blu-ray player in order to play 4K Blu-ray discs. When it comes to regional restrictions, the good news is 4K Blu-ray discs have just one region code: worldwide.
Are 4K Blu-ray discs region-free?
When it comes to regional restrictions, the good news is 4K Blu-ray discs have just one region code: worldwide. Essentially, they’re region-free. They can be played on any 4K player, in any part of the world.