NPD: Bigger Screens, HDR Driving TV Replacements
U.S. consumers continue to gravitate to larger and larger TV screen sizes with the number of installed sets measuring 60-inches and larger, up 15% from a year ago, according to data recently released by U.S. market research firm NPD. At the same time, the average…
Samsung Unveils `HDR10+ Adaptive’ HDR Profile
Samsung announced Tuesday a new extension on its HDR10+ dynamic metadata-based high dynamic range (HDR) profile, called HDR10+ Adaptive, a profile designed to optimize TV picture quality based on a room’s ambient brightness. The new development is said to provide new on-the-fly flexibility in adjusting…
Warner Bros. To Premiere 17 Movies In 4K On HBO Max
Warner Bros. Pictures Group will premiere its full slate of new movie titles for 2021 in 4K Ultra HD/HDR including an exclusive one-month home distribution window in the United States via its parent AT&T’s HBO Max premium streaming platform. Concurrent with that, the studio will…
`Wonder Woman 1984′ Coming To HBO Max In 4K/HDR
The next chapter in the Wonder Woman movie saga — Wonder Woman 1984 — will be the first title available on AT&T’s new HBO Max streaming service in 4K Ultra HD with HDR10 or Dolby Vision high dynamic range, when it premieres on Christmas Day…
Sony Unveils Compact FX6 4K/HDR Cinema Camera
Advanced and professional cinematographers have a new 4K compact cinema camera option available from Sony in the FX6 featuring a 10.2 megapixel full-frame back-illuminated CMOS Exmor R sensor capable of capturing 15+ stops of dynamic range. In tandem with the FX6 cinema camera Sony also…
Review: Roku Ultra 2020 Gets Snappier, Brings Dolby Vision
Today, Roku is making available the 2020 version of its flagship premium Roku Ultra HDMI-connected set-top media streamer, and we believe many people dissatisfied with the way they get streaming apps and content will find this a good add-on solution. The good news is that…
Sony Adds Compact Full-Frame Mirrorless Alpha 7C Camera
Sony Electronics introduced this week the Alpha 7C full-frame camera (model ILCE-7C), billed as “the world’s smallest and lightest” full-frame mirrorless camera body. At the same time, the company announced the addition of the full-format FE 28-60mm F4-5.6, model SEL2860, compact zoom lens that measures…
Review: Samsung 65Q80T Offers Good Value For A QLED TV
In our continuing review of Samsung’s 2020 4K Ultra HD QLED TV lineup, we found the Q80T series to be a decent mid-range 4K performer at a nicely competitive price for a Samsung TV. However, there is a marked down grade in brightness from Samsung’s…
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