End of an Era: Samsung To Exit Plasma HDTV Production
Samsung’s plasma TV panel making division has decided to pull the plug on its plasma production at the end of November. What are the implications? We give you the details after the break.
New Lower Priced UHD 4K TVs
There’s been a lot of buzz in the last two weeks regarding lower priced mid-line and entry level Ultra High Definition 4K TVs. In addition to the new models to be introduced soon by Samsung, we are getting news from Chinese market vendors about new…
Leaked: New Samsung UHD 4K TV Models Priced From $999
New lower priced UHD TVs are coming. According to industry sources Samsung will be shipping two new series of Ultra High Definition 4K TVs (3840 x 2160 resolution) in late June. There will be a total of five models with an entry level 40-inch…
Watching Netflix in Ultra HD 4K….Maybe
Since a 4K TV or media player must have HEVC/H.265 decoding to view Netflix’s exclusive hit series House of Cards at 3840 x 2160 resolution, we’ve been anxiously awaiting our first 4K sample with this ability . We’ve finally been able to watch the show’s…
Sony Reportedly Stopping OLED Development; Other TV Makers Increase Investments
Nikkei News reported this week that Sony has decided to stop its development of large screen OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) TVs, and will devote its resources to Ultra HDTV (4K) LCD instead. This comes at time when other companies are making big investments…
Sony Latest UHD Media Player Price Revealed
Sony revealed pricing and availability of its 2nd generation Ultra HD (4K) media player the FMP-X10 on Wednesday. Like its predessor the FMP-X1 this Sony media player will download and play UHD content via its HDMI output connection, but only to Sony 4K (UHD) TVs….
Hands-on Panasonic’s TC-L65AX800 4K Ultra HDTV
We took a trip to Panasonic’s US headquarters to get a first look at its 2014 Ultra High Definition TVs. There are two models, the 58-inch TC-L58AX800 and the 65-inch TC-L65AX800. Both will be shipping in early May. Panasonic withdrew from the plasma market late…
NAB 2014: 4K (and HDR) In the Air
Sure, 4K/Ultra HD TVs are being pushed on consumers, and outlets like Netflix have finally started to stream some 4K our way. But is a 4K future weighing heavily on the minds of broadcasters? As it turns out, the answer is yes: A quick stroll around the…
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