VESA Adds DisplayHDR True Black 600 Performance Tier For Emissive Tech
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) introduced Thursday a new 600 performance level to its DisplayHDR True Black high dynamic range (HDR) specification and standard. DisplayHDR True Black 600 is based on VESA’s DisplayHDR high-performance monitor and display compliance test specification; The DisplayHDR True Black…
`2001: A Space Odyssey’ 4K Release Due Nov. 20th
A revised availability date of November 20th has been issued for the 50th Anniversary remastered release of Stanley Kubrick’s classic sci-fi adventure 2001: A Space Odyssey. The Kubrick/Arthur C. Clarke-developed landmark movie will be available for the first time in 4K Ultra HD resolution with high…
Sonnenfeld: Not Everything Needs To Be Shot In 4K, HDR
Director and cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld delivered an unexpected message Wednesday to home theater product reviewers attending a CEDIA Expo-eve symposium for Sony’s 2018 4K SXRD projectors — 4K and high dynamic range (HDR) are great, but not everything looks better using them. Sony brought the…
`The Last Jedi’ Coming to UHD Blu-ray With Dolby Vision
Disney revealed Tuesday that it will release on March 27th the box office blockbuster Star Wars: The Last Jedi in 4K Ultra HD resolution with Dolby Vision HDR as part of a package of added features. The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release will offer the…
CES 2018 Brings Trio Of New Ultra HD Blu-ray Players For the U.S. Market
Panasonic North America Communications VP Jim Reilly shows off the UB820 Ultra HD Blu-ray player at CES 2018. The number of new Ultra HD Blu-ray players was sparse at CES 2018, but not altogether absent as Panasonic, Sony and Philips all showed new models slated…
Sony Slates Dolby Vision TV Firmware Update For January
Sony revealed this week that it will begin to deliver in mid-to-late January its promised firmware update bringing support for Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) to select Bravia 4K Ultra HD A1E OLED TVs and 4K LED-LCD TVs with full-array LED backlighting and…
Roku Kicks Off Holidays With Pricing Specials, Including Streaming Stick+
Anyone planning to give a new Roku streaming media adapter has a gift for the upcoming holidays will be happy to know that the company will be offering limited-time pricing specials on select models in time for the traditional holiday shopping mania period. Included…
Samsung Looks To Bring Bright LED Screen Experience To Movie Theaters
Samsung Super S kiosk outside the theater in the Lotte Cinema World Tower in Seoul, S. Korea, sheds light on the company’s display expertise. Samsung is taking its reputation as one of the world’s leading developers of big-screen picture quality outside the home and into…
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