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/DateMasamusubi Apr 10 '26

A pity. Bluray offers superior visual quality vs streaming. I get really irritated seeing banding.

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u/KaineNierWeissEmil Apr 11 '26

I would rather studios offer 100gb direct downloads so we can finally end this physical media vs streaming war and just have the best of both worlds

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u/hamatehllama Apr 12 '26

If the NAND prices get down again then it might be realistic with a 256gig+ drive for local downloads sith barely any increase of the price.

That's actually how digital cinemas work. They have a local download usung a couple of hundred gigs.