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UHD BD players to be 2-3x more expensive at launch

14 May 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

Ultra HD Blu-ray players are expected to be 2 to 3 times more expensive than HD players. UHD movie discs will cost approximately the same

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Ultra HD Blu-ray logo revealed, licensing starts this summer

13 May 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

Look for this logo! Licensing will start this summer, and the first players should arrive by the end of 2015

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YouTube removed on older Smart TVs & Apple TV

22 Apr 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

The app has stopped functioning on older Smart TVs. It will also stop working on the 2-gen Apple TV, Google TV & older game consoles in May

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A Netflix remote button is coming to TVs in Europe

01 Apr 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

Netflix has convinced Sony, Panasonic, Philips, Toshiba, and Vestel to put a Netflix button on the remote control of TVs sold in Europe

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Panasonic 2015 TV line-up - full overview

23 Feb 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

All the 2015 TVs. There are a lot of Ultra HD TVs but few Full HD TVs. High-end TVs will get HDR and wider color gamuts. Also new curved TVs

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Panasonic unveils its 2015 Blu-ray players

23 Feb 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

A new line-up of players for 2015. However, Panasonic is still not ready to announce details regarding its first Ultra HD Blu-ray players

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Panasonic's new soundbar can do wireless surround

23 Feb 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

Panasonic has new new soundbars & “speakerboards”. Two of them come with multi-room support, allowing you to set up wireless 5.1 surround

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Samsung and LG were top TV brands for 2014

17 Feb 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

South Korean TV manufacturers Samsung and LG continue to dominate the TV market. Sony climbed to third place in 2014

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HbbTV 2.0 will support Ultra HD - coming in 2016

11 Feb 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

A new HbbTV 2.0 standard will be ready in 2016 with support for Ultra HD and second screen devices. It will also address privacy concerns

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TV manufacturers agree to use UHD logo in Europe

10 Feb 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

LG, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung and Sony have all confirmed that they will start using the European Ultra HD logo

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YouTube will be removed on 2012 Smart TVs soon

09 Feb 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

YouTube has announced that it will change some developer tools, which means that the YouTube app will disappear on many Smart TVs soon

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Buy a 2014 TV now or wait for the 2015 models?

03 Feb 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

The new TVs will be released in spring, but you can find great deals on the old TVs right now. So what do you do? And what is new for 2015?

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Panasonic exits Chinese TV market, reviewing US operations - rumor

03 Feb 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

Panasonic has reportedly stopped selling TVs in China and is currently reviewing the future for the US

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UHD Blu-ray reportedly has no 3D and 48fps support

29 Jan 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

A leaked slide suggests no support for 3D at 4K resolution and no support for 48fps, which was used for The Hobbit movies

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Trends: curve, quantum dot, OLED, 3D & total confusion

26 Jan 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

Article series on trends. We will hear more about quantum dots, curves, OLED & Ultra HD. Less about 3D. But the overall trend is total confusion

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Trends: Ultra HD is about better pixels, not just more

21 Jan 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

Article series on trends. Ultra HD is not just about more pixels, but better pixels. In 2015, the industry will take the first step

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Quantum dot TVs explained

19 Jan 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

What exactly are quantum dots and how can the small nano particles improve TVs? In this article we will explore quantum dots and explain what it means for your TV

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Trends: In 2015 software will eat TVs

19 Jan 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

Article series on trends. We look at TV operating systems - or software - and how 2015 will mark the first year in the battle of TV operating systems

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Netflix on 4K, HDR, picture quality, and the future

14 Jan 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

We met Netflix at CES 2015 for a talk about 4K, HDR (high dynamic range), and future picture improvements, including color gamuts and HFR

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New superMHL cable standard supports up to 8K

14 Jan 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

In a surprise announcement, MHL will release superMHL cables. The standard supports 8K, 4K, HDR, wider colors gamuts, Dolby Atmos

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What Panasonic taught us about "Ultra HD Blu-ray"

10 Jan 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

Panasonic's prototype player taught us that it will be called Ultra HD Blu-ray and that it will support 4K, HDR, HFR, BT.2020 and 100 Mb/s bitrate

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Panasonic denies reports of OLED TV launch this year

10 Jan 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

In the last few days, several reports have suggested that Panasonic will launch an OLED TV later this year, but the Panasonic headquarter denies

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Hands-on with Firefox OS in Panasonic's TVs

08 Jan 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

Here are our hands-on experiences of the new Firefox OS, which seems like a major upgrade in terms of the user experience

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Panasonic switching to Firefox OS for its Smart TVs

07 Jan 2015 | Rasmus Larsen |

Panasonic is abandoning its Smart Viera TV platform, switching instead to the Firefox OS. Panasonic is the only supporter of Firefox OS for TVs so far

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