Tag Archives: UHD

Why the UHD Transition is NOT the HDTV Transition

Posted on 28 September 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

If you’re feeling some weird sense of déjà vu with the chicken-egg conundrum surrounding the production of 4K content/broadcasting and UHD TV sales, it’s because you have vague recollections of the introduction of HDTV back in the late 1990s. While … Continue reading →

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High Dynamic Range Poised To Ignite Ultra HD Sales

Posted on 22 September 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

While I was at IFA in Berlin, I was invited to a dinner with a handful of other U.S. reporters and execs from LG, Samsung and Panasonic to discuss the future of 4K UHD, HDR technology and UHD Blu-ray, and … Continue reading →

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Do You Believe in Miracles? The History of HDTV

Posted on 20 September 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

We are currently going through a second next-gen TV (r)evolution, from HDTV (2K) to UHD (4K) – and maybe even 8K. Much about this softer transition reminds me of the messy transition to HDTV back in the mid-1990s. In 2003, … Continue reading →

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UHD Blu-ray Is Coming – Just Not This Year

Posted on 14 September 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

If you were expecting the 4K/UHD revolution to receive a Battle of Saratoga-like shot in the arm with the inaugural availability of UHD Blu-ray this fall – forget it. Read more here.

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Is 3D at Home Dying?

Posted on 2 August 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

No, seriously – assuming you have a 3D TV, when was the last time you actually watched anything in 3D at home? This “Is 3D at Home Dying” blog post for Digital Technology Consulting brings an added dimension to the … Continue reading →

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5 Reasons NOT To Buy a 4K UHD TV – Yet

Posted on 30 June 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

At the time this screed was written for the Huffington Post, the issue of HDR compatibility as well as the lack of flat, an update to HDMI to accommodate HDR technologies, and the lack of flat OLED models had been … Continue reading →

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Sharp Aquos UHD TVs Get Android TV OS

Posted on 12 June 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

My Techlicious report on the new Sharp Aquos smart UHDs running Android.  

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Will the UHD HDR Revolution be Televised?

Posted on 26 May 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

Confused about the whole idea of HDR? Here’s somewhat of a technological explanation for Digital Technology Consulting of this improved contrast technology designed to make 4K UHD TV images as life-like as possible.

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Europe Ditches Disc Distribution: What Happens to 4K Blu-ray?

Posted on 11 May 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

UHD Blu-ray (aka 4K Blu-ray) decks will go on sale later this year, mostly next year. But in Europe, it’s hard to find retailers that sell physical media anymore. Could this lack of European distribution spell doom for the new … Continue reading →

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Should LG License OLED?

Posted on 12 April 2015 by Stewart Wolpin

LG owns the keys to the OLED TV manufacturing kingdom, but can it remain the only OLED TV brand? I think not, and here’s why. Oh, it looks as if LG took my advice – Panasonic’s new 4K OLED announced at … Continue reading →

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