Fidler Named Executive Director Of The 8K Association
Long-time consumer electronics industry veteran Mike Fidler will be taking over the reigns of the 8K Association as the multi-industry group’s executive director. Fidler succeeds Chris Chinnock, who is moving on to pursue other opportunities. Fidler was recently the head of another multi-industry alliance —…
UHD Alliance Pushes Forward With Filmmaker Mode, Begins Promotion
Over the last year, the Ultra HD Alliance has continued to push forward with the expansion of its Filmmaker Mode initiative for TVs and projectors, and is now launching consumer promotional efforts to make sure its benefits are known and activated in homes. Over the…
UHDA Answers Hollywood, Launches `Filmmaker Mode’
The multi-industry Ultra HD Alliance (UHDA) answered the call of flimmakers around the world Tuesday by announcing the creation of “Filmmaker Mode” — a series of picture quality settings that consumers can easily make to their television sets with the push of a button to…
Associations Converge To Promote UHD TV
Three different multi-industry trade associations with deep interests in expanding the Ultra HD market and ecosystem recently converged on CES 2019 to update the industry on some of the accomplishments they’ve achieved and plans they have made to further the popularity of in home AV…
DisplayPort Welcomes Use Of DisplayHDR Certification Beyond PC Monitors
Roland Wooster, Intel Desktop Products Group and DisplayPort representative The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) recently introduced its DisplayHDR certification program to help consumers quickly discern between good, better and best 4K Ultra HD LED-LCD PC monitors with high dynamic range (HDR) capability, but member executives…
UHDA Adds Additional UHD Premium Certification Categories
The UHD Alliance (UHDA), the inter-industry group advancing and promoting Ultra HD home entertainment, announced at the IFA consumer technology show in Berlin this week that it has established new Ultra HD Premium specifications for Streaming Media Players, Set-top boxes and Desktop PCs and is…
Samsung UBD-K8500 Earns 1st `Premium’ Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Status
Updated! Samsung Electronics said Tuesday that its Ultra HD Blu-ray player, model UBD-K8500, has officially earned the UHD Premium Certification from the UHD Alliance (UHDA). The new certification, introduced in April 2016, is granted to Ultra HD Blu-ray players that comply with performance standards for…
Samsung Expands SUHD TVs, Adds 1st `Bezel-less’ Curved Screen
Samsung made its expanding 2016 4K SUHD TV lineup a central part of its CES 2016 announcements Tuesday by showcasing the Smart Things platform it is adding on to all SUHD TVs, allowing them to perform as smart home automation hubs. The company also revealed…
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