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Tag Archives: VVC
New Viable Video Codecs on the Way? Maybe
Dissatisfaction with video codec royalty rates, lack of licensor transparency and complicated licensing terms have been perpetual complaints of many commercial video content purveyors. Not surprisingly, some would like to see a shake-up in the current system of how intellectual … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Tech Consulting, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 4K, 8K, Advanced Video Coding, Amazon Prime, AV1, AVC, DTH, Essential Video Coding, EVC, H.265, HEVC, HEVC Advance, IPTV, MPEG LA, MPEG-4, MPEG-5, Netflix, satellite TV, streaming, UHD, Velos, Versatile Video Coding, video coding, VP9, VVC, YouTube
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The 8K TV Shanda
TV makers, attempting to cure themselves of their self-inflicted 4K narrow-margin woes, are again hawking a shiny new—and expensive—technology that offers few near-term consumer benefits. The question for TV makers and the marketplace is this: Will 8K provide more evidence … Continue reading
Posted in CES, Digital Tech Consulting, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 3D, 4K, 802.11ax, 8K, 8K Association, 8KA, ATSC 3.0, AV1, CES, Fraunhofer, HDMI 2.1, HEVC, HFR, LG, OLED, QLED, Samsung, Sony, TCL, VVC, Wi-Fi 6
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