Tag Archives: hdr

Why 4K TVs aren’t stupid (anymore)

Once the hallmark of the high-end, 4K TVs are now coming down in price. In the US on Black Friday, for example, you can get a 60-inch Vizio 4K TV for $800. At the same time, many of the top picture quality technologies, like that Vizio’s multi-zone local dimming, are becoming increasingly rare in non-4K, …

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What is HDMI 2.0a?

Update 1/2017: There’s been an update that supersedes this one, it’s called HDMI 2.1. HDMI 2.0a is the latest version of the beloved/despised spec that regulates those ubiquitous cables, inputs and outputs that connect pretty much everything in your home entertainment center. It’s a minor update, but a potentially important one for this year and beyond. The most important part …

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What is Samsung’s SUHD?

Samsung has launched several new, expensive televisions under the “SUHD” name, and we’ve received a few questions from readers wondering what it means. UHD is the official industry term for Ultra High Definition, which is the less-popular way to say ” 4K.” So what is “S” UHD? Super UHD? Spectacular UHD? Sassy UHD? Perhaps just Samsung UHD? Samsung’s official answer …

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