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Vilya Mar 13, 2018 ^ 4K discs are doing just fine. The 4K format is growing strongly and is in no danger of being "cut back" or of failing. Darkest Hour gets a 4K disc release in the U.K. in June and likely here as well.



"UHD Blu-ray disc sales are expected to increase 8-fold this year (2017) and Hollywood is expected to release as many new titles in the last 4 months of 2017 as in the first 8, the Blu-ray Disc Association told us when we met them at IFA in Berlin."



"Also, UHD disc player sales are up 133% so far in 2017."



Above quotes are from a Sept. 11, 2017 article: https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1505110408 This link always has to be copy and pasted for some reason.



"Continued adoption of 4K TVs and an increasing selection of 4K content will drive sales of around 8.4 million Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs in 2017."



"this will account for 4% of global Blu-ray sales"



"All these numbers point to one thing: Ultra HD is on the rise."



From: https://us.blu-raydisc.com/latest_news/8-million-ultra-hd-blu-ray-discs-sold-2017/ Another copy and paste link.



See also this quarterly sales growth chart from 2nd quarter 2016 to the end of 2017:



http://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=14323516&postcount=724



"Sales of 4K Ultra HD TVs, players and content was again strong in 2017, DEG said in a news release. More than 14.6 million 4K UHD TVs were sold in 2017, bringing the number of total households to more than 30 million.



In addition, DEG said, there are approximately 8 million households with 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc playback devices (including set-top players and game consoles).



The number of 4K Ultra HD titles in the market grew to 267 titles at the end of 2017, representing some $147 million in sales  a growth rate of 187% over the prior year."



http://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=14571309&postcount=747