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Vizio Shows Side-by-Side demos with Samsung HDR/WCG UHD TVs

by Chris Chinnock

At the New York kick off of Vizio’s new Reference series UHD TVs, there were a number of demo stations set up to showcase the image quality of the TVs. Some of these demos …

Vizio UHD-TVs with Dolby Vision and QD Film now Available for Order

by Chris Chinnock

Vizio, Dolby Laboratories and SpectraCal held a joint meeting and demonstration in New York on Oct. 6 to highlight the availability of the new Vizio Reference TVs along with HDR content mastered to the …

Dolby Vision Arrives With Vizio

by Tom Allen

Dolby Vision, Dolby’s high-end HDR format, has been installed in TV sets for the first time, thanks to Vizio (we saw these TVs in April: Vizio to Bring Dolby Vision to Home Theatre). We …

Tags:Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| LCD TVs| Vizio| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Whitepaper Argues for Software-Defined HDR Support

by Tom Allen

Digital TV Europe has published a whitepaper arguing the case for software support of HDR, rather than hardware for video providers, while the situation on standardisation remains unclear. Access it at http://tinyurl.com/q7z42d3.

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Software| Vol 22 - Issue 40

UltraHD is “Limited” but Growing

by Tom Allen

SES hosted a conference in London at the end of September, providing updates on the UltraHD rollout. Chris Forrester, journalist for outlets including Inside Satellite and Advanced Television, said that the format has taken …

Amazon STB Limited to 30fps and No HDR

by Tom Allen

While Amazon’s new Fire TV STB (UltraHD for $100 With Amazon) can show UltraHD content, a significant failing has been discovered by Consumer Reports – it is limited to 30fps. Amazon has chosen to …

SpectraCal Seeks to Solve HDR Monitor Evaluation Need

by Chris Chinnock

A number of companies in Hollywood and beyond are already developing High Dynamic Range (HDR) content. But do they have accurate and calibrated HDR displays to master on? That’s the problem that SpectraCal is …

Tags:Display Calibration| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Vol 22 - Issue 39

HDR in Movies? Check! Broadcast? Check! PCs? Hmmm…

by Bob Raikes

I have spent most of September at IFA and IBC, or writing about them. The big topic has, of course, been UltraHD in its broadest sense, especially the “next step” for UltraHD, which is …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Vol 22 - Issue 38

Ericsson Prefers HDR to UltraHD – Interview

by Bob Raikes

We spoke to Mathew Goldman at IBC about Ericsson’s HDR & UltraHD developments

Tags:Ericsson| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IBC 2015| UltraHD

MStar Launches World First 4k STB Solution With HDR to SDR Conversion

by Tom Allen

MStar Semiconductor Inc. today demonstrated its leadership in the STB technology race by releasing its new range of 4K STB chipsets. The chipset family will be demonstrated on MStar Stand at IBC show in …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Semiconductors

The Dust Settles on IFA & IBC

by Bob Raikes

Once again, I’m writing this editorial with a sense of relief. After twelve days at trade shows in the last seventeen, the words are very nearly finished and our IBC report will be published …

Dolby Explains HDR

by Bob Raikes

Dolby gave a talk as one of the SES seminars at the event. Arnd Paulsen of Dolby started by talking about human vision and its capabilities. The aim is to deliver content that matches …