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…
BDA: Ultra HD Blu-ray Is A 4K Toolbox
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) this week shed a little more light on what we can expect from the first Ultra HD Blu-ray players when they get here. What we can’t expect, however, is that a player will be available in the U.S. market by…
LG Applies Price Cuts, Rebates To OLED TV Lines
If you’ve had your eyes on an OLED TV but have been holding off until prices get more affordable, your wait might be over. That’s because LG Electronics took the wraps off of a pre-holiday market penetration strategy to get OLED TVs into the hands…
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…
ATSC 3.0 TV Broadcast Standard Progresses Toward Approval
The nation’s next broadcast TV platform is steadily progressing toward realization, following the disclosure Tuesday that the physical layer of The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 digital TV broadcast platform has achieved candidate standard. The “A/322 Physical Layer Candidate Standard” was awarded by the…
Sony Expands HDR Capable 4K TVs
Sony is bringing high dynamic range (HDR) capability to more models in its 2015 4K Ultra HD LED LCD TV line, the company said Tuesday. In addition to the previously announced 65-inch X930C ($3,798) and 75-inch X940C ($6,998) models, Sony said that HDR compatibility will…
Sony Unveils a7S II Mirrorless Wide Dynamic Range Camera
Sony Electronics unveiled Friday the α7S II mirrorless compact system camera, offering the ability to record full-frame 4K video internally with full-pixel readout, no pixel binning and up to 14 stops of dynamic range. The new camera also offers a range of professional movie functions…
Sony Pictures Reveals Plans To Support Dolby Vision Mastering
Dolby Laboratories and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) said Thursday that they have reached an agreement to use the new Dolby Vision mastering process for 4K Ultra HD content titles to be delivered by a variety of home entertainment distribution partners. The Dolby Vision mastering…
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