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Tag Archives: UHD
Will 8K TV Follow 4K’s Quick Adoption Pattern?
Industry observers and executives alike remain stunned at how, in just five relatively short years, 4K UHD TVs transformed from a pricey curiosity to a race-to-the-bottom commodity. Based on this perhaps flawed phenomena, the industry is optimistic that 8K will follow the … Continue reading
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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Will 8K Dampen 4K TV Sales?
“This industry loves to eat its young” is an observation often attributed to Dave Workman, president and CEO of the ProSource buying group. With TV makers and retailers yearning for higher margin 8K TVs, could slim margin 4K sets be … Continue reading
Posted in TV/4K/UHD/8K, TWICE
Tagged 4K, 8K, 8K TV, full array, HDR, large screen, LG, OLED, OLED TV, quantum dot, Samsung, Sony, TCL, UHD
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What To Know About IMAX Enhanced
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
Posted in TV/4K/UHD/8K, TWICE
Tagged 4K, Denon, IMAX, IMAX Enhanced, Marantz, Sony, UHD
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8K TV is Coming. Should You Care?
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
Posted in IFA, Techlicious, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 4K, 8K, IFA, LG, OLED, quantum dot, Samsung, TCL, UHD
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Global CE Sales To Rise Less Than 1% In 2018: GfK
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
Posted in cell/smartphones, IFA, TV/4K/UHD/8K, TWICE
Tagged 4K, appliances, GfK, IFA, smartphones, UHD
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What Will Be The Legacy of Legacy Formats?
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
Posted in Digital Tech Consulting, music players/speakers, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged 4G, 4K, 5G, Blu-ray, Bluetooth mesh, DVD, HDMI, HDMI 2.1, HEIF, HEVC, ROYALTY PAYMENTS, SMART HOMES, STREAMING MARKET, STREAMING MUSIC, STREAMING VIDEO, UHD, UHD Blu-ray, ULTRA HD, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS
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Samsung Bows Smarter, Prettier 2018 QLED TVs
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
UHD Blu-ray’s Narrow Opportunity Window
UHD Blu-ray’s Narrow Opportunity Window
The Coming 1K/2K to 4K Upconversion Disconnect
The Coming 1K/2K to 4K Upconversion Disconnect Or why I won’t buy a 4K TV – yet.
