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Hisense Prepares for ULED Launch

by Milos Pavlovic

Hisense revealed two new UltraHD TVs at an event in Times Square in late August, using its ‘ULED’ (UltraHD resolution with display enhancements) technology. The 65″ H10 (ULED) and 55″ H9 TVs are Hisense’s …

Tags:DCI P3| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Hisense| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Quantum Dots| sharp| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Three 60Hz UltraHD Displays, Powered by Skylake?

by Tom Allen

PC World claims that Intel will release the first of its Skylake chips in early September. According to the rumours, these chips will feature fixed-function support for UltraHD video rendering in hardware, as well …

Tags:Chips| Graphics Processing| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 34

DirecTV Launches 4k STB

by Tom Allen

DirecTV has launched an UltraHD set-top box. The 4k Genie Mini can be used to access DirecTV’s UHD content library, including films and documentaries. Compatible TVs must feature an HDMI connection capable of supporting …

Tags:4k| AT&T| DirecTV| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 33

UltraHD Screen for Sony’s Z5 Plus

by Milos Pavlovic

A user-agent profile for Sony’s upcoming Xperia Z5 Plus has been uncovered, which suggests that the smartphone will feature an UltraHD display. The profile, for all variants of the phone, lists a resolution of …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 33

Japanese Satellite Ready for ‘Widescale’ UltraHD

by Tom Allen

B-Sat, the Japanese satellite operator, says that its latest satellite will be able to handle wide-scale UltraHD and 8k broadcasts. Backed by NHK, the B-Sat 4a satellite will be used for DTH services, starting …

Tags:4k| Broadcast| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 32

UltraHD Blu-ray Licensing Begins This Month

by Tom Allen

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) will begin licensing the UltraHD Blu-ray format (BDA Completes UltraHD Blu-ray) on 24th August. As well as UltraHD resolution, the standard specifies high dynamic range, wide colour and high …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| Licensing| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Blu-ray Disc Association to begin Ultra HD Blu-ray licensing

by Milos Pavlovic

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) will commence licensing the Ultra HD Blu-ray™ format starting August 24, 2015 and expects products to start shipping in times for the 2015 holiday season. The format represents the …

Tags:Blu-ray| Licensing| UltraHD

WD Works With Fox and Samsung for UHD Storage

by Tom Allen

Western Digital has shown off a new storage device for UltraHD content. The ‘My Passport Cinema’ drive uses the Vidity system (Hollywood’s UltraHD Service Becomes Vidity). It will work with Vidity-compatible displays and other …

Tags:4k| Fox| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| storage| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 31

UltraHD is a Challenge for Live TV

by Bob Raikes

We saw a very interesting article in the SMPTE Newswatch newsletter on the challenges for live TV broadcasters that are created by the move to UltraHD. The article, by Michael Goldman, highlights how productions …

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Hitbox Wants to Bring 4k to eSports

by Milos Pavlovic

A start-up company called Hitbox wants to bring UltraHD to the eSports industry. The world of live video delivery for competitive gaming is worth around $3.8 billion today, and growing. CEO Martin Klimscha says, …

Tags:4k| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 31

DSF to Run Google Hangout on 4K in Digital Signage

by Bob Raikes

The North American Digital Signage Federation is planning a “Google Hangout” session to discuss 4K in digital signage. Video content production and screen resolution, particularly 4K format, often come up as emerging opportunities in …

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