TVs Top Black Friday Lists — Now Cyber Monday’s Here
This year’s Black Friday week has thus far generated significant sales increases for the consumer technology product sector, with televisions topping all other categories in unit volume, according to the Consumer Technology Association. Now it’s Cyber Monday and plenty of bargains remain. Shawn DuBravac,…
BDA: Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Surpassing Expectations
The BDA’s Dan Schinasi (left) and Don Eklund (right) demonstrate HDR from 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Ultra HD Blu-ray is bringing new life to physical media as sales of hardware and software continue to surpass expectations. According to the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), 2016 marks…
Will Your TV Be Compatible With ATSC 3.0 Broadcast HDR?
We frequently receive questions from prudent readers who want to know if the premium 4K Ultra HD TV they buy today will remain compatible with high dynamic range (HDR) content and programming coming in the future. One of the most common concerns is whether…
Xbox One S To Get Dolby Atmos Update
Microsoft revealed Wednesday during a slew of announcements for its Surface event in New York that the Xbox One and the latest Xbox One S gaming console (with 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray support) soon will be adding the ability to playback Dolby Atmos 3D…
Vizio Reveals Firmware Update Redo For P-, M- Series 4K Ultra HD `Displays’
Owners of Vizio 2016 P- and M-series 4K Ultra HD “entertainment displays” who might have been experiencing problems with the recent firmware update that delivered compatibility with the HDR 10 high dynamic range format, will be pleased to know that the company has released…
Sony Pictures To Release Movies With Auro-3D Surround Sound
Auro Technologies, developers of Auro-3D surround sound technology, said it has cut a distribution partnership with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to release 10 Blu-ray Disc movie titles formatted with Auro-3D sound. The distribution deal includes consumer-oriented content in both physical and digital formats, including…
Sony Unveils Universal UHD Blu-ray Player, HDR Projector
Sony’s UBP-X1000ES Universal Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Sony used a pre-CEDIA Expo press conference Wednesday to announce its first Ultra HD Blu-ray player, four ES-series AV receivers and a compact…
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