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…
Roku Unveils 4K Ultra HD Streaming Player
Roku unveiled Tuesday its first Roku over-the-top (OTT) streaming video player supporting 4K UHD content. The Roku 4 player also includes the new Roku OS7 supporting new discovery features that provide access to more entertainment choices and an updated “Roku Feed” that now lets users…
TiVo Unveils Bolt Set-Top Box With 4K, Commercial Skipping
TiVo introduced this week a new 4K Ultra HD-ready DVR option for cable and over-the-air TV viewers who also want to integrate built-in standard and 4K streaming services. The new TiVo Bolt, which will replace the TiVo Roamio box, supports cable, OTA and over-the-top (OTT) …
New Apple TV Unveiled, But No Mention Of 4K
Apple still didn’t materialize a long-rumored iOS-based television set at a much-hyped press conference Wednesday, but the company didn’t take its eye off of the big screen. Instead it unveiled a next generation Apple TV set-top-box, bringing more iPhone-like functionality to the living-room screen, including greater…
Review: Samsung NX1 4K Mirrorless Compact System Camera
My first SLR, the Pentax Spotmatic F, and my second, the Nikon F, were iconic cameras. They broke new ground and set new standards for their time. My gut tells me Samsung’s flagship NX1 mirrorless camera will be joining the list. The NX1 ($1,499.99 for…
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…
CEA Defines An `HDR Display’, Awaits Definition For HDR
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) issued Thursday the industry definition for high dynamic range (HDR) compatible video displays, specifying base-line standard SMPTE BT 2084 Electo Optical Transfer Function (EOTF) and SMPTE BT 2086 metadata support. Now all we need is a definition for what HDR…
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…
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