LG Showcases Wireless Ultra HD Technology LG Electronics has announced their wireless Ultra HD streaming technology at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013 in Barcelona. The Wireless Ultra HD technology will allow games and other content to be streamed on their LG Ultra HDTV’s in real time. “Thanks to our innovative Wireless Ultra HD Transmission technology,…
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Sony Pictures Television Will Produce Several Pilots in 4K Ultra HD
Sony is taking the lead with Ultra HD content creation Sony Pictures Television (SPT) plans to produce several pilots in 4K Ultra HD this season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Since dozens of Ultra HDTV’s were showcased earlier this year at CES, interest in 4K content has intensified, and Sony is aggressively pursuing 4K content creation….
Starz Entertainment’s view on Ultra HD and HEVC
What’s stopping Ultra HD from reaching the mainstream? With the recent approval of the Ultra HD HEVC standard by the ITU, broadcast and video compression engineers can focus their time on bringing Ultra High Definition content to the mainstream. So now that we have the Ultra HDTV’s and the HEVC compression format — what’s stopping large media…
AU Optronics producing Ultra HD TV panels with a 65% yield
According to industry sources, AU Optronics (AUO) — one of the world’s leading providers of optoelectronic solutions — is reaching production yields between 60-65% for its 4K Ultra HD TV display panels. Production is increasing due to increased demand in the marketplace, and has become an opportunity for AUO to recover its debt.
Elemental hosts webinar for HEVC multiscreen video
HEVC Multiscreen Video Elemental Technologies — a leader in video processing and multiscreen content delivery — will be hosting a webinar on Thursday, February 7th at 11am for an overview of HEVC / H.265 multiscreen video. Join us on February 7 at 11:00 am PST for an overview of HEVC/H.265 for multiscreen video presented by…
Is this the Sony PlayStation 4? Will it be Ultra HD enabled?
Sony has just announced a PlayStation event on February 20th, 2013 at 6pm EST. The details are not clear, all they’ve given us is “See the future,” and a mysterious video with some abstract references to the classic PlayStation symbols and possibly some next-generation hardware. Are they alluding to a possible announcement of the PlayStation…
Sony to remaster “Breaking Bad” in 4K Ultra HD
Walter White in 4K Ultra HD As a part of Sony’s attempt to bring Ultra HD content to the mainstream, all five seasons of Sony Pictures Television’s “Breaking Bad” will be remastered in 4K Ultra HD, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The company also plans to remaster titles like Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters, Glory, Funny Girl, and On The Waterfront. Earlier this…