Ultra HD, 4K & HDR news

The REDRay 4K player was unveiled in December 2012. After some delays the 4K player is now finally shipping out. It can be yours for $1750

Toshiba announced its three new Ultra HD TV in March. The 58, 65 & 84" TVs will be available from August, starting at $4,999

The first 4K TV from the Japanese TV makers will launch in USA in August for 8,000 USD. The 70” TV has been THX certified for 4K

FlatpanelsHD has received Sony X9; one of the first 4K TVs (also called Ultra HD) on the market. In our review we will also be talking about 4K in general

PlayStation 4 will arrive before Christmas in USA & Europe. It will cost money to play online but Sony has no restrictions on used games

Xbox One launches in November, just in time for the Holiday sales. At E3, Microsoft also revealed all the gaming-specific details

Asus has announced a new 31.5-inch monitor with a LCD panel based on IGZO TFTs. It has an incredible 3840x2160 pixel resolution

Sony’s 65 and 55 inch 4K TVs have become available in US stores. This marks Sony’s major push into 4K resolution

Xbox One is “the ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system” with games, TV, movies, music, sports & Skype. It will launch later this year

In June, Samsung will launch smaller – and cheaper – 55 and 65" Ultra HD TVs with micro Dimming Ultimate and the new Smart TV platform

Chinese TCL is not resting on its laurels. With its new “MoVo UD TV” they are the first to combine Ultra HD resolution and Google TV

The Mastered in 4K Blu-ray movies are not in 4K resolution but will offer an extended color gamut for more vivid colors

Seiki, a Chinese brand, has announced the first affordable Ultra HD TV. The 50" TV will start shipping out to US customers this month

The Thunderbolt cable standard now supports 4K video and 20 Gbps transfer. Is Intel looking to compete with HDMI in TVs and media boxes?

Major sports events, including the 2014 World Cup in soccer in Brazil, could be shot in 4K resolution. Final decision has not been made yet

Sony has officially announced its first 4K media player. The round box is called FMP-X1 and will become available this summer for $699

In 2012, TV sales fell for the first time in more than a decade. Growth is will return in 2014/15 based on Ultra HD, OLED TVs & sports events

Apple is working on an Ultra HD TV (4K TV) that that is likely to be released by the end of 2013 or early 2013, according to DigiTimes

Sony’s 65 and 55” 4K TVs in the X900 series will be available to buy starting from May 2013. Prices start at $5000 for the 55” version

No, Microsoft has no intentions to start selling TVs. They use the impressive screen to test future Xbox Kinect experiences

In 2013, Toshiba will launch 3 Ultra HD TVs in 84, 65 and 58 inches. The new 9 series TVs will be powered by the CEVO chip

Ultra HD TVs will start to take off in 2013. 2.6 million Ultra HD TVs will be sold in 2013. 5 display manufacturers have started production

Netflix’s CPO says that Netflix will start streaming in Ultra HD (4K) within 1-2 years. He also says that House of Cards will be re-mastered in 4K

Philips is planning to unveil its first Ultra HD TVs at the coming IFA 2013 show. The TV will become Philips' new 9000 series

Sony will introduce a 4K movie service this summer. It will work on Ultra HD TVs and via the PlayStation 4. Movies will exceed 100 GB in size

At MWC in Barcelona, LG has demonstrated Ultra HD streaming from a phone to an UHD TV via Miracast. It is a prototype technology

Sony mentioned nothing about it at the press event but has now confirmed that PS4 will indeed support 4K for video – but not in games

Sony's PlayStation 4 includes faster hardware, a DualShock4 controller, cloud gaming, a new UI and much more. Coming by the end of 2013

Blu-ray only supports Full HD today,but the Blu-ray Association has now started to evaluate if 4K Blu-rays (with 48 fps support) make sense

Ultra HD is the new big thing. Smart TVs are here to stay. OLED is still an early technology. 3D has been forgotten – but is not dead