Decision On ATSC 3.0 HDR Now Expected In January
A decision on how to implement high dynamic range (HDR) and which technology to use for the nation’s next broadcast system will likely take a little longer than originally expected to determine, according to Mark Richer, president of the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC)….
FCC Chairman Leaves New Cable Box Rules In Doubt
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler’s announced resignation from the commission Thursday likely ends his attempts at new cable-box rulemaking that would have opened cable services to third party equipment manufacturers and threatened current equipment leasing models by cable multi-system operators. Wheeler, who said…
Oppo Unveils 1st Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Promising Dolby Vision
High-performance Blu-ray Disc manufacturer Oppo Digital followed through Monday on announcing the release of its long-promised Ultra HD Blu-ray player, which will be the first of its kind with pending support of Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) in addition to HDR10. Like many…
Google Play Ramps Up 4K Movie Selections
Although it’s been steadily ramping up the addition of 4K Ultra HD movies to its library for a few weeks now, the Google Play store officially announced this week that it has added more than 125 Ultra HD movies to its selection of streaming…
Black Friday Specials Not To Be Missed
`Relinquish The Flat Screen To My Son, Marco!’ Black Friday is here and before you go out to clash with the Mongol Horde on retail…
OS 7.5 Rollout Brings New Features To Roku TVs, Players
Roku’s Chas Smith with a TCL 4K Roku TV Over-the-top streaming services platform Roku has added several useful features including “Live TV Pause” and private listening via mobile devices to its all-in-one Roku TVs, according to a new blog posted Tuesday by company senior…
Review: Roku Ultra Streams Brilliant HDR 4K Video
Adding HDR 10 high dynamic range (HDR) support, to a package containing a powerful quad core processor, and fast dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi connectivity, the new premium Roku Ultra set-top media streamer provides one of the most complete solutions for receiving the best video quality…
Google Unveils 4K Chromecast Ultra With HDR-10, Dolby Vision
Google used its hardware press conference in San Francisco Tuesday to unveil the latest iteration in its family of Chromecast digital media adapters. The new Chromecast Ultra, which is billed as offering the most premium Chromecast streaming video experience to date, is designed to…
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