No software fix

Since the middle of last month, thousands of Samsung customers found their older internet-connected Blu-ray players had been bricked.

The format has fallen behind

Samsung is exiting the US Blu-ray player market saying that it is no longer making 4K players and halting production on new 1080p models.

Video and Audio Center is first-to-market

For folks in Southern California, the wait for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray players has gotten shorter by a couple weeks thanks to a new promotional offering by Santa Monica-based store Video and Audio Center, which began offering Samsung’s first 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player on Friday.

Over 35 titles by end of year, some supporting Dolby Atmos and DTS:X

In the consumer entertainment industry’s big push to gradually phase out the 1080p Blu-ray disc format and replace it with the upcoming 2160p Ultra HD Blu-ray format, many have come to expect an initial lineup of titles to slowly trickle in just like the days of its predecessor’s big rollout back in November 2006 with the launch of the PlayStation 3.

Considering not supporting used titles

Will stop shipping Blu-ray & DVD on December 29th

Only at Best Buy and only for PS3 Arkham City