CTA: U.S. Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Shipments Grew 1% To 963K Units
Shipments of dedicated Ultra HD Blu-ray players in the United States grew 1% in 2021 to 963,000 units over the 12 month period, according the CTA’s latest 2022 Sales & Forecasts Data. The results showed a slight return to growth for the category, following 2020’s…
CTA: TV Adoption Pacing All Consumer Technology Devices
While more than nine in 10 U.S. households own a television and/or smartphone, it is the former category that leads the country in consumer adoption, according to the Consumer Technologies Association (CTA) 23rd Annual Consumer Technology Ownership & Market Potential Study. According the recently issued…
LotR, Hobbit Trilogies Now Available On 4K UHD Blu-ray
Fans of the classic Lord of the Rings movie trilogy and continuing The Hobbit movie saga jonesing to watch Middle Earth in glorious 4K resolution with high dynamic range, can now purchase them in boxed 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc sets for Holiday gifting, or…
4K Disc Players Conspicuous By Their Absence From CES
Whither the Ultra HD Blu-ray player category in 2020? CES gave us disturbingly little in the way of new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray hardware or software announcements for the year ahead. The show traditionally has been the launching pad for the new year’s player models,…
Microsoft Reveals ‘Xbox Series X’ Name, Details
Looking ahead to next year’s holiday season, Microsoft formally unveiled Thursday the name and further details of its forthcoming next-generation Xbox console — called the Xbox Series X. The new gaming platform, which previously went by the code name Project Scarlet, will launch around the…
Cyber Monday Offers Up Bevy Of Holiday Deals
It’s Cyber Monday and that means that if you missed Black Friday, there’s a good chance you will still be able find a great savings on Holiday gifts if you act quickly. Among a slew of special online promotional offers from Amazon you will find…
`Wizard Of Oz’ Comes To Life On Ultra HD Blu-ray
Holiday shoppers looking for a gift to delight a 4K Ultra HDTV enthusiast might want to consider picking up the new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray version of the MGM Classic The Wizard of Oz. It might be hard for some to believe that a movie…
Sony `PlayStation 5′ Will Have UHD Blu-ray Drive
Sony’s next-generation gaming console will officially be called PlayStation 5 when it hits the market during the 2020 holiday season, Jim Ryan, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) president announced Tuesday in a blog on the Playstation website. Ryan confirmed details on the new game player first…
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