Sharp has announced the immediate availability of their much anticipated 2014 4K AQUOS Ultra HDTV’s, which were showcased at CES 2014. The 60-inch (LC-60UD27U) and 70-inch (LC-70UD27U) THX 4K Certified Ultra HDTVs won our “Best Ultra HDTV of 2014” Award. Both models are available today on Amazon for $2,297 and $2,999, respectively.
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4K Blu-ray Discs and Players Arriving in 2015
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The Blu-ray Disc Association announced plans for their long awaited 4K Blu-ray Disc specification at the IFA Electronics Trade Show in Berlin this week. The group will begin licensing the specification in Spring or Summer 2015, with the first 4K Blu-ray players and discs shipping by the holiday season of 2015, according to Victor Matsuda, chairman of the Blu-ray Disc Association global promotions committee.
Wearable Devices Filmed in Ultra HD at CE Week 2014 in NYC
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Loading the player… With CE Week concluding last week, we managed to grab some Ultra HD footage of the Fashionware show from the exciting NYC event. The footage was filmed with the Sony FDR-AX100/B 4K Video Camera. Buy Now: Sony FDR-AX100/B 4K Video Camera The video was encoded in H.264 using Adobe Premiere CC with…
Netflix Begins Streaming House of Cards in 4K Ultra HD
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Netflix has begun streaming House of Cards Season 2 in 4K Ultra HD. The Ultra High Definition stream is available only to those with an Ultra HDTV featuring a built-in Netflix app and native HEVC (H.265) decoding capabilities.
Best of CES 2014 Award Winners Announced!
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2014 International CES is officially over, and we viewed a tremendous number of Ultra HD products and services at the show — significantly more than CES 2013. The development of Ultra High Definition over the past year has been extensive, and browsing the next generation technology on the show floors was truly astonishing.
We were blown away by the quality and efforts of nearly every Ultra HD company, but we were determined to find a winner for each Ultra HD category. After carefully reviewing the nominations for each of the Best of CES 2014 Awards categories, we are pleased to present the winners…*drumroll*
Sharp Announces Universal Player and Wireless Bridge at CES 2014
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The innovators at Sharp have developed the Universal Player and Wireless Bridge, the first Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA™) Association- compliant Universal Player system. The Sharp Universal Player (SD-WH1000U) is the first Sharp component to transmit uncompressed sound at 24-bit/96kHz and video at Full HD (1080p) — wirelessly. Unlike previous sound systems that compressed the sound quality, the SD-WH1000U reproduces the source signal without degradation or delay.
Sharp Press Conference, Live from CES 2014
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Watch the Sharp Electronics Press Conference live at CES 2014 in Las Vegas, starting at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. Ultra HDTV Magazine will be covering everything Ultra HD, so be sure to check back often!