All Articles Tagged 4k

Robert Archer | 05/16 09:24 AM, 0 Comments

Jim Burns, former Runco staffer and consultant, and a former founder of Wolf Cinema, probably couldn’t have picked a worse time to launch a high-performance video company than in 2008 when he opened Display Development. But several years later with an increasing amount of homeowners discovering the benefits of two-piece projection, Burns says the company is well positioned to offer dealers a complete line of high-performance, custom solutions with full service that vastly outperforms mass-market products. Q. What video category is Display Development targeting? What makes the product line unique?… View this story

Joe Whitaker | 02/22 08:49 AM, 0 Comments

With its Sony movies and music artists, a wide range of high-performance video projectors and displays, and some rocking new speakers and receivers, Sony is the one company that can give us the entire home entertainment experience. And that experience is better than most, thanks to the Sony ES (Elevated Standard) line of products for the custom installation channel. This year at CES 2013 I had one of the only demos that I have ever witnessed with top-to-bottom products all from one manufacturer … except for the video projection screen.… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 01/30 10:54 PM, 0 Comments

I haven’t seen much in the way of 4K Ultra HD displays in Amsterdam at ISE 2013, but the one I saw at Planar convinced me we need this format. We first spied the 84-inch 4K edge-lit LED display at CEDIA Expo last September – demonstrated by Runco, Planar’s residential counterpart. Now at ISE, the display is in its rightful place at the Planar booth. While canned content of pretty ladies with flowery dresses was being demo’d, product manager Yannick Nicol cranked out the good stuff for me – a… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 01/28 11:42 PM, 0 Comments

In advance of his CEDIA course at ISE 2013, “Ultra High Definition, 4K Video, Compatibility and HDMI System Design,” instructor James Chen of Kordz shares some important considerations about TV feature sets, bandwidth and HDMI cables. Details about the course follow. 1. Don’t mistake bigger for better Every major electronics manufacturer launched their newest and best 4K devices at the recent CES 2013. Ultra HD is upon us and the images were indeed amazing but have we thought about the transport methods to get such high data rates to so… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 01/14 08:40 AM, 6 Comments

While most CES 2013 attendees ogled the gorgeous pictures on the myriad 4K Ultra HD (UHD) TVs shown at all the big-brand CE booths, Sony had the only 4K displays that people wanted to listen to. Available standard on Sony’s forthcoming 55- and 65-inch 4K displays (XBR-55X900A and XBR-65X900A), the speakers feature “magnetic fluid” as an alternative to the dampers found in conventional speakers. Being damperless means the speakers “create less distortion … and produce louder sound by consuming less energy, which means you can get more energy directly through… View this story