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…
Review: UHD Blu-ray `The Revenant’ Paints Harrowing Tale With Light
The Ultra HD Blu-ray format is only a couple of months old, and already we have an impressive body of about 30 discs carrying 3840×2160 resolution images supported by strikingly realistic contrast, detail and color through the use of the new tool (for the home…
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…
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…
DEG: 4K Ultra HD Products Saw Strong Q1 Sales
Sales of 4K Ultra HDTVs, UHD players and supporting 4K media saw strong sales over the first three months of 2016, according to preliminary data supplied Friday by the DEG: Digital Entertainment Group, a multi-industry home entertainment promotional association. Ultra HDTV sets continued to show…
Horror Classic To See Ultra HD Blu-ray Release With Auro-3D
Gore fanatics will soon be able to have their macabre fantasies splattered across their 4K Ultra HD big screens while listening on up to 13.1-channel surround sound systems with the pending release of horror classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre on Ultra HD Blu-ray disc….
Universal Reveals 4K Ultra HD Movie Release Plans
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) said Tuesday that it will release for home use globally a slate of films in 4K Ultra HD resolution with high dynamic range (HDR) both in Ultra HD Blu-ray format and as digital streaming and downloads, beginning this summer….
Review: Samsung’s UBD-K8500 Sets Bar High For Ultra HD Blu-ray
Samsung’s UBD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray player (above) has a curved design but no readout. Since the introduction of the first DVD player, Samsung has sought to be first-to-market with all of the latest optical disc technologies to come along. The company’s track record includes the…
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