Tag Archives: UHD

What To Know About IMAX Enhanced

Posted on 1 October 2018 by Stewart Wolpin

After more than a generation of home theater being a thing, two companies — IMAX and DTS — have combined to create the first single certification for both home theater video and audio gear called IMAX Enhanced. Read the rest … Continue reading →

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8K TV is Coming. Should You Care?

Posted on 5 September 2018 by Stewart Wolpin

Last week at the IFA electronics fair in Berlin, Germany, the world’s top three TV sellers, Samsung, LG and TCL, all announced 8K TVs. Samsung’s sets will start selling this fall, TCL’s next May, and LG’s – unknown. These high-profile … Continue reading →

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Global CE Sales To Rise Less Than 1% In 2018: GfK

Posted on 29 August 2018 by Stewart Wolpin

Global CE sales revenues are expected to rise to $996.25 billion in 2018, compared with $991.69 billion last year, according to GfK figures presented by Hans-Joachim Kamp, chairman of the supervisory board of the Consumer & Home Electronics GmbH of … Continue reading →

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What Will Be The Legacy of Legacy Formats?

Posted on 12 March 2018 by Stewart Wolpin

Recent reports of the demise of the compact disc feature elegies tinged with funereal nostalgia for what was once a bold, new and literally shiny technology.  Those might as well have been elegies for all physical media including the CD’s … Continue reading →

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Samsung Bows Smarter, Prettier 2018 QLED TVs

Posted on 7 March 2018 by Stewart Wolpin

Stressing beauty, size and functionality, along with a set of unique intelligence and aesthetic features, Samsung officially unveiled its 2018 QLED and Ultra HD TV lineup at a grandiose CES-style event at the American Stock Exchange building in lower Manhattan. … Continue reading →

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UHD Blu-ray’s Narrow Opportunity Window

Posted on 24 September 2017 by Stewart Wolpin

UHD Blu-ray’s Narrow Opportunity Window

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The Coming 1K/2K to 4K Upconversion Disconnect

Posted on 20 August 2017 by Stewart Wolpin

The Coming 1K/2K to 4K Upconversion Disconnect Or why I won’t buy a 4K TV – yet.

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OLEDs Aplenty at IFA

Posted on 10 September 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

Nearly every TV maker at IFA in Berlin displayed are UHD OLED sets, all using panels sourced from LG. Read who and why here.

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UHD Blu-ray: A Niche of a Niche

Posted on 24 July 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

  Some of the UHD Blu-ray player suppliers who have dipped their toes into the new format pool are taking different approaches on selling a new packaged media format in a video landscape where fewer consumers will likely show much … Continue reading →

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How Will TV Makers Compete With VR?

Posted on 27 June 2016 by Stewart Wolpin

For VR to go mainstream, there may need to be a non-helmet, group-sharing counterpart—wider TVs with paradigm-snapping viewing capabilities. Are there any on the horizon? Find out why or why not here.

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