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Analyst: Pandemic boosts console market; delays 8K TV

by Bob Raikes

What They Say ABI Research said that 40 million consoles will ship in 2020, up 6% on last year as a result of the pandemic. However, the crisis has delayed the introduction of 8K …

Tags:Consoles| Market Data| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

8K Seminar at SMPTE 2020

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The 8K Association is a sponsor of the 2020 SMPTE virtual conference. There are 13 talks that have been arranged that will touch on 8K covering Production, workflows, creative aspects and …

Tags:Events| SMPTE| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

Sky Deutschland’s Das Boot sets sail in 8K and Dolby Atmos

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The third season of Sky Deutschland’s Das Boot will be the first international series to be filmed in 8K and Dolby Atmos. The show’s previous seasons were both shot in 4K …

Tags:Dolby Atmos| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

Light Field Streaming Milestone Reached

by Chris Chinnock

Cable operator Charter Communications and host of partners used the recent SCTE*ISBE Cable-Tec Expo to showcase a light field capture-transmission-display demonstration. This is the first time such an end-to-end demonstration has been attempted and …

Tags:Holographic Displays| Light Field Displays| Networks| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

Spain tests 8K on DTT

by Bob Raikes

What They Say RTVE in Spain has tested 8K transmission using DVB-T2 and Dolby AC-4 sound in Madrid, Seville, Valencia, Barcelona, Santiago de Compostela, Málaga and Ciudad Real. The trial used Samsung QLED 8K …

Tags:Broadcast| Spain| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Terrestrial (DTT)

9K x 7K Camera Debuts for High End Applications

by Chris Chinnock

Resolution on cameras keeps creeping up to enable sharper and sharper images on big screens. But in the IMax and domed-theater market, screens do not conform to the 16:9 or so ratio of most …

Tags:Cameras| Resolution| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

Sony Unveils First ‘Ready for PlayStation 5’ 4K & 8K TVs

by Artem Alekseenko

Sony Electronics Inc. announces its TVs are officially ‘Ready for PlayStation 5’. The new ‘Ready for PlayStation 5’ tagline has been created in partnership with Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) to make it easier for …

Tags:LED| PlayStation| sony| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UltraHD (4KTV)