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'The market's increase in streaming and (Samsung's) imminent integration of both AirPlay and iTunes into its TV streaming platform directly mitigates the need for a player.' Apple and Samsung, together on TVsĪt CES 2019, Apple announced a partnership with Samsung allowing users to access the iTunes store on the company's televisions.

'Samsung's exit is likely a combination of all (these) clining sales with little outlook for ASP (average selling price) increases, leading to lower margins,' said Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis at NPD Group. Then, of course, there's the ubiquity and ease of streaming movies and TV shows instead of dealing with discs. The least-expensive 4K Blu-ray players cost around $100, while Rokus start at $30. Margins are typically low in a Blu-ray player, and they involve more moving parts than a streamer, as well as costing significantly more. The number of players doubled from 33.3 million in November 2015 to 67.8 million in November 2018.

NPD doesn't capture unit sales of all streaming players, but it did give us the total installed base of streamers for the last four years, based on customer survey data. In comparison, the number of streaming media players in people's homes has grown significantly.

But I can't help but wonder how long the Blu-ray format can survive without the Big S. Some experts say that Samsung's new partnership with Apple had an influence on the decision. Samsung made the first 4K Blu-ray player, the UDB-K8500, and still makes plenty of high-end TVs, so as a Blu-ray player reviewer, its exit came as a surprise to me. One result is that the popularity of cheap media streamers like Roku and Amazon Fire TV are on the rise, while Blu-ray player sales are declining.īut people still continue to buy disc players, and 4K Blu-ray delivers best audio and video quality you can buy in home video - without the need for a fast Internet connection. Whether it's the latest artist or the hip new show on Netflix, streaming media is the norm today, and owning a streaming movie is more convenient than ever, thanks to digital copies and services like Movies Anywhere. If you're looking for the canary in the video-disc coal mine, it doesn't get any bigger than this. Samsung announced last week that it was no longer producing new 1080p or 4K Blu-ray players.

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