Sorting Out 4K Ultra HDTV Categories
It’s hard to recall a time when making a television buying selection has been more complicated and difficult than it is for this year’s crop of 4K Ultra HDTVs. Particularly at the top end, 2015 4K Ultra HD television models are promising all sorts of…
Dolby Vision Tries To Set Bar For HDR
Dolby recently helped Vizio kick off the launch of its long-awaited high-end Reference Series TVs, which will be sold via Vizio’s web site and delivered by custom installers. These new TVs will be the first to implement high dynamic range (HDR) as presented under a…
Vizio’s High-End Reference Series Gets Pricing, Availability
Vizio and Dolby Laboratories formally revealed availability and pricing Tuesday on a pair of long-promised advanced 4K Ultra HDTVs equipped to accept and display metadata for Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR). The initial Reference Series lineup, which Vizio is launching through its website and…
IFA Helps 4K UHD TV Makers Connect The Quantum Dots
Televisions capable of producing high dynamic range (HDR) and a wide color gamut (WCG) were among the hottest trends emerging from this week’s IFA electronics trade show in Berlin, Germany. As LG and Panasonic used the event to show off or unveil new 4K Ultra…
LG webOS TVs Get Upgraded, DirecTV 4K Added
LG Electronics USA revealed Monday an expanded list of content partners for its webOS Smart TV platform, including access to streaming Full HD and 4K content from DirecTV without the need of extra boxes. LG also announced a free firmware update for 2014 webOS Smart…
Samsung Takes Aim At LG RGBW LCD TVs
The on-going dispute over whether or not LG’s newly launched RGBW LED LCD TV technology qualifies for the minimum resolution performance characteristics of a 4K Ultra HD display resurfaced over the weekend as Samsung sent out a notice that all of its 2015 6 series to…
Hisense Unveils ULED Quantum-Dot 4K LED TV
Hisense USA used a Times Square press conference Wednesday to unveil its answer to Samsung’s SUHD 4K LED-LCD TV series in a ULED H10 nanocrystal-based (a.k.a. quantum dot) 4K Ultra HD LED LCD TV. The company’s new premium TV offers a curved screen, high dynamic…
Hisense To Acquire Sharp’s U.S. TV Business
Chinese TV manufacturer Hisense revealed early Friday that it is acquiring Sharp’s North and South American TV businesses for $23.7 million. In a terse statement issued from Hisense’s headquarters in Qingdao, the company said it is purchasing all equity and assets of Sharp’s TV factory in Mexico and…
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