One Hundred Connected Box Giveaway at NAB Lets Operators Test for Free the Dune HD TV-102AW with Integrated Social TV and Complete SaaS Delivery Platform
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New Redray 4k Cinema Player sticks the boot in Blu-ray and kicks-off download service for Ultra HD
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Likely to become best known as H.265, HEVC has been seized upon as the enabler for Ultra HD and more immediately as the salvation for smart TVs accessing content over the Web.
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“The Japanese government plans to start the world’s first 4K TV broadcasts in July of next year, according to a report in the Asahi Shimbun. If true, this would mean that we’ll be seeing Ultra HD TV a lot earlier than expected — the government had previously set a target of 2016 for 4K broadcasts, though the publicly-owned NHK recently announced that it will test 8K content that year.”
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The ITU has approved a new video format that could bring 4k video to future broadband networks, while also making streaming HD video available even on bandwidth-constrained mobile networks.
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One cable provider is arguing that because Netflix isn’t offering it Super HD or 3D content, that it is essentially discriminating against ISPs based on whether they deploy Open Connect boxes. Here’s why that’s BS…
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Netflix is starting to stream a limited slate of 3-D movies – but you’ll only be able to watch if your ISP uses the company’s Open Connect CDN. That way, Netflix is enlisting its customers to move ISPs towards its own content delivery network.
Super HD comes in two different encoding qualities, and Netflix recommends that consumers have at least 7 Mbps of bandwidth available for the higher-quality version, with 5 Mbps being enough to sustain a less demanding Super HD stream. 3-D streams need at least 6 Mbps of bandwidth, with the best quality topping out at around 12 Mbps.”
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“The channel will operate in progressive mode at 50 frames per second, transmitting in the MPEG-4 format at 40Mbps in four Quad HD (2160p) streams.”
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“YouTube is available on game consoles, phones, tablets and smart TVs, allowing you to watch all of your favorite videos in full HD anywhere.”
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“Plex wants us to settle in for some holiday viewing in front of our home theater PCs, and to that effect it’s delivering a major beta update to its desktop app — including a new name.”
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