It seems that there’s no satisfying British viewers’ appetite for digital video entertainment, with the latest figures from the British Video Association (BVA) revealing a massive 49% rise in spending over the past 12 months, fuelled by a growing demand for more Blu-ray and second screen content. Second screen spurs UK digital video spend; Blu-ray keeps growing Such is the ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionForget OLED Or 4K, 13000 Brits Still Use Black & White TV Sets
CES 2013 was all about ultra HD & OLED, and the digital switchover came and went, but apparently someone forgot to inform the 13,000 or so UK residents who still enjoy their favourite shows on a black-and-white (B&W) TV. Forget OLED or 4K, 13000 Brits still use black-and-white TV sets According to the newest figures by the TV Licensing authority, ... Read More »
Netflix Starts Offering Super HD & 3D Movies. 4K Streaming Next?
We’ve seen plenty of new televisions and gadgets at CES 2013, but now it’s time for some news on the services front. Netflix has just announced plans to upgrade its instant streaming to a “Super HD format” which represents the highest video quality it’s offered to date. In addition, the media rental and streaming provider has also launched an experiment ... Read More »
Samsung Outs World’s First Curved OLED TV; LG Hits Back With 55EA9800
South Korean arch-rivals Samsung and LG Electronics made a bold new play this week in their bid to ‘shape’ the future of the TV landscape, unveiling the world’s first curved OLED televisions at CES 2013. Samsung outs world’s first curved OLED TV Samsung was first past the post by a matter of hours, revealing its curvy vision of the future ... Read More »
Sony Unveils 56-Inch 4K OLED TV & Ultra HD Delivery System At CES 2013
4K is pretty damn amazing, and OLED is quite simply superb. So you can imagine how great it would be if someone was to put the two display technologies together and come up with the world’s first 4K OLED TV. Sony unveils 56-inch 4K OLED TV & ultra HD delivery system at CES 2013 Sony has done just that, wowing ... Read More »