Philips Pushes Out Dolby Vision TV Series Availability To 2017
P&F USA, the company that markets Philips-branded TVs in North America for Funai Electric, told HD Guru this week that its previously announced 8600 Series of 4K Ultra HDTVs supporting Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) will not be available in the U.S. this year….
Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Prices Come Down As Xbox One S Release Nears
The Philips BDP7501 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player. We’ve only seen two in the U.S. market so far, but Ultra HD Blu-ray players are already starting to appear from leading retailers at reduced prices, and not so ironically, just before the retail launch of Microsoft’s…
Philips Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Gets `Creed’ Bundle
Anyone who buys a new Philips branded Ultra HD Blu-ray player, being released to stores later this month by P&F USA, will receive an Ultra HD Blu-ray copy of “Creed,” the latest installment of the “Rocky” saga from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. When the…
Philips Unveils 4K Ultra HDTVs With Google Cast
P&F USA, which manages the Philips brand for TVs and home theater products in North America, introduced Thursday a new line of Philips 4K Ultra HDTVs that will utilize the new Google Cast streaming media platform. The Philips 6000 Series TVs will be available…
Philips Ultra HD Blu-ray Players To Hit Stores Next Month
Philips is planning to release next month two versions of the Ultra HD Blu-ray player it originally unveiled at CES 2016 last January. The brand, which is licensed and managed in North America by P&F USA for Blu-ray players, TVs and certain home theater…
Ultra HD Blu-ray Heads Up: Handshakes Can Cause Headaches
Chalk this up to new tech growing pains, and take it as a heads-up to early Ultra HD Blu-ray and 4K TV adopters: Recently, HD Guru received a letter from a distressed reader who had purchased Samsung’s UHD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray player to go…
Will HDR Lead To Another New HDMI Connector?
High dynamic range (HDR) televisions are now in their second year, and most 2016 higher-end displays and supporting 4K Ultra HD source devices are equipped with at least one of the latest HDR-metadata-supporting HDMI 2.0a connectors Meanwhile, 4K content mastered with HDR metadata is ramping…
Ultra HD Blu-ray Players, Discs Poised To Hit U.S. Retail Shelves
CES 2016 marked the official launch of the Ultra HD Blu-ray format, with three companies showing players slated for deliveries later this year and top-level Hollywood studios announcing plans for supporting the new hardware with Ultra HD Blu-ray titles totaling at least 100 discs by…
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