Lawsuit Shows `0% Financing’ Deals Can Be Costly
If you are considering a “zero-percent” or “no-interest” financing offer on that new big-screen 4K Ultra HDTV you have your eyes on, a class-action lawsuit filed against Best Buy this month should serve as a cautionary note before you apply. According to the lawsuit (Stinson…
Panasonic Might Bring New Flagship 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Here
Panasonic is looking at adding a second new Ultra HD Blu-ray player to its 2018 U.S. product portfolio, a spokesman told HD Guru Friday. The new player, model DP-UB9000, is positioned as an audiophile-focused flagship model which could possibly join the previously announced UB820…
4K Ultra HD Olympics Coverage Pays Viewers HDR Dividends
In case you don’t have access to any of the 4K/HDR coverage from the on-going Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, the 24-hour-delayed telecasts to date have earned two big thumbs up from the HD Guru editors. Our exposure to the coverage includes the…
Sony Reveals Pricing On 2018 A8F 4K Ultra HD OLED TVs
Cheryl K. Goodman, head of Sony Electronics U.S. public relations, receives HD Guru’s Best OLED TV of CES 2018 Award for the Sony A8F 4K OLED TV Series (model on bottom) from the HD Guru – Gary Merson. UPDATE! After contacting Sony for confirmation, the…
Sony Announces Pricing On 2018 X850F, X900F 4K Ultra HD LED-LCD TVs
The 2018 Sony 55-Inch XBR-55X900F 4K Ultra HD LED-LCD TV Sony officially announced pricing Thursday for its 55-, 65- and 75-inch XBR X900F and 65- and 75-inch X850F series 4K Ultra HD LED-LCD TVs. Pre-orders for both series are being taken now by Amazon on…
Pisofttech Readies Pilot Era 8K 360 Degree Panoramic Video Camera
Pisofttech CEO Adler Shen holds the 8K Pilot Era 360-degree panoramic video camera. Pisofttech, a Shenzhen, China-based alogrithm developer for 360-degree panoramic imaging, is preparing to launch what it calls “the world’s first” 360-degree virtual reality camera capable of in-camera 8K recording and image stitching…
BDA: Ultra HD Blu-ray Continues To Advance In HDR World
BDA educational video on Ultra HD Blu-ray Although the hype and promotion is significantly quieter than it was for other new physical media formats before it, Ultra HD Blu-ray continues to build momentum among early 4K Ultra HDTV adopters and audio and video picture quality…
Sony Begins Rolling Out Dolby Vision Update To Select 4K Ultra HDTVs
Select 4K Sony TVs, like this 100-inch Z9D 4K LED-LCD Ultra HDTV, will soon get a Dolby Vision firmware update. Sony said this week that it is rolling out this month a software update to enable Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range (HDR) in select 2016…
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