Having witnessed the 10,000 nit 8K Sony display at CES last month, I can attest to its magnificence. And, just to be 100% clear, I don’t mean that in a hyperbolic way either. It really was most impressive. Bright, beautiful, incredibly real… but just a prototype… and even if it weren’t, likely well beyond affordability. Sigh… anyway, check out what […]
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It’s possible that I’m just posting this link because I love the name “Faux K” (who doesn’t like a good pun?) to describe those fake 4K projectors that have been cropping up lately. Everytime I see one, I get interested (mostly because they are cheap, for what they’re claiming), only to be disappointed by the spec sheet. Understandably Sony, who […]
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I’m not sure you can really call a $30/month (baseline) TV package “cord cutting”. Since you’ve just switched your cable provider from a QAM to IP service. C-NET has a lot of detail, including that locals aren’t included in many markets (really?). Looks interesting, but I’m not convinced unless the “Cloud DVR” really offers full DVR features, and the pricing […]
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This drool inspiring 4K laser projector requires a serious amount of dosh (£50K), but serves up a fabulous experience to those than can afford it, and a glimpse at what the rest of us can expect to slowly trickle down the product pipeline. When Sony fired up its new VPL-VW5000ES 4K home theatre projector at the recent TT Expo organised […]
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Having picked up a Sony Playstation 4 recently, I was a bit disappointed to find that while it wouldn’t play 3D Blu-ray (something the PS3 could do). Sony fixed that issue, along with adding some enhancements to general disc playback. I had a chance to check it out briefly (updated and threw in The Lego Movie while heating up lunch) […]
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Sony had many products on display at their booth, but each time I stopped by to take a look I got lost in the beautiful 4K displays. Which was OK in my book for two reasons: 4K is gorgeous, anyone who doesn’t get it is blind or wants to have a small TV and second Sony’s booth was all about […]
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Oddly enough the Sony PR event was the best of the day. They definitely had the best TVs (although not the largest) to show off; announcing a 55″ and 65″ 4K display at “more affordable pricing” and showing of a [smallish] 56″ 4K OLED TV prototype. With so much focus on 4K, it was also great to see that they […]
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Last week, the Consumer Electronics Association announced its plan to label the next generation of high definiton televisions as Ultra HD, along with some baseline specifications to qualify for the label. Sony, for one, isn’t planning on toeing the line. Sony has announced that they plan to continue using the 4K moniker by labeling their future products as 4K UHD. […]
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Our own Andrew van Til recently scoffed at the notion of debating the merits of OLED vs 4K TVs and trying to decide which one is more worthy of holding out for. It would appear that the folks at IHS iSuppli Research would probably agree. IHS is predicting that 4K TVs will represent an exceedingly small part of the market […]
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The big iOS news of the week may have been Apple’s iPhone 5 announcement and the opening of the preorder floodgates, but some big names in the streaming media business have been sneaking around releasing updates to their apps. The Hulu Plus, MAX GO, and HBO GO iOS apps have all received updates to offer support for closed captions. That […]
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