Should You Get An 8K TV?
Beyond a handful of models first introduced by Samsung starting at the end of last year, 8K Ultra HDTVs have been pretty hard to find in consumer electronics showrooms. That’s starting to change. New models are here or coming soon from additional brands including Sony…
ATSC 3.0 Test For HDR Deemed `Immense Success’
Tests of broadcast transmissions carrying upconverted High Dynamic Range (HDR) information over the new ATSC 3.0 television broadcasting platform conducted in an urban Cleveland testbed two weeks ago were deemed an “immense success” by engineers engaged in the project. According to a report posted Thursday…
5 TV Takeaways From CES 2019
With CES 2019 behind us, it’s time to assess how all of the amazing advances in video, television and home theater technologies are likely to impact us this year and beyond. So, as Rod Serling would say: “submitted for your approval” — HD Guru’s five…
HDR10+ Looks For Greater Availability In Content, Hardware
The HDR10+ high dynamic range (HDR) profile based on dynamic metadata is moving steadily toward more mainstream support by content producers, distributors and consumer electronics manufacturers, a spokesman for Samsung’s HDR10+ program recently told an audience attending an advanced display summit in Hollywood. Bill…
CyberLink’s PowerDVD 18 Expands Support For 4K/HDR, VR, Music
CyberLink introduced Tuesday the latest version of its popular media player software, PowerDVD 18, expanding upon 4K and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray playback capability along with high dynamic range (HDR) support, virtual and mixed reality (VR and MR), 360-degree video and online streaming content. PowerDVD…
2 Philips 4K UHD Blu-ray Players Get Dolby Vision Firmware Updates
P&F USA, which markets TVs a,nd Blu-ray and home theater products under the Philips brand in the United States, this week announced the release of a firmware update bringing support for the Dolby Vision flavor of high dynamic range (HDR) its current 4K Ultra HD…
AV1 Codec Released To Rival HEVC In 4K Streaming Video Ecosystem
There’s a new codec coming and it might soon have an impact on how you watch streaming videos on smart TVs, set-top media streamers and other devices. It’s called AV1, and it is being promoted by an organization made up of some the biggest companies…
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