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Samsung Adds New UHD Blu-ray Player

by Isaac Oburu

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced its newest lineup of user-driven home audio visual products, including the H7 Wireless Speaker, a new soundbar and a new UHD Blu-ray player. With over ten consecutive years …

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Cyberlink Offers World’s First 4K Media Player

by Yvette Raikes

Cyberlink’s PowerDVD has been certified for playback of ultra HD Blu-ray discs, which the company claims is a first for a software media player. This will allow PC users with the right hardware to …

Amazon’s selection of 4K HDR UHD Blu-ray movies already surpasses 100 titles

by Bob Raikes

Amazon now has 100 titles of UltraHD Blu-ray discs available not only in the US, but globally, as the format does not have the same regional blocking features as DVD. There are 24 titles …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 43

UltraHD Alliance Cagey on Specs, but Bullish on UHD Blu-ray

by Bob Raikes

The UHD Alliance was at IBC to explain what it is up to. First, we heard that the UHD Forum had released new guidelines for compatibility just before IFA (UltraHD Forum Updates its Phase …

Oppo to Join Sony, Samsung & Panasonic

by Milos Pavlovic

At IFA, Sony joined Samsung and Pansonic in announcing an UltraHD Blu-ray player and these companies will be joined by Oppo according to some journalists who were briefed at Cedia. Chris Heinonen, Editor of …

Tags:Blu-ray| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 37

Deep Blacks and Vibrant Colours True to the Director’s Vision with Panasonic’s New Ultra HD Blu-ray Player

by Isaac Oburu

Panasonic has today launched the DMP-UB700 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player. It not only delivers breathtaking pictures in pin-sharp 4K, but also supports High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging. The DMP-UB700 extends Panasonic’s successful line-up of …

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VIZIO Begins Roll Out of Updated Firmware for VIZIO SmartCast TM P-Series™ and M-Series™

by Isaac Oburu

VIZIO, Inc. announced today a new firmware update (v2.0.13.13) across its VIZIO SmartCast P-Series and M-Series Ultra HD HDR Home Theater Displays that enables support for the HDR10 format specification on HDR Blu-ray players. …

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Samsung Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Earns UHD Alliance Premium Certification

by Isaac Oburu

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the leader in home entertainment, today announced that its first Ultra HD Blu-ray player, the UBD-K8500, has been awarded UHD Premium Certification by the UHD Alliance (UHDA). The new certification, …

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Dolby Focuses on Audio at NAB 2016

by Chris Chinnock

We met with Dolby Laboratories at NAB where we talked about Dolby Vision in addition to Dolby’s audio codec, AC-4. AC-4 is currently being voted on in the ATSC 3.0 group, but it is …

Sony DADC New Media Solutions Announces Plans To Add Dolby Vision To 4K Ultra HD Authoring Toolset

by Isaac Oburu

Sony DADC New Media Solutions (NMS) today announced plans to incorporate Dolby Vision™ technology into their Ultra HD™ Blu-ray authoring tools. NMS is in advanced stages of development of Dolby Vision capability for its …

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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 …

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New Studio Joins UHD Blu-ray

by Tom Allen

Paramount is the latest Hollywood studio to sign up to the UHD Blu-ray movement. ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Star Trek: Into Darkness’ will be released in UltraHD HDR, with Dolby Atmos, on the 14th June. …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 13