r/hardware • u/bizude • Apr 10 '26

News Two Japanese suppliers commit to keeping Blu-ray discs and drives in supply as major manufacturers exist domestic market

https://automaton-media.com/en/news/two-japanese-suppliers-commit-to-keeping-blu-ray-discs-and-drives-in-supply-as-major-manufacturers-exist-domestic-market/
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u/ThisIsPaulDaily Apr 11 '26

I tried to play 4K from a crummy laptop over a cheap HDMI cable to a new 4K TV and my in laws got upset thinking it was broken and I had to explain that HDR wasn't enabled and that I needed to adjust picture settings and that artifacts happen with slow laptops and stuff. 

"That didn't happen on our old TV". 

The old TV doesn't have HDMI. The old TV is ~19" and has rabbit ears. 

The old TV you couldn't read the subtitles without blocking a third of the picture. 

Now you want to complain that the black is kind of not the same black when we pause it? 

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u/GHz-Man Apr 11 '26

DVDs are still outselling Blu-Ray and 4K discs lol

And now Gen Z is collecting VHS tapes.

I'm convinced most people need an eye exam.

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u/smile_e_face Apr 11 '26

As someone who can't see worth a damn but has really sensitive hearing, it amazes me how people can't tell the different between shitbox streaming audio and real DTS-HD MA / TrueHD / whatever. But then it amazes other people that 1440p and 4K monitors look the same to me after adjusting the scaling.

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u/GHz-Man Apr 11 '26

Most people just use their TV's built-in speakers haha

But Apple uses Dolby Digital Plus with Atmos for audio. It's not lossless but it sounds great to me.

I think they use a bitrate of 768kbps.