Ultra HD, 4K & HDR news

It will be the first Dolby Vision compatible player from Sony following a firmware update this summer.

FX780 & FX740 are “extremely thin, fashioned in glass and beautiful to look at from any angle”. All of the new LCD TVs will support HDR10+

Another UHD Blu-ray player with Dolby Vision and HDR10+. In addition, Panasonics says that it delivers “unparalleled sound”

X900F with full array local dimming will start at $1100 for a 49" model, whereas the edge-lit X850F will start at $2000 for a 65" model

The so-called FVC (Future Video Codec) – or H.266 – is expected to be ready by 2021

A new firmware update makes LG’s UP970 player capable of delivering UHD Blu-ray discs and Netflix in Dolby Vision.

Netflix continues to upend the film industry with the surprise global release of the third film in the Cloverfield series by J.J. Abrams

Dolby now has 12 TV makers, 8 distribution partners, and 8 studios on board. But problems are looming in the background.

Hisense will launch the Sharp-branded Q8000 with Alexa baked in as well as more affordable TV ranges

Amazon and Roku already offer their respective TV operating system on a stick.

Philips also gave us a sneak peek of “the next innovation” in video processing. Here’s what we learned.

The 8 series models will feature NanoLED technology and HDR10+, while Ambilight spans almost the entire range.

The Philips 973, 873, and 803 ranges will all feature HDR10+, Ambilight, and Android TV with Google Assistant.

At CES 2018, FlatpanelsHD attended a private demonstration of the A8F OLED (AF8 in Europe) and X90F LCD (XF90 in Europe) TVs. Here are our first impressions

The Westinghouse TVs, produced under license by China’s TongFang, offer 4K resolution and are built on Google’s Android TV platform

The company explains that Dolby Vision-capable playback devices connected via HDMI to Sony’s TVs must be updated.

HDMI Forum told us that HDMI 2.1 certification starts this year and that some of the features of HDMI 2.1 can be added via firmware updates.

B8, C8, E8, G8 & W8 models. HFR is a major development but it will take years to emerge. ‘Alpha 9’ & auto-calibration are more immediate advantages. Our first impressions.

The nasty bug that has caused elevated blacks during Dolby Vision playback will require a fix via a firmware update, says Dolby

Hisense has together with Samsung and TCL founded the ‘QLED Alliance’ as a front against OLED

One could easliy get the impression that Amazon Echo, Oculus Rift and drones are the new blockbuster hits. But 4K TVs are a much bigger hit, according to CTA

FlatpanelsHD spent some time with FZ950 and FZ800, the first OLED TVs to support HDR10+. Here are our first impressions.

MediaTek’s SoC designs are used in Android TVs from Sony, Philips, TCL, and others

The flagship 69 series comes with 4K resolution, Dolby Vision, and ’BrightPro 2’ backlighting technology.

Owners are reporting that Dolby Vision works only via streaming apps – not via HDMI.

The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang will be shot and broadcast in 4K HDR. NBC has confirmed that it will broadcast the event

Hisense has unveiled a range of new TVs, including the H10E, which Hisense claims can hit 2500 nits peak brightness.

But before that can happen, Samsung has a few kinks to iron out.

Samsung will launch its first 8K TV this year. 8K TV will feature a new ”MFA” full array local dimming system. Here are our first impressions.

We spent some time with the microLED TV that produces extremely bright, contrast-rich, and vivid pictures.