Blu-ray Players – Page 5

Specs Revealed for UHD Consoles

by Tom Allen

A posting on Amazon’s Spanish site, since removed, appears to have leaked the launch date of Sony’s Playstation Neo console (UHD Playstation is Official – But…). The unit will apparently be available in October …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 26

by Tom Allen

AMD has launched its RX 480 graphics card, which is designed to make VR more affordable (AMD Dramatically Lowers VR Cost). Prices start at $250. NEC has launched four new OPS players with sixth-generation …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 19

by Tom Allen

A very low-cost laptop, which takes all of its computing power from a connected smartphone, is being launched on Kickstarter by Androminium. Called the Superbook, the unit is a laptop shell that connects to …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 16

by Tom Allen

Alpha Display of Korea has introduced a range of industrial monitors in 21.5″, 23″, 23.8″, 24″ (16:9) and 27″ with integrated procap touch (2 or 10 points). The border cover glass has rounded corners …

UHD Alliance Announces Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Certification

by Isaac Oburu

The UHD Alliance (UHDA), the inter-industry group charged with fostering the Ultra HD ecosystem and promoting the benefits of Ultra HD entertainment technology, today expanded the range of products that can bear the ULTRA …

Tags:Blu-ray| Blu-ray Players| UltraHD (4KTV)

UHD-A Extends Certification to Blu-ray Players

by Tom Allen

Having announced the UHD Premium logo at CES this year (UltraHD Alliance Launches New Logo), the UltraHD Alliance is now extending the branding to Blu-ray players. The aim, again, is to help consumers identify …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 14

by Tom Allen

Hisense has revealed two new UltraHD TVs for the German market, just before the European Championship football tournament. Both the 65″ M5500 and 433″ M3000 support DVB-T2 and HEVC decoding. They use Hisense’s Vidaa …

LDM Product Roundup Vol 23 No 06

by Tom Allen

Asus has shared more details about its 28″ gaming monitor, shown off at CES: the MG28UQ (LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 03). It has a TN panel with UltraHD resolution and a …

Sony Focuses on the Details

by Tom Allen

Recently, we were invited to Sony’s UK headquarters in Surrey to view the company’s newest products – including its new TVs, recently announced at CES (Sony Hopes to Challenge OLED). Although the products were, …

LDM Product Roundup Vol 23 No 05

by Tom Allen

As was rumoured last month (LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 03), LG has announced that its flagship G6 OLED TV will cost $8,000. The company has started to take pre-orders for the …

MediaTek launches SoC for Ultra-HD 4K Blu-ray players

by Isaac Oburu

MediaTek today announced the MediaTek MT8581, a highly integrated multimedia system-on-chip for Ultra High Definition (4K) Blu-ray players. The MT8581 will power the industry’s first Blu-ray players to use both Ultra-HD (UHD) and high-dynamic …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Mediatek| Semiconductors| UltraHD

Panasonic uses ‘Honeycomb’ for HDR – Has Cool Transparent TV

by Tom Allen

Panasonic had one of the more interesting stands at the show, although it wasn’t easy to track down all of the new displays. The company has a presence in so many product areas, including …