There was also an article earlier on the MCN site about this:
Netflix CEO: 15-Meg Will Be Good Enough To Stream 4K Reed Hastings Says Netflix Expects to Launch a 4K Service in 2014 By Jeff Baumgartner, Multichannel News - September 20, 2013 »www.multichannel.com/ind ··· k/145595
Netflix is now testing streaming Ultra-HD content in preparation for a full launch sometime next year:
Netflix Begins 4K Streaming Tests Netflix Posts Small Batch of 4K Footage Ahead of Anticipated 2014 Launch By Jeff Baumgartner, Multichannel News - November 3, 2013 »www.multichannel.com/dis ··· s/146463
Netflix is now testing streaming Ultra-HD content in preparation for a full launch sometime next year:
Netflix Begins 4K Streaming Tests Netflix Posts Small Batch of 4K Footage Ahead of Anticipated 2014 Launch By Jeff Baumgartner, Multichannel News - November 3, 2013 »www.multichannel.com/dis ··· s/146463
Netflix is now testing streaming Ultra-HD content in preparation for a full launch sometime next year:
Netflix Begins 4K Streaming Tests Netflix Posts Small Batch of 4K Footage Ahead of Anticipated 2014 Launch By Jeff Baumgartner, Multichannel News - November 3, 2013 »www.multichannel.com/dis ··· s/146463
Amazon Studios says it plans to start shooting in 4K soon also:
Amazon Studios To Give 4K A Shot Pilots Selected For Full Series Production Will Be Filmed in 4K In 2014 By Jeff Baumgartner, Multichannel News - December 16, 2013 »www.multichannel.com/tec ··· t/147246
Netflix is now testing streaming Ultra-HD content in preparation for a full launch sometime next year:
Netflix Begins 4K Streaming Tests Netflix Posts Small Batch of 4K Footage Ahead of Anticipated 2014 Launch By Jeff Baumgartner, Multichannel News - November 3, 2013 »www.multichannel.com/dis ··· s/146463
The network announcements about testing/moving to 4K U-HD are coming out more and more now:
3net Eyes 4K Expansion in 2014 Sony/Imax/Discovery J.V. 'Prepared' To Produce Up To 80 Hours Of Ultra HD Fare Next Year, CEO Says By Jeff Baumgartner, Multichannel News - December 19, 2013 »www.multichannel.com/dis ··· 4/147319
Netflix is now testing streaming Ultra-HD content in preparation for a full launch sometime next year:
Netflix Begins 4K Streaming Tests Netflix Posts Small Batch of 4K Footage Ahead of Anticipated 2014 Launch By Jeff Baumgartner, Multichannel News - November 3, 2013 »www.multichannel.com/dis ··· s/146463
CES: Netflix To Stream 4K Content on LG TVs 'House of Cards' will be available in UltraHD in 2014 By George Winslow, Broadcasting & Cable - January 6, 2014 »www.broadcastingcable.co ··· s/128266
Netflix is now testing streaming Ultra-HD content in preparation for a full launch sometime next year:
Netflix Begins 4K Streaming Tests Netflix Posts Small Batch of 4K Footage Ahead of Anticipated 2014 Launch By Jeff Baumgartner, Multichannel News - November 3, 2013 »www.multichannel.com/dis ··· s/146463
quote:The real kicker to this story? During the presentation, Joe said that the improvements he and others are pushing for exceed the capabilities of HDMI 2.0, the new, UHDTV-specific connector being incorporated into new sets. According to Joe, HDMI 2.0 as an interface is stillborn.
where he makes similar negative statements about the HDMI 2.0 standard. And about the general push so far re: 4k marketing being solely focused on resolution.
I wonder how Hisense's newly announced U-LED (»www.prnewswire.com/news- ··· 001.html) fits in with all of this, insofar as being touted as a legitimate OLED competitor & featuring a marked improvement in 4k video quality. I assume it still utilizes the same HDMI 2.0 connector, maybe it's a middle step between current 4k & Kane's perfect world.
You realize that U-LED is simply a marketing term Hisense is using for a more premium LED-lit LCD TV.
Well, I haven't seen those U-LED TVs myself, but if you believe the statement in Hisense's press release, it seems like the improvement is more that just marketing hype:
quote:At the Hisense Booth in CES Central Hall, Hisense conducted a field performance comparison test between OLED TV and Hisense ULED TV, and invited appraisals from industry experts, soliciting heightened interests in the product among the audience. The product comparison showed that Hisense ULED has superior screen performance in scene details, with color reproduction and screen fluency comparable to that of OLED.
...and their claim is that it's much easier to produce on a large scale & in large screen sizes than OLED, basically that it can be ready NOW. Also that it would be much cheaper than OLED (at least initially), they're talking "slightly higher" prices vs LED. China & South America are slated to get it first, sometime this year.
They're claiming use of a "scene engine" to process the image & apply various real-time controls to improve picture quality, raising it to OLED levels. Sounds like this is some type of video-specific processor/control system which could presumably be incorporated into all kinds of products on a licensing basis. At least I haven't seen any reference to Hisense utilizing any specific proprietary display in their demos.
Again, nothing that's likely to satisfy Joe Kane but if true it might be a good intermediate step that gets us closer more quickly & for less $'s. If I could buy a 4k 55"+ display right now for about the same price as current top 1080p LED's & get OLED-type video performance, I'd have to seriously consider it. Looking forward to learning more about this system as it becomes available.
While Netflix had previously said that a 15 Mbps downstream speed was the minimum requirement for 4K streaming, they are saying that a speed of 25 Mbps is now needed to do it:
While Netflix had previously said that a 15 Mbps downstream speed was the minimum requirement for 4K streaming, they are saying that a speed of 25 Mbps is now needed to do it:
Samsung To Offer Amazon 4K Fare In October TV Maker Expands Its Ultra HD Content Slate By Jeff Baumgartner, Multichannel News - August 28, 2014 »www.multichannel.com/new ··· r/383429
quote:At a humble Tokyo laboratory, Godzilla, including the 1954 black-and-white original, is stomping back with a digital makeover that delivers four times the image quality of high definition.
The effort with "4K" technology is carefully removing scratches and discoloration from the films and also unearthing hidden information on the reel-to-reel.
Experts say the chemical reactions used to make old movies stored far greater detail than was visible with the limited projection technology of the era, as well as with subsequent digital updates.
If all the hidden information of a reel-to-reel is ever brought out, quality would approximate 8K, they say.