Sony Pictures To Release Columbia Classics 4K UHD Blu-ray Set
Those disappointed with down-rezed picture quality coming from streaming video services faced with the crush of viewership during COVID-19 crisis, might appreciate the June launch of an expansive collection of films in 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray pulled by Sony Pictures from its Columbia Classics library….
CTA Forecasts Show Ultra HD Blu-ray Players In Decline
More signs of the decline of the physical disc player market surfaced with the recent release of the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA’s) 2020 January Sales & Forecasts Report, which now shows that shipments of Ultra HD Blu-ray players to the United States declined in both…
4K Disc Players Conspicuous By Their Absence From CES
Whither the Ultra HD Blu-ray player category in 2020? CES gave us disturbingly little in the way of new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray hardware or software announcements for the year ahead. The show traditionally has been the launching pad for the new year’s player models,…
`Wizard Of Oz’ Comes To Life On Ultra HD Blu-ray
Holiday shoppers looking for a gift to delight a 4K Ultra HDTV enthusiast might want to consider picking up the new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray version of the MGM Classic The Wizard of Oz. It might be hard for some to believe that a movie…
Universal Enhances Bonus Content On Physical Discs
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is making its bid to preserve the attraction of physical media and home media ownership by adding new bonus feature enhancements to its Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc and DVD titles. Beginning with the release of horror film Us on June…
New Fox Disc To Support Dolby Vision And HDR10+
Now under control of Disney, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment this week played Switzerland in its handling of the dynamic metadata HDR profile competition by announcing the upcoming release of the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc of Fox’s CGI animated sci-fi title Alita: Battle Angel….
DEG: Q1 Growth Continued In Content Spending, 4K Products
Consumers continued to up their spending on movie and television content during the first quarter of 2019, with dollar totals reaching $6 billion, up 6.4% from the $5.7 billion tallied over the first three months of 2018, according to data released by the Digital Entertainment…
Does Samsung’s Blu-ray Withdrawl Doom Discs?
Despite the recently announced decision by Samsung to end further introductions of Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray players in the U.S. market, companies still supporting the formats tell HD Guru that physical media, and specifically 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, isn’t dead yet. Conversely, more pessimistic…
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