One of the last major electronics companies still manufacturing Blu-ray players has hit stop (or at least pause for now) on its two remaining devices. LG will no longer manufacture the UBK80 and UBK90 UHD Blu-ray players,

If you buy through affiliate links, we may earn commissions, which help support our testing. LG is setting the stage to exit the Blu-ray player market. As FlatpanelsHD reports, LG has discontinued Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray players, including the UBK80 and UBK90.

LG has discontinued all of its UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray players, but it may return to the market in the future.

It's been almost six years since LG launched its last Blu-ray players, the UBK80 and UBK90 UHD. As reported by FlatpanelsHD, the Korean firm will not

This move is part of a larger trend in the electronics industry, as LG is not the first big brand to stop making UHD Blu-ray players; Oppo left the market in 2018, and Samsung followed in 2019. With the rise of streaming,

According to a report from FlatpanelsHD , LG has officially ended production of all its Blu-ray players, including its UBK80 and UBK90 UHD Blu-ray models. While existing stock will still be available for purchase,

Sony recently wound down blu-ray production, and now top competitor LG is following suit. No more disks, no more players. For major manufacturers, the format (if not optical media entirely) will soon be history.

It has been a tricky year for 4K Blu-ray. We have lost track of how many nails have been hammered into its coffin, though there have been a few rays of light to signal hope for the format, such as a promising message regarding sales from a major high street retailer.