Ultra HD, 4K & HDR news

A 24-inch 4K monitor from Dell has leaked. UP2414Q has 3840x2160 pixels. It can reproduce sRGB and AdobeRGB

Sony's HDMI 2.0 update for the X9 and X8 series 4K TVs has started rolling out in Japan, and should make it to USA and Europe soon

Starting in Q1 or Q2 2014, AUO will start producing 4K panels in 27 and 32-inch sizes. AUO’s panels are often more affordable

Nanotech introduces the “world’s first 4K streaming media player”. They call it Nuvola NP-1, & it runs Android with a quad-core processor

Panasonic's announcement did not come as a complete surprise, but why now? Why not next year? The answer is simple: 4K killed plasma

Hisense has announced that the 55“ XT880 4K TV is now available in stores ahead of the Black Friday & holiday sales. It is available for $2000

Seiki has announced a new 55-inch budget TV with a 4K LCD panel. It is available in the US now through $1500 US dollars

UK’s BBC has started shooting in 4K. BBC says that “any high-end project will be shot in 4K from now on” using Red Epic cameras that can also shoot at high frame rates.

Netflix has quietly added 6 short clips in 4K resolution and frame rates from 24 to 60 fps. Netflix will officially launch 4K streaming in 2014

Sony introduced the cheaper X8 series without the side-mounted speakers at IFA. The 55 and 65" 4K TVs are now widely available in stores

4K resolution is coming to even smaller devices with Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi’s new 12.1-inch 4K panel for high-end laptops and tablets

HECV (H.265) is the successor to mpeg4. HEVC is twice as effective, and will make 4K broadcast and streaming reality. Learn more inside

TV makers are allowed to use the UHD logo on pretty much any 4K TV, as it does not require the wider Rec.2020 color space

Seiki already has 39 & 50” 4K TV, and they have now announced a larger 65” Ultra HD TV. It will be available in early December for $2,999

The LA9650 4K TVs will be cheaper than LG originally announced when they hit the US later this month, with the 55" starting at just $3,500

After the launch of cheaper 4K TVs at IFA 2013, Samsung has decided to cut prices even further by $1000 on the 55 & 65” F9000 TVs

Sharp's new 70-inch Ultra HD TV has the THX4K certification, and can be yours for about $6000 USD. Learn more about it inside

Vizio talked about Ultra HD TVs at CES, but nothing has been released. Vizio is now expected to launch a series of Ultra HD TVs in Q1 2014

It is confirmed. The FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil will be shot and broadcast in 4K resolution. Sony is the official technical partner

At IFA we saw some of the early work on 4K TV channels. We give you a quick overview on Samsung, Eutelsat, Sky, DVB & Astra's work

Grundig also unveiled a 65" Ultra HD TV that will be available in early 2014. It will also be one of the cheapest 65" Ultra HD TVs around

LG will launch mainstream OLED TVs and 4K OLED TVs next year, in an aggressive goal to dominate the future of the TV market

At IFA 2013, Toshiba has announced that the TVs will also arrive in Europe soon in 58, 65, and 84 inch sizes. Prices start at 3.499 Euro

After Samsung unveiled the two 55-inch 4K OLED TVs, LG responded by unveiling a 77-inch OLED TV with Ultra HD resolution

It's the first 4K download service to go online. It includes over 70 feature films and TV shows, and Sony expects over 100 titles by year's end

Philips has unveiled its new 65-inch and 84-inch 9000 series TVs. The TVs are also the first from Philips with Ultra HD resolution

Samsung has unveiled both flat and curved 55-inch OLED TVs with 4K resolution at IFA 2013. It's only prototypes for now. Updated

Sony adds the cheaper X8 4K TVs without side-mounted speakers to its TV line-up. The 55 and 65" X8 models will cost $3499 & $4499

Sony has announced that the current X9 4K TVs will be updated to HDMI 2.0 via a firmware update. The update will roll out by the end of 2013

HDMI 2.0 has officially been announced with 4K at 50/60 Hz. It uses the same connector & will be integrated in TVs starting this year