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Sony has announced it will stop producing recordable Blu-ray discs by February 2025, signaling another blow to fans of physical media.
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With Oppo and Samsung both exiting the UHD Blu-ray player market, there's been a bit of doom and gloom surrounding the future of silver discs here recently. But Sony's...
New custom color profiles mean that tone mapping will be better than ever when you combine a JVC projector and Panasonic flagship UHD Blu-ray player.
This news comes to us rather circuitously. Our friends at The Digital Bits are reporting that, according to Forbes, Samsung is exiting the UHD Blu-ray player market, with the...
According to Forbes, the firmware update may arrive in late December or early January.
Philips has announced that two of its Ultra HD Blu-ray players, the BDP7502 ($299.99, shown here) and the BDP7302 ($160), now support Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range. The players...
Jeff Berman discusses where things stand with the Ultra HD Blu-ray format: the many promising signs, as well as the challenges that remain.
Sony has added a new Ultra HD Blu-ray player to its lineup. The UBP-X700, now available for $249.99, supports HDR10 playback now and will add support for Dolby Vision...
Microsoft has announced that its newest gaming console, the Xbox One X, will be available in November for $499. Like the Xbox One S, the Xbox One X includes...
As expected, OPPO Digital has followed up the release of its UDP-203 Ultra HD Blu-ray player with a step-up, audiophile-oriented version. The new $1,299 UDP-205 has the same universal...
It's no April Fool's Day joke, folks. Microsoft has finally decided to add Blu-ray bitstream pass-through to its Xbox One and One S gaming consoles, which allows users to...
Philips introduced a variety of new TVs and Blu-ray players at CES 2017. Three series of 4K TVs--the 6000, 7000, and 8000 Series--will support Dolby Vision HDR technology, and...
LG unveiled its first Ultra HD Blu-ray player at last week's Consumer Electronics Show. The new UP970 is compatible with the HDR10 High Dynamic Range format out of the...
In advance of next week's Consumer Electronics Show, Samsung has unveiled three new products: the H7 wireless speaker (shown here), MS750 soundbar, and M9500 UHD Blu-ray player. Specific details,...
OPPO Digital has announced that its UDP-203 Ultra HD Blu-ray player is now shipping and carries an MSRP of $549. The UDP-203 is a universal disc player that also...
When it comes to the launch of the Ultra HD Blu-ray format, Jerry Del Colliano is not impressed with how the studios and manufacturers have handled things.
Is it too soon to gauge the success of Ultra HD Blu-ray? Jeff Berman discusses how the early players and discs are selling, as well as the challenges that...
Oppo Digital did not plan to show off its new Ultra HD Blu-ray player at CEDIA Expo 2016. Company representatives brought a couple prototypes to the show merely to...
Sony has announced its first Ultra HD Blu-ray player, due for release through custom installation channels next spring. The new UBP-X1000ES is actually a universal disc player that, in...
