Technicolor: HDR Adoption For 4K UHD Needs To Be Open
The process of selecting standards and specifications for next-generation 4K Ultra HDTVs supporting picture quality advances, including wide color gamut (WCG) and high dynamic range (HDR), continues within multi-industry organizations including the Ultra HD Alliance and the Consumer Electronics Association. For an update on how…
Sharp Sends Off Aquos 4K Ultra HDTVs With Android TV
In sending off 9 third-generation 4K Ultra HDTVs for 2015 Wednesday, Sharp executives indicated that they will be adding 4K Amazon Instant Video streaming to select lines for the first time, and demoed some of the company’s first models powered by the new Android TV…
HDMI Backers Ready For Challengers
If you have a high definition TV or plan to be adding a 4K Ultra HD in the near future, you should be familiar with the HDMI digital connector. The interface was developed in 2002, a few years after the first digital HDTVs arrived in…
3M Says Rec. 2020 Color Gamut Achievable Soon
The International Telecommunications Union’s (ITU) Rec. 2020 standard for wide color gamut, which has been set as a target for next-generation 4K Ultra HDTV displays and is included in the recently published Ultra HD Blu-ray specification, may be achievable more quickly than many industry experts…
Hisense Introduces $598 50” 4K UHD TV Through Walmart
Hisense introduced Tuesday the first model in a new affordably priced 4K Ultra HD television line featuring a new smart TV platform and 4K UHD streaming. The 50-inch Hisense H7 Series 4K UHD LED-LCD TV will roll out to 2,000 Walmart Stores beginning in June…
Denon Unveils HDMI 2.0a Updatable Entry AVR
Denon introduced this week its 2015 S-series entry AV receiver model AVR-S510BT, bringing compatibility with HDCP 2.2 and HDMI 2.0, with the ability to upgrade to HDMI 2.0a (supporting high dynamic range video). Denon said the AVR-S510, which goes on sale in June at a…
Ultra-HD Blu-ray Spec. Released
Updated! The long-awaited specifications for the Ultra HD Blu-ray™ format were officially released Tuesday by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) along with a new logo indicating Ultra HD compatibility. The BDA said the Ultra HD Blu-ray specification “will enable delivery of Ultra HD content via…
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