Panasonic Unveils 2018 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Lineup
Panasonic unveiled at CES 2018 Monday four new Ultra HD Blu-ray players, including some of the first models to include support for the new HDR10+ dynamic metadata high dynamic range (HDR) platform. The players include the latest generation HCX processors, which are said to…
Samsung Unveils First MicroLED TV For The Home, 8K QLED
The First MicroLED flat-panel display presented by Samsung at CES 2018, Sunday Samsung gave OLED TV proponents something to worry about in its pre-CES press briefing in Las Vegas Sunday, by unveiling the first true MicroLED TV for the home. It also presented its first…
HDR10+ Logo Launch, ATSC 3.0 Celebration Slated For CES 2018
The next-gen ATSC 3.0 over-the-air broadcast standard and with it High Dynamic Range technology are shaping up to be big parts of next week’s CES 2018 technology trade show in Las Vegas. On Friday, 20th Century Fox, Panasonic and Samsung Electronics, all members of…
DirecTV Presents NHL 4K Game With Live HDR, But Was Anyone Watching?
UPDATE! DirecTV said Monday that its 4K Ultra HD telecasts with high dynamic range (HDR) are using the Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) HDR profile, which will be supported by select TV brands and models this year (though some sets are still awaiting firmware updates). The…
Amazon Launches First Content Using Samsung’s HDR10+
Samsung and Amazon formally announced the release Wednesday of the first 4K Ultra HD content supporting Samsung’s new HDR10+ dynamic HDR technology. Amazon said it is offering Amazon Prime subscribers access to “hundreds of hours” of content carrying HDR10+ dynamic metadata. HDR10+ is based…
Review: Samsung UN65MU9000 4K UHD LED-LCD TV Is Respectable Mid-Range Option
For those who can’t swing the money for one of Samsung’s 2017 QLED 4K Ultra HDTVs, the company provides some mid-range 4K/HDR TVs that offer a respectable comprise. One strong example is the Samsung UN65MU9000 we have reviewed here. The MU9000 series is the…
HDMI Forum Releases HDMI 2.1 Specification For Next-Gen. Video Devices
The HDMI Forum formally announced Tuesday the long-awaited release of Version 2.1 of the HDMI Specification that will be offered for use by all licensed manufacturers of next-generation HDMI devices. The specification gives chip and device manufacturers guidance in how to proceed with the…
Samsung Black Friday TV Deals Start Early
Samsung Electronics began offering the majority of its 2017 4K Ultra HD LED-LCD TV lines at reduced holiday specials for Black Friday week. These deals encompass all of the top-tier Q Series models with QLED-technology, which offers a boost in peak brightness, a wide…
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