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Lionsgate to Release First UHD Blu-ray Title in Dolby Vision

by Alan Spencer

Lionsgate is to release its first UHD Blu-ray title in Dolby Vision format with its first release being Power Rangers, 2017 version. Besides Dolby Vision HDR picture quality, the disc will also include a …

Tags:Blu-ray| Dolby Vision| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Digital Video To Overtake Physical Video in Europe This Year

by Alan Spencer

According to the latest research conducted by Dataxis, the European video market will reach $12 billion by 2022. The research also showed that, last year in Europe, was the last time where the physical …

Tags:Blu-ray| DVD| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| VOD| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Despicable Me 1 & 2 to be First Dolby UHD Blu-Ray Releases

by Alan Spencer

‘Despicable Me’ and ‘Despicable Me 2’ from Universal, will be the first two UHD Blu-ray releases confirmed to use the Dolby Vision HDR format. The two UHD Blu-ray HDR releases will be available on …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 13

Vudu Converts DVDs & Blu-rays to Digital

by Bob Raikes

Vudu, Walmart’s streaming service, is offering a DVD and Blu-ray-based service to convert content to allow viewing into ‘digital’ copies. The service is available for around 8,000 movies from Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Twentieth Century …

Tags:Blu-ray| DVD| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 12

One-Blue Calls For UltraHD Blu-ray Patents

by Bob Raikes

One-Blue LLC said that it is working to expand its Blu-ray Disc products license programs to include Ultra HD Blu-ray products, with respect to patents essential to the following Ultra HD Blu-ray standards issued …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| Licensing| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 11

Vixs Wins Sharp UHD BD Recorders

by Bob Raikes

Vixs of Toronto, Canada, said that Sharp will use Vixs chips in three new BD Recorder products for Ultra HD Blu-ray. The will be based on the XCode 6800 and XCode 5190 System on …

Tags:Back Panel| Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Pioneer Blu-Ray Drive can Write UltraHD Discs

by Bob Raikes

Pioneer has added to its line of Blu-ray devices for PCs with the BDR-211UBK which supports Blu-ray UltraHD reading and writing so that it can be used for creating UltraHD Blu-rays. It’s an internal …

Tags:Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 09

Panasonic Adds UHD Blu-ray Recorders

by Bob Raikes

Panasonic has added to its Blu-ray series by introducing four models in Europe with recording facilities, two for cable (DVB-C MR-UBC80 and DMR-UBC90) and two for satellite (DVB-S2 DMR-UBS80 and DMR-UBS90) and each with …

Tags:Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| PVRs (DVRs) Personal Digital Video Recorders| Vol 24 - Issue 07

UHD Blu-ray Discs to Hit 8.4 million in 2017

by Bob Raikes

Futuresource forecast that 8.4 million UltraHD Blu-ray discs would be sold in 2017, 4% of total Blu-ray disk sales. The development will be helped by the weak support for HDR so far in sets. …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Sony’s DVD and Blu-ray Business Sees Q3 Fall

by Alan Spencer

Sony has issued its third quarter results (for last quarter of 2016) for the Home Entertainment and Sound division The division, which includes LCD TVs, Blu-ray and DVD players and recorders as well as …

Tags:Blu-ray| DVD| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 05

Billy Lynn To Be First 60 fps UHD Blu-ray

by Bob Raikes

There were reports from CES that the movie, ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’ will be the first movie to be released in UltraHD with 60fps as it was captured at 120Hz. For more on …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 01