Firmware Updates For `eARC’ Begin To Arrive
If you recently purchased a better-performing AV receiver, soundbar and 4K television, there is a good chance a significant boost in performance and convenience is heading your way soon. That’s because manufacturers including Sony, Denon and others have either recently pushed to select step-up products…
Broadcasters Collaborate To Advance ATSC 3.0
Leading executives with U.S. TV station groups used the NAB Show in New York this week to pledge cooperation and commitment to a collaborative effort aimed at providing national ATSC 3.0 over-the-air broadcasts in the next several years. Stations aligned with Fox, NBCUniversal, Pearl TV,…
First IMAX Enhanced, HDR10+ UHD Blu-ray Titles Revealed
The first 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray titles supporting both new IMAX Enhanced certification and reportedly the new HDR10+ high dynamic range profile will be released by Mill Creek Entertainment in December. The titles include: IMAX: Journey to the South Pacific and IMAX: A Beautiful Planet….
Sony Adds Long-Zoom DSC-HX99 4K Cyber-shot
Sony Electronics introduced Monday its Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 point-and-shoot camera featuring a 24-720mm extreme zoom range and compact camera body. The HX99 will ship in early November at a $449.99 suggested retail price and is positioned as the perfect travel camera behind inclusion of a Zeiss…
Sony 65A9F Master Series 4K OLED Wins 2018 ‘TV Shoot Out’
Sony’s new Master Series 65A9F 4K Ultra HD OLED TV narrowly beat out a field of the four top-performing 4K flat-panel televisions for 2018 in voting by a panel of “expert” judges to win the annual “TV Shoot Out” presented by Scarsdale, N.Y. high-end electronics…
DirectLED Displays Mark CEDIA’s Biggest Display Advances
Last week’s CEDIA Expo became the latest showcase for the rapidly emerging category of home-theater-targeted direct LED displays (sometimes referred to as MicroLED displays), which may soon offer bigger and brighter alternatives to projectors for high-end homes. Samsung and Sony have been proudly showing their…
Sony Unveils Trio Of 4K SXRD Projectors With New `IMAX Enhanced’ Certification
Sony used CEDIA Expo Thursday to introduce three new native 4K/60p SXRD projectors capable of supporting HDR10 and Hybrid Log-Gamma high dynamic range (HDR), and carrying the newly announced “IMAX Enhanced” Certification status. The trio is highlighted by the VW995ES, which is the company’s fourth…
Sonnenfeld: Not Everything Needs To Be Shot In 4K, HDR
Director and cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld delivered an unexpected message Wednesday to home theater product reviewers attending a CEDIA Expo-eve symposium for Sony’s 2018 4K SXRD projectors — 4K and high dynamic range (HDR) are great, but not everything looks better using them. Sony brought the…
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