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Redbox Adds Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs in Six US Cities

by Andrew Fenn

US entertainment rental company Redbox has added Ultra HD Blu-ray discs to 2,500 of its rental kiosks across six test environments — Los Angeles, Seattle, Austin, Detroit, Miami and New York City. New titles …

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Scenarist Says Packaged Media is Far from Dead

by Chris Chinnock

Scenarist is a company that develops packaged media authoring tools to help with the authoring, replication and distribution of DVDs, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray disc. At NAB 2018, they told us that DVDF …

Sharp and TiVo Extend Interactive Program Guide Deal

by Andrew Fenn

TiVo has announced that Sharp will continue to use TiVo’s G-Guide HTML across its ranges of Ultra HD smart TVs and Blu-ray recorders in Japan, as well as TiVo’s G-Guide xD app and remote …

“2001: A Space Odyssey” Remastered (Again) for UHD Blu-ray

by Andrew Fenn

Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey turns 50 this year. To celebrate, Warner Bros has remastered the film in Ultra HD and will release it on UHD Blu-ray in the spring. Originally …

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GfU Updates on German CE Market

by Bob Raikes

The GfU has released its latest data for the German consumer electronics market which includes data for the whole of 2017. Overall, the total market for electrical and electronic devices was up in value …

The Last Jedi to be Disney’s First Dolby Vision UHD Blu-ray

by Andrew Fenn

Star Wars: The Last Jedi will be Disney’s first Dolby Vision Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc release when it comes out on March 27th, Disney has confirmed. The disc release will also feature Dolby Atmos …

Fix On the Way for Xbox One X UHD Blu-ray Playback Issue

by Andrew Fenn

A fix for an issue with Xbox One X’s UHD Blu-ray player is a “few days away” according to Mike Ybarra, Corporate VP of Xbox. Xbox One X owners have reported issues with raised …

Paramount Finally on Board with Dolby Vision

by Andrew Fenn

Dolby has announced that Paramount will begin mastering and releasing its movies in Dolby Vision. The Ultra HD titles will be released on UHD Blu-ray and via streaming services. Paramount follows Disney, Universal, Warner …

Disney Releasing First 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray

by Andrew Fenn

It has been confirmed that Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will be Disney’s first 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release. Guardians director James Gunn responded to a series of tweets earlier this week …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 26

UHD Blu-ray to Grow Slowly in 2017

by Bob Raikes

Futuresource Consulting has said in a report published by 4K.com that 8.4 million UltraHD Blu-ray disks will be sold in 2017, representing just 4% of all disc sales during the year and a very …

TV Still the Most Frequently Owned Product

by Yvette Raikes

Connectivity is the driving trend of our time, according to the Consumer Technology Association’s recent study. 80% of US homes now have a smartphone, up 6% YoY, raising the number of smartphones owned by …

Has UHD Blu-ray Been Cracked?

by Bob Raikes

A Russian torrent tracker (UltraHDclub) has released a copy of a Blu-ray movie (Smurfs 2) onto Bit Torrent which may suggest that the Blu-ray encryption has been cracked. Although this is not certain, as …

Tags:Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Vol 24 - Issue 18