LG reportedly discontinues all Blu-ray players

Another one bites the dust
Dec 12, 20242:37 PM EST
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LG has discontinued all of its Blu-ray players and units, and the remaining will only be available while supplies last.

The news comes from FlatpanelsHD, which reports that LG discontinued all UHD and regular Blu-ray players based on information it obtained from “multiple sources.” That includes the UBK80 and UBK90 players. Moreover, the publication notes that LG’s website also lists Blu-ray players as discontinued.

When I checked LG’s Canadian site, it only listed one UP970 model. Under the ‘Where to buy’ section, the Blu-ray player was listed as discontinued at The Source but in stock at Gibby’s. However, clicking The Source link takes you to the Best Buy homepage (likely because of The Source’s Best Buy rebrand), and Best Buy doesn’t appear to offer any LG Blu-ray players. Clicking the Gibby’s link takes you to a ‘404! Page cannot be found’ warning. So, it seems like the UP970 isn’t available anymore, at least online.

In a statement to Flatpanels HD, LG Korea didn’t confirm a definitive global exit and left the door open for the company to continue selling Blu-ray players should demand pick up again.

However, LG hasn’t launched any new Blu-ray player models since 2018 and competitors like Samsung and Oppo exited the market in 2019 and 2018, respectively. FlatpanelsHD also noted that Blu-ray player sales peaked in 2017 and have declined ever since.

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Source: FlatpanelsHD

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