Well, despite me personally increasing our 4K Blu-ray movie collection up to a total of 52 movies by buying "Alien", "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", & "Frozen" (to watch with our Grandkids), at our local Best Buy yesterday, I really don't have much confidence that studios will still be releasing a significant number of movies on 4K UHD Blu-ray in 2 to 5 years. But I sure hope that lack of faith on my part is WRONG!
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Though it's fun for me to be gradually building a modest collection of movies on 4K UHD Blu-ray, and making an event out of a premier showing of each 4K Blu-ray, I have to say that 21 million movies sold on disc in a year's time in the UK is not at all impressive when one considers that 67 million people live in the UK. That means that less than one movie on disc was sold in that country during 2021, for every 3 people who live in the UK. Naturally, I realize that the total population figure does include some millions of babies and little kids who surely would have no ability to be buyers of 4K Blu-ray discs. However, to present a different comparative perspective on the disc situation, the music album by the Eagles, entitled Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, has sold over 38 million copies in the U.S. So that total number of units of just that ONE music album is almost TWICE the number of ALL the discs containing movies which were sold during 2021 in the UK. I'm sorry, but even as a devoted fan of movies on 4K UHD Blu-ray, I must say that a total of ALL movies sold on disc in a year, just adding up to 21 million discs, even in a country with just one fifth of the U.S. population, is definitely a very small number of sales. And I understand that here in the U.S. 1080p Blu-ray movies are still outselling the same titles on 4K UHD Blu-ray by about a 7 to 1 ratio. And actually, I'm the one who's considered the oddball among my extended family and friends because I'm about the only person who still buys movies on disc, or even watches his movies that way. Not long ago, my late brother's wife, who's quite a computer nerd, asked why I'm still wasting space collecting movies on disc, instead of "catching up with the times", by streaming or downloading the movies we like to see. Naturally, my answer about the superior quality provided by a great transfer on disc, was basically disregarded by my sister-in-law (who's always annoyed me anyway) as she told me that most of that perceived improvement is just in my imagination. Gee, where's good old Norman Bates, when his skills might be put to some good use?!Disc sales are actually increasing worldwide.
In the UK alone for example, in 2021, home entertainment revenue was up 13% to US$5 Billion...with more than 21 million discs sold....and the home entertainment market there is set to top $6 Billion in revenue by 2025.
You'll be glad to hear out favorite lil' 4K discs are not disappearing anywhere anytime soon.
And DVD still outsells them both.
Less about seeing and hearing ability, more about whether one thinks the differences are worth the upgrade.
This.
depending on how each format is priced in different markets... DVD of the same will have it's sales figure achievement against the other 2 "superior" format.
Is that still an accurate stat? Anecdotal evidence but at any place that still sells discs, I always see more Blu-rays than DVDs. I probably see more copies of the UHD than DVD.
It's still true. Some individual titles sell more copies on blu-ray, but overall, DVD still sells the best.
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I would imagine family films and animation sell overwhelmingly on DVD.It's still true. Some individual titles sell more copies on blu-ray, but overall, DVD still sells the best.
UHD Blu-ray takes a growing share of a shrinking disc market
Q2 2022 was the best quarter for UHD Blu-ray since launch
Exactly for good reason to entertain the kids as they watch their favorite movies ad nauseam.
Helps that they never made blu-ray players for minivans.
I don't think you'll have to worry - the likelihood of there being a commercial 8K disc format is infinitesimally small.
