4K Content With Dolby Vision HDR Continues To Expand
As more and more televisions, media adapters and Ultra HD Blu-ray players continue to arrive with support for 4K Ultra HD and added support for the Dolby Vision premium flavor of high dynamic range (HDR), we are providing an updated list of content and…
Samsung UBD-M9700 UHD Blu-ray Player With Control4 Ships At $599
Samsung’s UBD-M9700 Ultra HD Blu-ray player (above) with Control4 SDDP protocol support is available now at a $599 MSRP. Samsung used the recent custom-electronic-centric CEDIA 2017 show in San Diego last week to unveil its latest Ultra HD Blu-ray player, which will feature built-in support…
Apple Unveils Apple TV 4K Media Adapters
As widely expected, Apple used its press conference Tuesday to introduce the new Apple TV 4K in two versions, both supporting 4K 3840x2160p resolution streaming video for the first time as well as both Dolby Vision and HDR10 high dynamic range. A version of the…
Five Key Takeaways From CEDIA 2017
LG’s Tim Alessi Kicks Off CEDIA By Showing The Signature Series W7 4K OLED TV Like Hurricane Irma lashing into the Florida coastline, last week’s CEDIA Expo 2017 in San Diego marked yet another shift in the winds for the custom electronics installation industry. For…
Hi-Res Audio Technology Developer MQA Teams Up With Deezer Streaming Platform
Hi-res audio fans got some big news over the Labor Day weekend with the announcement that MQA, a developer of hi-res audio capture and streaming technology, has entered into a key new agreement with the rapidly growing global music streaming platform Deezer. The deal will…
Fox, Panasonic Join Samsung In Support For HDR10+
Samsung used the days leading up to the IFA International consumer technology show in Berlin, Germany to reveal that it has enlisted the support of both Panasonic and 20th Century Fox for its HDR10+ dynamic metadata high dynamic range system. Samsung is making the…
UHDA Names New Chairman, First Fulltime President
Mike Fidler, new UHDA president UPDATE! We have included an interview with new UHDA President Mike Fidler after the jump in the story. Read on for his mission objectives. The Ultra HD Alliance (UHDA), the inter-industry group working on 4K UHD standards recommendations and the…
Fire TV Products Add Alexa Far-Field Voice Control Integration
Amazon revealed today that Alexa far-field voice control functions through its Echo and Echo Dot speakers are being added to Amazon Fire TV products, making it possible to link Amazon Echo control speaker/hubs with Fire TV over-the-top streaming media adapters and integrated Fire TV sets….
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