tons at local thrift shops

get the remote on ebay for $5

Ugh I just started shopping for one in the spring and decided it wasn’t a priority. Great timing. 4k media is so big, and storage space is expensive.

Luckily I got a used Xbox One X for 50€ when the local Gamestop went out of business. I‘m not very interested in Xbox games but it makes a good 4k BluRay player

Even tho I regret buying a ps5, but at least I got a blue ray player

I've been looking for an internal 4K blu ray drive for my PC, and am struggling to find something that will work on Linux and isn't stupid expensive.

If you're in the market for one, check Marketplace, Craigslist, eBay, etc for used Xbox One X or PS4 Pro One S consoles, they've gotten pretty cheap and play UHD blu-rays. You can even get media remotes for them and have almost the same experience as a regular player. If you already have one of these or an Xbox Series X or PS5 disk edition, congrats! You've got a 4K blu-ray player.

Edited correction thanks to SolarPunker

Last year I bought a Panasonic UB820K since I believe they're one of the only ones still making blu ray players

I used my Xbox one x, works great for blu ray.

I don't buy movies on iTunes/Apple TV (name change but most people know the older name) unless it's 4K and $5 or less. Setting aside the "it's just a long-term rental", if physical media wants me to pay over twice as much for the disc (also setting aside its higher bitrate and removal of the "rental" threat), they aren't winning me over by raising the price of the player.

Not when the other source of video vying for my attention is torrents over a VPN. I could pay Apple $5 for a 4K movie or I can get it for free... or I can pay $20 for a movie and pay what for the player? And it won't play on my iPhone, either? Huh?

I mean, for a guy with so much tech, I don't need a 4K Blu-ray player, I need a 4K Blu-ray external drive for my Mac so I can just put the MKV on Plex. Still, those aren't cheap either.