HDTVTest had the opportunity to meet with the Blu-ray Disc Association earlier this month at the 2018 International CES, and spoke with its chair Victor Matsuda. Matsuda says that as the format grows, its success has come as a “pleasant surprise” to the industry. Consumers know UHD, but not HDR Identifying a key opportunity ahead, the BDA, citing market research ... Read More »

TP Vision, the Chinese company responsible for the development and marketing of Philips TVs in the UK and Europe, has this week unveiled its 2018 lineup of televisions at a launch event in Amsterdam. Of particular interest to our readers will be the Philips 803, 873 and 973 series of OLEDs. TPV’s OLED offerings will be spearheaded by the Philips ... Read More »

Sony has launched a new range of Bravia OLED TVs at the company’s press conference at the CES consumer electronics trade show in Las Vegas this month. It is the AF8 series (otherwise marketed in the USA as the A8F), comprising a 55-inch KD-55AF8 and a 65-inch KD-65AF8. The Sony A1/ A1E will continue as the Japanese manufacturer’s flagship OLED ... Read More »

In a game-changing move, LG Electronics has partnered with Portrait Displays – developer of the industry-leading CalMAN calibration software – to offer 3D LUT auto-calibration functionality on the South Korean company’s 2018 lineup of OLED and Super UHD TVs unveiled at CES this week in Las Vegas. Auto-calibration is not new in the world of consumer TVs. Notably, Panasonic started ... Read More »

Panasonic has unveiled its new lineup of OLED TVs at a Hollywood event – apt given the close collaboration between the Japanese brand and post-production studios in constant pursuit of video fidelity – in advance of CES 2018. There are two new ranges, namely the FZ950 and FZ800 series which are direct replacements for 2017’s EZ1000 and EZ950 series. In ... Read More »