According to a review of Panasonic's DP-UB9000 player, 59% of all video sales are on physical media. The review is dated last year, but that's still an impressive number. Not sure if I want to get into 4K discs, but I may have to consider a disc player at some point if enough of my preferred material is on 4K, as I have a new 65" Sony A9G on the way.
I've exhausted all the sources I could think of and no LX500 to be found, so I'll have to consider alternatives if I want a 4K player. One thought is to get an inexpensive (though not cheap) one and use a digital audio out to my existing player for its sound quality, but I don't see digital audio inputs on it. Oh well.
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SOTA, Grado, SME, Van den Hul, Gingko turntable setup; Pioneer Elite LD, BDP; Sony OLED TV; Magnum Dynalab tuner, antenna; MIT S-video cable; Pangea HDMI cables; DVDO video processor; McIntosh SACD, preamp, power amps; Telefunken Black Diamond preamp tubes; Kimber IC; Transparent IC, PC, SC; Mirage speakers; PS Audio, Shunyata PC; Audio Additives RCA caps; Furman power conditioning; Sanus: racks
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