Jan 23
Netflix and YouTube have designed a new system for turning that second screen you’re poking at in front of the TV into a remote control for your TV, set-top-box, etc. The protocol is called DIAL. More »
Jan 17
Throwing a $20k Ultra HD TV set onto the market when there’s no 4K content of any kind in sight is quite the leap of faith, but LG told ChosunBiz (and confirmed to us) that it’s already found 300 deep-pocketed videophiles in Korea for its 84-inch 84LM9600 since it went on sale. Judging by CES 2013 the industry is all-in on the tech, so that news hopefully bodes well for the near future of UHDTV. It’s safe to say that consumer interest has been piqued by the pixel-rich screens, but whether that’ll translate into the kind of numbers we’ve seen recently for run-of-the-mill HDTV will likely depend on the all-important sticker price — which will have to be much, much lower than recent models.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, LG
Via: The Verge
Source: ChosunBiz (translated)
Jan 11
CES 2013: The year Ultra HD turned into the pipe dream of the future to the present reality you can’t afford. Now that UHD TVs are about to hit the market, manufacturers are, of course, showing off 4K concepts like this glasses-free 3D 4K panel from Stream TV Networks, which you will be able to drool and dream about but never ever ever ever buy. More »
Jan 10
2013 is shaping up to be a huge year for huge televisions. Almost every major brand is rolling out gigantic sets and packing them with four times the resolution of current TVs. One curved display is even redefining what constitutes a “flat screen” TV, period. Here’s what to watch in 2013. More »
Jan 08
Samsung and Netflix have been working together on a 4K video solution for the Ultra HD world we’re entering. I just saw a demo of some of the 4K streaming content, and it’s horrifying. They’re going to have to work harder to not suck the life out of the video. More »
Jan 08
Samsung, not content to stop at its imprisoned UltraHD televisions, has announced its latest technologically marvelous curiosity: an 55-inch OLED television with a display that curves. More »
Jan 07
The Only Thing Bigger than Westinghouse’s 110-Inch 4K Television Is its Price Tag
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Home theater aficionados with both an excess of wall space and disposable income, rejoice! Westinghouse has just unveiled a super-premium, outsized 4K television. 110 Inches. $300,000. Great googly moogly. More »
Jan 07
Sony 56-Inch 4K OLED TV Hands-On: So Bright, So Beautiful, So Far From Existing (Updated)
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Sony is showing off an organic light-emitting wet dream in 8 million pixels. Why can’t a 4K OLED TV exist today? Now that I’ve seen the future as a 56-inch prototype, I’m sad I have to wait until tomorrow to see it again. All televisions should be this incredible. More »
Jan 07
Boom, here we are, the year of 4K. How high? Ultra high. Samsung’s releasing the biggest 4k TV of all time plus the 85-inch model can be seen up top. But they’re tragically confined to that horrific Industrial Age “gallery frame” contraption. It’s not removable. Ever. It’s like taking a beautiful bird of paradise and then sticking it in shackles and enormous iron bars from the Tower of London. More »
Jan 07
What Is UltraHD?
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Ultra HD is marketing-speak for 4K or 8K resolution TVs. And that’s more or less it. You’re going to be hearing the term a lot this show though—and throughout the year—so here’s a little more information about what exactly that means. More »
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