As a way of enticing customers to splash out on a shiny new Ultra High-Definition (UHD) TV this Christmas, Samsung is offering a bundle of free 4K content with each F9000 sold in the USA, the company announced earlier this month. From now until the 28th of December, American consumers who buy a Samsung UN55F9000 or UN65F9000 will be given ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionWe Were Wrong: No 3D Blu-ray Playback On Sony PS4 At Launch Too
Sony PlayStation 4 buyers who thought that 3D Blu-ray support was a done deal could be in for a bit of shock when they finally take the wraps off their shiny new console. Contrary to earlier reports, the PS4, just like the Xbox One, will not feature 3D Blu-ray playback when it’s launched later this month. Shortly after it was ... Read More »
“Ultra HD” & “UHD” More Well-Known Than “4K” Among Consumers: CEA Study
Call it what you like. Whether it’s “4K”, “Ultra HD”, or simply “UHD”, there’s no stopping the rapid rise of 3840×2160 resolution TV as it evolves from futuristic concept to something that every living room absolutely has to have. Okay, so we’re not quite there yet, but appreciation of the new display technology is growing fast. Within the next few ... Read More »
Xbox One Won’t Play 3D Blu-ray At Launch, But PS4 Will
Here’s a question viewers might want to ask themselves before deciding which next-generation home entertainment console to buy when they’re released later this month – do you care about watching 3D content on Blu-rays? If you do, then that might affect your buying decision, as only one will support the format initially. While Sony has said that the PlayStation 4 ... Read More »
All LCD TV Displays Will Use LED Backlight By 2016
With plasma TVs apparently on their last legs, and next-generation OLED displays still way too expensive for the vast majority of consumers out there, it’s looking likely that just about everyone is going to have to make do with an LED-backlit LCD TV for the time being. According to a new report from IHS, LED backlighting has become so popular ... Read More »