Apple Support Of HEVC To Bring 4K UHD To More Screens
Apple disclosed at the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2017 this week that it has officially selected the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) compression standard as its codec of choice for next-generation video streaming. Apple executives said that HEVC decoding and encoding would find…
Oppo Ultra HD Blu-ray Players 1st To Get Dolby Vision Updates
Oppo Digital announced Tuesday that a long-awaited firmware update is now available bringing support for Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) to its models [amazon_textlink asin=’B01N6GG5XL’ text=’UDP-203 ‘ template=’ProductLink’ store=’hc005-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’bbbb2dfe-4b07-11e7-b66f-bb9055b1e771′](pictured at top) and [amazon_textlink asin=’B06ZYJ8QTD’ text=’UDP-205′ template=’ProductLink’ store=’hc005-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’b16b41db-4b07-11e7-bc1b-5fb95692f625′] 4K Ultra…
Review: `Logan’ Ultra HD Blu-ray Set Makes Good 4K HDR Test Material
To its credit, 20th Century Fox has been one of the most bullish contributors of content to the latest 4K Ultra HDTV medium, and the recent release of [amazon_textlink asin=’B01LTIBWTO’ text=’Logan’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’hc005-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’8223ad90-4a43-11e7-b61a-9b62c8a74340′] on Ultra HD Blu-ray adds another tool to the stable…
Review: Sony XBR-65Z9D Delivers Spectacular HDR Brigthness
It’s been almost a year since Sony first unveiled its flagship Z Series 4K UHD TVs and we finally got the opportunity to put a 65-inch XBR-65Z9D model through its paces. We’re pleased to report, it was worth the wait. The [amazon_textlink asin=’B01HY6W3Z2′ text=’Sony…
Abt Begins Summer Sales With Memorial Day TV Specials
HD Guru retail partner Abt Electronics is celebrating the summer early with store wide Memorial Day specials on big-screen televisions, as well as various consumer electronics products, major appliances and home furnishings. The limited time special runs through Monday May 29th, and includes heavily discounted…
Hisense H9D, H9D+, H7D, H6D 4K Ultra HDTVs Hit Stores
Hisense USA, which introduced the highly popular high-value H8C 4K LED LCD TV series last year, revealed today that select models from its 2017 H9D and H9D Plus 4K “ULED,” and H7D and H6D series of 4K Ultra HD Smart TVs are available now at…
Marantz, Integra Add Advanced AV Receivers With Multi-room Audio
The AV receiver market continued to expand this week, with new introductions from high-end component brands Marantz and Integra. Marantz unveiled a pair of slimmed down receivers hitting retail shelves this month in its [amazon_textlink asin=’B06XY7F6MJ’ text=’NR1608 ($749 suggested retail) ‘ template=’ProductLink’ store=’hc005-20′ marketplace=’US’…
Roku Kicks Off National Streaming Day Promotion
Roku, the maker of some of the most popular add-on media streamers for accessing more than 5,000 streaming channels, is offering free content and a $10 discount on its popular Roku players in celebration of National Streaming Day on May 20th. Kicking off the…
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