LG is officially putting the kibosh on any further production of its Blu-ray players, adding to the growing sense that we're witnessing a slow and unfortunate end to physical media as we know it.

As reported by FlatpanelsHD.com, it looks like LG is pulling out of the Blu-ray player market. Searching LG’s website will bring up individual pages for Blu-ray players, such as the UBK80 and ...

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The big picture: Sony, LG, Panasonic, and retailers in general have been gradually withdrawing from the Blu-ray business for years as consumers increasingly favor streaming and other forms of ...