Xbox One Adds Bitstream Audio Support
Gaming and home theater fans will be happy to know that Microsoft this week added new bitstream audio features to Xbox One, including bitstream passthrough of advanced immersive audio formats Dolby Atmos and DTS:X from supporting Blu-ray Disc movies. This update, which is scheduled…
Manufacturers Cue Up 2017 Ultra HD Blu-ray Players
The LG UDP970 Ultra HD Blu-ray player. Televisions supporting 4K Ultra HD resolution with high dynamic range (HDR) and a wide color gamut are gaining critical momentum and manufacturers of Blu-ray Disc players are stepping up to sustain…
`Planet Earth II’ To Be Released On Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc March 28th
BBC Home Entertainment America said this week that it is distributing “Planet Earth II” on Ultra HD Blu-ray disc, making it “the first ever natural history television series” to be released in 4K resolution with HDR. The title will be available in various format…
Sony Reveals Prices On 2017 4K Ultra HD XBR TVs, UHD Blu-ray Player
Sony released pricing Friday for many of its 2017 4K Ultra HD televisions and an Ultra HD Blu-ray disc player, which made their debut at last month’s CES 2017. The announcement covers the XBR lineup of 4K Ultra HD LED LCD TVs, but did not…
Calibration For HDR Evolves Through Challenges
The following blog was written by HD Guru editorial consultant and contributor Kevin Miller, a founding member of the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF), professional video display calibrator and product reviewer, following CES 2017. High Dynamic Range video (HDR) is the big buzz in the home…
ATSC Slowly Moving Toward HDR Broadcast Solution
January has now passed, and the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), which is developing the next ATSC 3.0 over-the-air broadcast TV system, revealed it has made a selection in the highly competitive HDR technique selection process that embraces several possible approaches and leaves open the…
Pioneer, CyberLink Reveal Ultra HD Blu-ray PC Reader Bundle
Pioneer and CyberLink unveiled for the U.S. market Wednesday a 4K Ultra HD PC bundle including new Pioneer Ultra HD Blu-ray drives and the first-time release of CyberLink’s PowerDVD software enabling playback of Ultra HD Blu-ray content. In what the companies are calling a…
HDMI 2.1 To Bring Robust Home Theater Experience
Developers of HDMI 2.1, the next version of the HDMI digital connector which was formally announced at CES 2017 earlier in the month, are calling it by far the most aggressive and different of all the prior versions of the digital interface used for…
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