It should come as no surprise that the first OEM with UltraHD Blu-ray drives will be Pioneer. It is news that there will be two models ranging from ~$200-$300, and only Windows 10 will be supported. Should go nicely with that copy of PowerDVD. Ultra HD Blu-ray (UHD BD) discs hold 4K video content and the new drives use Serial […]
Read moreWe haven’t heard much from CyberLink about PowerDVD in a while, and I guess it made sense because there really wasn’t much going on with the player, or space. That has changed however, with PowerDVD becoming the first PC player for Ultra HD Blu-ray disc. This is welcome news on two fronts. First, the HTPC as the best universal player […]
Read moreOne of my biggest gripes with the XBox One S’s support for UHD BD looks to be getting fixed in a future firmware update. When this happens, it should move from “value-with-caveats” to “best value” player for the next-gen format. That changes sometime in the future with a free update adding Dolby Atmos playback (via bitstream). It’s not nearly as […]
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In the not-so-crowded collection of UHD Blu-ray players the XBox One S stands out because of its price and, um… well that’s it. The price difference is nothing to laugh at either, and if you are willing to live with the limitations it is an outstanding value. That said, the gaps are pretty harsh, at least for me. Especially when […]
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It doesn’t look like you can actually buy this £600 Ultra HD Blu-ray player, which is disappointing because it certainly was loved by the reviewer at WHAT HI-FI. Naturally you will need a 4K TV to make it useful, and there aren’t many titles out yet, so I guess there’s plenty of time for it to become available. The […]
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TIL: UltraHD Blu-ray disc will not be region coded. There’s quite a few other interesting tidbits in the guide. Will probably learn a thing or two even if you’ve been following developments closely. Blu-ray has been providing a superior high definition picture and sound since 2006 and, in the spring of 2016, the 4K Ultra HD version will finally arrive, […]
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UHD Blu-ray is a big step up from Blu-ray, and should be a huge step up from streaming. But history has a way of not picking winners solely on the techincal merits, so I’m not convinced that it has long term legs. Even so, if I had a 4K TV it would be hard not to pony up the $ […]
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