Sony has just announced three new SXRD projectors at CEDIA 2013 in Denver, Colorado — two of which are 4K, with the third being Full HD. The VPL-VW1100ES and VPL-VW600ES models both feature a DCI-approved 4096×2160 pixel count (Digital Cinema Initiative).
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Netflix: 4K Ultra HD Streaming Needs At Least 15Mbps
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Netflix previously set a goal to deliver 4K Ultra HD streaming sometime in 2014. On September 13th, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings revealed some hints about 4K streaming in an interview with Claus Bülow Christensen, the producer of the Copenhagen Future of TV Conference — specifically, the 15Mbps bandwidth requirement.
Sony Launches Ultra HD Video Download Service, Offers “Breaking Bad” in 4K
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Owners of the $699 Sony 4K Ultra HD media player are now able to access over 70 movies and TV shows in native 4K Ultra HD resolution. The company expects to grow the library to over 100 titles by the end of the year.
DivX Labs Releases HEVC Decoder
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DivX Labs has released their HEVC decoder for use by their DivX Player along with some sample HEVC content in 1080p.
Sony FMP-X1 4K Ultra HD Media Player Available for Purchase
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The Ultra HD Player comes pre-loaded with 10 True 4K movies: The Amazing Spider-Man, Salt, The Karate Kid, The Other Guys, Battle: Los Angeles, That’s My Boy, Bad Teacher, Total Recall 2012, Taxi Driver, and The Bridge on the River Kwai.
Sony Prepares for 4K Ultra HD Streaming Movie Service with EyeIO
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EyeIO, a Palo Alto startup, announced today that its Ultra HD compression encoding technology has been licensed by Sony Pictures to offer 4K content delivery using the Sony FMP-X1.
Intel’s Media Box May Bring 4K to the Masses
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Intel announced Wednesday that its new Haswell processors would support 4K resolution. If those chips end up in Intel’s forthcoming set-top box, we could finally see the 4K box to connect 4K content with all those new Ultra HDTV’s.