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Stream TV Continues to Push Glasses-Free 3D

by Chris Chinnock

Glasses-free 3D is not dead, but it is not thriving either. A few companies continue to develop products and they seem to be finding customers, but these remain niche products. At CES 2017, we …

Tags:Autostereo 3D| CES 2017| Large Display Monitor| Stream TV| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Changhong TVs at CES 2017

by Chris Chinnock

Changhong was showing off many TVs, but not a lot seemed to have changed since our IFA report (Changhong Launches New HDR TVs). These TVs are branded under the name ChiQ, but the Q …

Tags:CES 2017| Changhong| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Vol 24 - Issue 02| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

RCA Shows Curved UltraHD Model for $899

by Chris Chinnock

RCA is a brand name used in North America, while the same models sold in Europe carry the Thomson brand name, but both brands for TVs are owned by TCL. Canada-based Curtis International adds …

Tags:CES 2017| Large Display Monitor| TCL| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Vestel Shows UHD TV Line

by Chris Chinnock

We stopped by the Vestel booth but were told that there was not much new since our report at IFA (Vestel to Mass Produce OLED HDR TVs). As this headline notes, Vestel planned to …

Tags:CES 2017| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Vestel| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Ultra HD Blu-ray Players at CES 2017

by Chris Chinnock

CES 2017 saw the launch of several new Ultra HD Blu-ray disc players from existing players and some new companies as well. According to the Blu-ray Disc Association, roughly 300K standalone Ultra HD Blu-ray …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| CES 2017| Dolby Vision| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Panasonic| Philips| Samsung| sony| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Ultra HD Forum Releases Updated HDR Deployment Guidelines

by Chris Chinnock

The Ultra HD Forum was formed a couple of years ago to help develop best practices mainly for the distribution community in their assessment and deployment of 4K, UltraHD and HDR/WCG services. At NAB …

Tags:CES 2017| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Video Editing & Production| Vol 24 - Issue 02

UHD Alliance Focusing on Mobile HDR

by Chris Chinnock

The UHD Alliance canceled a planned press conference at CES 2017, so we met with them in a suite at the Westgate Hotel. Apparently they wanted to make an announcement about the extension of …

Tags:CES 2017| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Blu-Ray Disc Association Provides Status Update

by Chris Chinnock

We had a chance to meet with the Blu-ray Disc Association at CES and get an update. This update was mostly about the status of the roll out in terms of players and titles. …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| CES 2017| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Panasonic Upgrades OLED HDR TV – but Not for North America

by Chris Chinnock

Panasonic issued a press release at CES describing their new OLED TV, but they never mentioned it in their press conference and we never saw it at CES. We heard afterwards that it was …

Tags:CES 2017| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| OLEDs| Panasonic| Vol 24 - Issue 02| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Philips Intros First Dolby Vision TV and Other Models

by Chris Chinnock

P&F USA Inc, the company that manages the Philips brand in North America, and managed by Funai, used CES 2017 to introduce four new series of TVs. Only the Philips 4K Ultra HD 8000 …

Tags:CES 2017| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Philips| Vol 24 - Issue 02| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Sharp TV Models Announced but Not Shown

by Chris Chinnock

Hisense has control of the Sharp brand in North America – and it announced new TV products, but, surprisingly, didn’t show any – at least none that we saw. Hisense’s press conference was all …

Tags:CES 2017| Hisense| Large Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| sharp| Vol 24 - Issue 02

LeEco Shows ecoTVs

by Chris Chinnock

LeEco has started to sell a few products in North Americam, starting last fall, and hoping to duplicate their success in China. As we have reported previously, they are introducing a potentially disruptive business …

Tags:CES 2017| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| Quantum Dots| Vol 24 - Issue 02