All items tagged with Ultra-HD Blu-Ray (7)

OPPO Digital UDP-205 Review: A 4K Ultra HD Audiophile Blu-ray Disc Player

December 6, 2017 by Gary Galo

OPPO Digital UDP-205 Review: A 4K Ultra HD Audiophile Blu-ray Disc Player

audioXpress November 2017 featured one of the most eagerly awaited reviews: the OPPO Digital UDP-205 4K Ultra HD Audiophile Blu-ray Disc Player. The new UDP-205 features dual ES9038PRO Sabre DAC chips, improved HDMI audio clock, asynchronous USB DAC with coaxial and optical inputs, headphone amplifier, and a dedicated stereo output with XLR balanced connectors. In his review Gary Galo explains why this is the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc player for which audio enthusiasts were waiting.

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OPPO Announces Support for MQA with Update for UDP-205 Blu-ray Player

November 28, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

OPPO Announces Support for MQA with Update for UDP-205 Blu-ray Player

The OPPO UDP-205 is a universal disc player specifically designed for audio performance, providing reference level sound quality for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and many other digital audio and video formats. In many ways, the perfect audio source device for todays audio enthusiasts. Now, the latest firmware update to the UDP-205 adds MQA decoding to the UDP-205’s digital audio file playback, thanks to the recently established partnership between the two companies.

OPPO Adds Dolby Vision Support Now Available on New Ultra HD Blu-ray Players

June 8, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

OPPO Adds Dolby Vision Support Now Available on New Ultra HD Blu-ray Players

As promised, OPPO Digital announced that the firmware upgrade that enables the Dolby Vision feature in its UDP-203/UDP-205 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc players is now available on the company's website. This new firmware makes the OPPO UDP-203 and UDP-205 the first Blu-ray Disc players to support Dolby Vision, elevating the players to a whole new level of video performance, apart from the outstanding audio features offered by both models.

DTS Announces DTS:X Creator Suite for Immersive Object-Based Audio

May 3, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

DTS Announces DTS:X Creator Suite for Immersive Object-Based Audio

DTS, now a part Of Xperi (former Tessera Holdings) finally introduced its DTS:X Creator Suite, with all the needed tools for professional content production of immersive, object-based DTS Audio for cinema, Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray and other home formats. The new DTS:X Creator Suite provides the ability to encode, mix and deliver in both DTS:X and DTS Headphone:X formats, combining all the previous existing software tools, including MDA Tools and DTS:X Encoder Suite.

Dolby Laboratories and LG Electronics Announce First TVs to Support Both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos Technology

January 5, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Dolby Laboratories and LG Electronics Announce First TVs to Support Both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos Technology

At CES 2017, Dolby Laboratories and LG Electronics (LG) announced that, for the first time, LG 2017 OLED TVs will support Dolby Vision high-dynamic-range (HDR) technology and Dolby Atmos breakthrough audio in a new combined home entertainment experience with both cutting-edge imaging and state-of-the-art sound technology through one product, supported by major studios and streaming services.

DTS Announces New DTS:X Encoder and DTS:X MediaPlayer for Blu-ray Disc, Ultra HD Blu-ray or Streaming Media Creation

July 21, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

DTS Announces New DTS:X Encoder and DTS:X MediaPlayer for Blu-ray Disc, Ultra HD Blu-ray or Streaming Media Creation

DTS, Inc. has announced its highly-anticipated DTS:X tools for digital media content professionals, available worldwide the first week of August on the company’s website and through authorized distribution partners, Jargon Technologies and Scenarist. The software-based tools allow professionals to create and QC DTS:X immersive audio streams for Blu-ray Disc, Ultra HD Blu-ray and streaming media. The DTS:X Encoder Suite includes the DTS:X Encoder and DTS:X MediaPlayer together. The DTS:X MediaPlayer is also available as a stand-alone product.

IBC 2015 Tackles The Challenges Of Change For Television

September 22, 2015 by Joao Martins

IBC 2015 Tackles The Challenges Of Change For Television

The International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) 2015 was widely agreed to be extremely successful. According to the promoters, the best yet (but they always say that). Measured in terms of conference content and quality of the event, we have to agree. It wasn’t the best for product announcements but it was certainly exciting for the technology previews.