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…
Samsung Sets Prices, Ship Dates On 2016 SUHD TVs
Samsung Electronics released pricing and availability on five 2016 SUHD class 4K LCD TV series, including the company’s new flagship KS9800 line offering full-array LED backlighting. The announced SUHD model classes include: the KS8000, KS8500, KS9000, KS9500 and KS9800. All feature new quantum dot LED…
Ultra HD Blu-ray Ghostbusters I & II To Street June 7th With HDR
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment set the table for the upcoming studio release of the new Ghostbusters movie by giving fans the chance to buy the first two titles in the paranormal comedy franchise on new Ultra HD Blu-ray disc. Sony said Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II…
Review: Samsung’s 4K Ultra HD UN65KS9500 Brings HDR Home
Last year, 4K Ultra HDTVs with high dynamic range (HDR) and a wide color gamut (WCG) were brand new, and we had no parameters with which to measure performance for the additional luminance and color we were supposed to be seeing. At the start of…
Vizio Unveils 2016 P-Series UHD Displays With SmartCast
Vizio revealed Tuesday the next installment of its step-up P-Series 4K Ultra HD displays with support for two high dynamic range (HDR) formats, full-array LED backlighting and a new SmartCast-enabled streaming platform. The “entertainment” monitors will also offer either 126 or 128 zones of local…
4K Blu-ray Of`The Revenant’ On Its Way
Fans of Leonardo DiCaprio can rejoice after word this week that his Academy Award winning performance in The Revenant will soon be available to see in full Ultra HD Blu-ray glory, providing you were among the early purchasers of one of Samsung’s new $399.99 UBD-K8500…
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…
Philips Expands 4K UHD TV Lineup, Adds UHD Blu-ray Player
P&F USA’s Philips TV brand used CES 2016 to unveil an expanded line of 4K UHD TVs, all of which will support high dynamic range (HDR), including one series of models that will support both the baseline and Dolby Vision HDR standards. The company also…
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