LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Amazing Spiderman,” ”Taxi Driver” and “The Karate Kid” are getting some real resolution. The new, restored and rebooted films from Sony Pictures are among the content coming pre-loaded on a video player bundled with Sony’s first ultra-high-definition television, a massive 84-inch (213-centimeter) set that retails for $24,999.99 and features nearly…
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New Ultra HDTVs arrive in stores
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ Ushering in a new era in home entertainment, the first “Ultra High Definition” flat-panel TV – with four times the resolution of today’s HDTVs – went on sale today to consumers in the United States. LG Electronics USA chose Southern California, the epicenter of entertainment and innovation, as the…
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Hey Everyone, First off, I’d like to welcome you to UltraHDTV.net, thanks for visiting! Stick around, we have a lot in store for you… UltraHDTV.net is becoming more popular by the day, with traffic hitting record numbers over the past month. With increased interest surrounding Ultra HD technology, we’d like to upgrade the site to…
Consumer Electronics Industry Announces Ultra High-Definition
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Sonoma, CA – 10/18/2012 – The next generation of so-called “4K” high-definition display technology for the home – giant-screen TVs with more than eight million pixels of resolution, four times the resolution of today’s high-definition televisions – will be called “Ultra High-Definition” or “Ultra HD,” connoting its superiority over conventional HDTV, according to the Consumer…
LG to sell 4K Ultra HDTV to the U.S. next month for $19,999
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UPDATE: The 84LM9600 has arrived in the U.S., read this post for more details. LG has announced that it will release it’s 84-inch 4K Ultra HDTV (3,840px x 2,160px) this month near Korea. They have also confirmed that US shipments will occur during the CEDIA 2012 event, with an MSRP of $19,999. The 84LM9600 unit will…
Ultra HDTV coming in 2016?
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Let the games begin! Ultra HDTV (also known as “Super Hi-Vision,” or “UHDTV”) broadcasts may begin as early as 2016, well before the previous 2020 prediction. Representatives and engineers from Japanese network NHK have been in London this week to assist with capturing highlights from the 2012 Olympic Games. The group is showing footage from…
BBC to test Ultra HDTV at London 2012 Olympics
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This year, the 2012 London Olympics will trial one of the most impressive feats of television to date. “Experienced on a big screen, the effect is of feeling like actually being at an event,” says Tim Plyming, the BBC executive leading the Ultra High Definition project, in a Monday post on the BBC Internet Blog….