4K Blow

[manicm]

This is terrible news.

The future of physical discs suffers yet again as this high-end manufacturer exits the industry

Another nail in the coffin for physical discs?

www.whathifi.com

 

[daytona600]

Basically a shut down by Chinese OEM ( original equipment manuf )
They could not buy in volume factory 500 Bluray players or 5,000,000 Mobile Phones

Market moving to video streaming , you can connect a BR drive for $75/100
to Play/Rip to SSD

 

[Al ears]

This is terrible news.

The future of physical discs suffers yet again as this high-end manufacturer exits the industry

Another nail in the coffin for physical discs?

www.whathifi.com

A sad loss indeed, was looking at one to replace my aged Oppo
Even the new boy in town doesn't play discs.....
Definitely a market space available for someone that can actually produce a hi quality universal disc player.

 

[daytona600]

Magnetar UDP800/900 will replace your old Opp Al
Only drawback 1400 & 2500 Quid

https://magnetar-audio.com/products/

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Given that they were a niche company and had only been around since 2021, I suspect 'terrible' is an overstatement. Does make me feel slightly antsy though - my Oppo is absolutely fine, but I would hate to lose 4k disc playback. But I don't see that happening any time soon - the 4k release calendar seems to gradually and steadily get bigger.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Magnetar UDP800/900 will replace your old Opp Al
Only drawback 1400 & 2500 Quid

https://magnetar-audio.com/products/

Specs/compatibility for the two cheaper Magnetar ones don't seem vary much - looks like audio output and one or two other things - I have the feeling that for anyone with an AV amp there'd be little difference. That said, even the cheapest is £1,400...

 

[Jasonovich]

Two major UHD 4K Bluray manufacturers Sony and Panasonic will be in the game for a while longer. The little guys maybe not.

 

[davidf]

Given the fact that Sony have just updated their X700 model, it's far from dead yet. Smaller, niche manufacturers will always be in danger of ceasing manufacture if the numbers don't add up. Same could be said of the big guys, but Sony have their movie division, so while people still buy their physical media, they'll likely continue making players - and they know that not everyone is going to buy a PlayStation to play Blurays.

 

[Al ears]

Magnetar UDP800/900 will replace your old Opp Al
Only drawback 1400 & 2500 Quid

https://magnetar-audio.com/products/

Still going are they?That's a surprise.

 

[Al ears]

Given the fact that Sony have just updated their X700 model, it's far from dead yet. Smaller, niche manufacturers will always be in danger of ceasing manufacture if the numbers don't add up. Same could be said of the big guys, but Sony have their movie division, so while people still buy their physical media, they'll likely continue making players - and they know that not everyone is going to buy a PlayStation to play Blurays.

I wasn't on about bluray in particular I was questioning regarding universal disc players.
Said Sony could not replace my Oppo.

 

[Jasonovich]

Magnetar as a non-mainstreamer 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Player manufacturer, still seems to be going strong and may it long continue.

Aesthetically, Magnetar UDP900 Universal 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Player is an awesome looking piece of hardware. Tha asking price, £2.5K is a little excessive cost wise, is it two and half times better than the Panasonic DP-UB9000?

It has a niche market, so it does not need to go toe to toe with competing mainstream brands like Panasonic or Sony. Oppo is no longer in the market, so not much competition at the high end.

 

[jjbomber]

This is terrible news.

The future of physical discs suffers yet again as this high-end manufacturer exits the industry

Another nail in the coffin for physical discs?

www.whathifi.com

Reavon are owned by Groupe Archisoft, who also own R_volution media players. Maybe that's the way they see the future? Who knows?

 

[jjbomber]

Two major UHD 4K Bluray manufacturers Sony and Panasonic will be in the game for a while longer. The little guys maybe not.

Reavon's twin sister, from you know who!!!

GIEC G5800 4K UHD Blu-ray-Player DVD-Player HD-Festplatten-Player für zu Hause Mit Festplattenfach DTS-Dekodierung 12-Bit-Farbe - AliExpress 44

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[Jasonovich]

Reavon's twin sister, from you know who!!!

GIEC G5800 4K UHD Blu-ray-Player DVD-Player HD-Festplatten-Player für zu Hause Mit Festplattenfach DTS-Dekodierung 12-Bit-Farbe - AliExpress 44

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Looks pretty decent, it uses Sony laser head and it also plays SACD. 12 bit colour, the saturation and colour palette over and above your usual 8 or 10 bit.
Price seems a little high for Chinese outfit.
Looks good though.


I just found this on AliExpress: ,

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[jjbomber]

I just found this on AliExpress: ,

Jailbreak version for those who are not zone 'C'

GIEC G5800 4K UHD Blu-ray-Player DVD-Player HD-Festplatten-Player für zu Hause Mit Festplattenfach DTS-Dekodierung 12-Bit-Farbe - AliExpress 44

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[manicm]

Given that they were a niche company and had only been around since 2021, I suspect 'terrible' is an overstatement. Does make me feel slightly antsy though - my Oppo is absolutely fine, but I would hate to lose 4k disc playback. But I don't see that happening any time soon - the 4k release calendar seems to gradually and steadily get bigger.

But players are becoming more rare. And don't ask me to buy a Sony, while Panasonic have pulled out of many markets, and Mag are out of my price league.

 

[manicm]

Given the fact that Sony have just updated their X700 model, it's far from dead yet. Smaller, niche manufacturers will always be in danger of ceasing manufacture if the numbers don't add up. Same could be said of the big guys, but Sony have their movie division, so while people still buy their physical media, they'll likely continue making players - and they know that not everyone is going to buy a PlayStation to play Blurays.

I'll never buy a Sony, because in earlier models you had to manually switch to Dolby Vision and/or Atmos where relevant. No thank you. Sony have always had usability problems with their products.

 

[manicm]

Given the fact that Sony have just updated their X700 model, it's far from dead yet. Smaller, niche manufacturers will always be in danger of ceasing manufacture if the numbers don't add up. Same could be said of the big guys, but Sony have their movie division, so while people still buy their physical media, they'll likely continue making players - and they know that not everyone is going to buy a PlayStation to play Blurays.

I'll never buy a Sony, because in earlier models you had to manually switch to Dolby Vision and/or Atmos where relevant. No thank you. And now they have players with no display. Sony have always had usability problems with their products

Jailbreak version for those who are not zone 'C'

GIEC G5800 4K UHD Blu-ray-Player DVD-Player HD-Festplatten-Player für zu Hause Mit Festplattenfach DTS-Dekodierung 12-Bit-Farbe - AliExpress 44

Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com

www.aliexpress.com

I'm still lucky in my market where they're selling a rebadged Reavon, fully featured, at a great price.