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Pay TV Providers Ready New Native 4K UHD Offerings

July 24th, 2017 · No Comments · 2160p, 4K Flat Panel, 4K LED LCD, Cable TV, Connected TVs, DVR, HDR, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, OLED, OLED, OTT services, Satellite TV, Satellite UHD 4K TV, Streaming Services, UHD 4K OLED, UHDTV

Significantly more native 4K Ultra HDTV content may be coming soon through a cable or telco TV operator in your area, thanks to a series of technology trails under way by more than 30 U.S. pay TV providers. Commercial satellite TV distribution service SES, which offers backbone technologies and services of satellite-delivered video programming […]

Paramount To Release Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos Ultra HD Blu-ray Titles

July 20th, 2017 · No Comments · 2160p, 3LCD front projectors, 3LCD projectors, 4K Flat Panel, 4K LED LCD, Blu-ray Discs, Blu-ray Players, Blu-ray Titles, Connected TVs, Dolby Atmos, HDR, height channels, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, object-based audio, OTT services, Streaming Services, Surround Sound, UHDTV

Paramount Home Media Distribution will start mastering and releasing movies with Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) and, in some cases, with Dolby Atmos object-based surround sound on Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs and video streaming, Dolby revealed Thursday. Paramount joins a list of top Hollywood studios that have committed to Dolby’s HDR format, which […]

AT&T To Bring Multi-Platform Cloud DVR Feature To Pay-TV Services

July 14th, 2017 · No Comments · 2160p, 4K Flat Panel, 4K LED LCD, Connected TVs, DVR, electronic program guides, HDR, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, Live OTT services, News, OLED, OTT services, Satellite TV, Satellite UHD 4K TV, Skinny TV services, Sling Box, Streaming Services, UHD (4K) Media Players, UHDTV

AT&T said it will launch a “cloud DVR” feature to enable subscribers to its DirecTV Now live over-the-top streaming service, DirecTV satellite TV service, and U-verse telco-tv service to store recorded programs on remote servers instead of hard drives in a set-top box. AT&T revealed through a press statement this week that new cloud […]

Review: Sony HT-ST5000 Dolby Atmos Soundbar Offers Wide Sound Stage

July 10th, 2017 · No Comments · 2160p, 4K Flat Panel, 4K LED LCD, Audio, Blu-ray Players, center channel, Dolby Atmos, front channels, HDMI, HDR, height channels, LED LCD Flat Panels, object-based audio, OTT services, rear surround channel, Sound Bars, Sound Systems, Streaming Services, sub woofer, Surround Sound, Surround Sound Systems, UHDTV, Ultra HD Blu-ray Players

Sony’s HT-ST5000 Dolby Atmos soundbar was quite a surprise. For only a 2-piece system, this attractively styled unit delivered big sound with a widely dispersed soundstage and clear dialog. What’s more, , reproduces music as well or better than some entry home theater in a box systems, offering bright wide musicality, rear and overhead effects […]

Gunn: `GotG2′ To Be 1st Disney Release In 4K/HDR

July 6th, 2017 · No Comments · 2160p, 3D Blu-ray player, 4K Flat Panel, 4K LED LCD, Blu-ray Discs, Blu-ray Players, Blu-ray Titles, HDR, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, OLED, OTT services, UHD 4K OLED, UHDTV, Ultra HD Blu-ray Players

Hollywood director James Gunn announced on his official Facebook page Wednesday that Walt Disney Studios will release his Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 for home video in 4K Ultra HD resolution with high dynamic range (HDR) and a wide color gamut. Gunn’s post said that “after a couple of years of me begging […]

Microsoft Unveils Xbox One X High-Powered 4K Gaming Console

June 12th, 2017 · 1 Comment · 2160p, 3D Blu-ray player, 4K Flat Panel, 4K LED LCD, Blu-ray Discs, Blu-ray Players, Digital Media Receivers, HDMI, HDR, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, Live OTT services, News, OTT services, Skinny TV services, Streaming Services, Surround Sound, UHD (4K) Media Players, UHDTV, Ultra HD Blu-ray Players

Microsoft used the video gaming industry’s E3 Show in Los Angeles this week to unveil its long-awaited Xbox One X gaming console, which the company is calling the most powerful of its kind. The console will hit store shelves worldwide on November 7th and will carry a $499 suggested retail price. The initial version […]

Blackfire RED Wi-Fi Protocol To Improve Wireless Home Integration

June 12th, 2017 · No Comments · 2160p, 4K Flat Panel, 4K LED LCD, Audio, Blu-ray Players, Connected TVs, Digital Media Receivers, HDR, Live OTT services, News, object-based audio, OTT services, routers, screen mirroring, Second Screen, Sound Bars, Sound Systems, Streaming Services, Surround Sound, Surround Sound Systems, UHD (4K) Media Players, UHDTV, Ultra HD Blu-ray Players, voice command, Wireless Audio, Wireless HD

Home entertainment network startup, Blackfire Research, introduced Monday its Blackfire RED real-time entertainment distribution framework, billed as the industry’s only wireless entertainment-centric infrastructure software framework designed to overcome the limitations of using in-home Wi-Fi media applications. Blackfire designed Blackfire RED wireless applications and products for real-time Wi-Fi exchanges of entertainment content between disparate devices […]

Nvidia Shield TV Update Adds Live TV Via Plex, USB Tuner Add-on

June 1st, 2017 · No Comments · 2160p, 720p HD, Amazon, Connected TVs, Digital Media Receivers, HDMI, HDR, News, OTT services, routers, Streaming Services, UHD (4K) Media Players, UHDTV

Users of Nvidia’s Shield TV high-powered media streamer will soon be getting some new features delivered via the Shield Experience Upgrade 5.2, including an easier way to watch and share live broadcast TV, the company said Thursday. The updates will roll out initially through the Shield Preview Program over the next couple weeks. They […]