With 2024 coming to a close, I’m looking back on everything that happened with 4K Blu-ray over the past year. Needless to say, it’s been a year of ups and downs. We’ve seen some excellent releases, especially from independent distributors. We’ve also seen brands and retailers exit the 4K Blu-ray market, whether it’s selling discs or players.
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But 2024 really has been a rollercoaster year for us 4K Blu-ray fans. There have been reports of increasing disc sales from major UK retailers, and then elsewhere you read that the state of physical media is in decline and it’s all very doom and gloom. So what did happen in the world of 4K Blu-ray in 2024?
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4K Blu-ray and physical media in general has faced a year of highs and lows in 2024 and while I’m hopeful for its future in 2025, I know there is still uncertainty. Physical media sales overall remain on the decline and despite rising prices, streaming services are still the main way people watch movies and TV shows.
But, 4K Blu-ray is the best way to enjoy movies on your home theater system and the more people get to experience this wonderful format, the more popular it will become.
Any highlights or low points for you in 2024?
There’s never been a better time to be a fan of Hong Kong cinema.
The Shaw Brothers sets from Arrow have been amazing!
The other Arrow Shaw Brothers sets, the many wonderful sets from Shout, the releases from Criterion, Eureka, Vinegar Syndrome, and especially 88 Films…
They keep telling me that physical media is dying, but I’m buying more classic HK output than ever and I still can’t keep up!
