DisplayHDR Spec Helps Clarify HDR Performance Levels
VESA Certified DisplayHDR brand logo representing the entry level of HDR system performance for PC displays. The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) revealed Monday what it is calling the industry’s “first fully open standard specifying high dynamic range (HDR) quality, including luminance, color gamut, bit…
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…
UHDA Names New Chairman, First Fulltime President
Mike Fidler, new UHDA president UPDATE! We have included an interview with new UHDA President Mike Fidler after the jump in the story. Read on for his mission objectives. The Ultra HD Alliance (UHDA), the inter-industry group working on 4K UHD standards recommendations and the…
Will Your TV Be Compatible With ATSC 3.0 Broadcast HDR?
We frequently receive questions from prudent readers who want to know if the premium 4K Ultra HD TV they buy today will remain compatible with high dynamic range (HDR) content and programming coming in the future. One of the most common concerns is whether…
Vizio Announces HDR-10 Firmware Update For P-, M-Series Displays
A Vizio 2016 M-Series Display Vizio officially announced Wednesday that it is delivering a new firmware update (v2.0.13.13) to its 2016 SmartCast P-Series and M-Series Ultra HD HDR “displays,” providing those models with support…
Amazon Begins Dolby Vision Content Support
Update ! Amazon becomes the next of the over-the-top streaming services to get into the streaming Dolby Vision high dynamic range (HDR) game today by offering select titles in 4K Ultra HD with Dolby’s flavor of the wide contrast system. Owners of LG’s HDR-supporting TVs…
Basse: Theaters Will Need To Catch Up To HDR TVs
Hanno Basse, Fox Filmed Entertainment (FFE) Chief Technology Officer and chairman of the Ultra HD Alliance, said 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment continues to push the envelope on production of 4K Ultra HD content with high dynamic range (HDR), but the creative license of…
UHD Alliance Expands Premium Logo Program To Ultra HD Blu-ray Players
The UHD Alliance (UHDA), the inter-industry group developing standards criteria for the Ultra HD ecosystem, said Wednesday that it has developed a new Ultra HD Premium certification and logo program for Ultra HD Blu-ray players. The Ultra HD Premium logo was first unveiled by the…
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