LG 2018 4K Super UHD LCD TVs Hit Stores Behind 4K OLEDs
On the heels of the arrival of the first 4K Ultra HD OLED TVs for 2018, LG Electronics has started selling many of this year’s lines of 4K Ultra HD Super UHD LED-LCD and mainstream 4K LED-LCD TVs through retail stores around the United…
Panasonic Introduces Rugged Lumix TS7 4K Point-&-Shoot Camera
Panasonic introduced Friday the Lumix TS7 20.4 megapixel/4K camera optimized for outdoor use. The compact ruggedly-built point-and-shoot features a 28mm wide angle 4.6x optical zoom lens, 4K video capture, 20.4 megapixel high-sensitivity MOS sensor, new Live View Finder (LVF) and high-resolution rear monitor. Ready for…
Samsung Special Lops $400 Off The Frame TVs
Samsung is now celebrating the arrival of spring and Mothers’ Day by offering a limited time $400 discount on 55- and 65-inch models of “The Frame TV.” For anyone who might have missed The Frame TV introductions last year, this is a special series of…
ViewSonic Unveils High-Brightness $1,400 `4K’ DLP Projector
ViewSonic said this week that it is preparing to ship to retail an aggressively priced high-brightness “4K DLP” UHD home projector, listed with light output of up to 3,500 lumens. ViewSonic model PX747-4K ($1,400 suggested retail price) uses TI’s special pixel-shifting technology to present what…
Oppo Digital Phasing Out Disc Player Business
UPDATE! If you’ve been putting off the purchase of one of the best 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/universal disc players on the market—the Oppo UDP-203 or UDP-205—you might want to get off the fence and make that purchase now. The China-based company posted a notice on…
2 Philips 4K UHD Blu-ray Players Get Dolby Vision Firmware Updates
P&F USA, which markets TVs a,nd Blu-ray and home theater products under the Philips brand in the United States, this week announced the release of a firmware update bringing support for the Dolby Vision flavor of high dynamic range (HDR) its current 4K Ultra HD…
AV1 Codec Released To Rival HEVC In 4K Streaming Video Ecosystem
There’s a new codec coming and it might soon have an impact on how you watch streaming videos on smart TVs, set-top media streamers and other devices. It’s called AV1, and it is being promoted by an organization made up of some the biggest companies…
Technicolor Sees Adaptation, Distribution As Keys To HDR Success
Although it is one of the least talked about flavors of high dynanic range (HDR), “Advanced HDR by Technicolor” (and Philips) is gaining momentum as a broadcaster-friendly system that may ultimately help to bring live 4K UHD/HDR broadcasts into consumer living rooms. On a recent…
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