Samsung's new player supports 4K Blu-ray playback, giving users more to watch on their glossy new panels. The product, which was announced at the IFA show in Berlin, will also support upscaling and ...

Videophiles wanting an Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray Disc player to connect to their Ultra HD TV may not have to wait as long as expected. The first Samsung's 4K Blu-ray players, priced at $399, will be sold ...

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Samsung said it is first to market with TVs supporting HDMI 2.0a, the HDMI connector technology that accepts high-dynamic-range (HDR) metadata from external devices such as forthcoming 4K Ultra HD Blu ...

Samsung has confirmed to me at the CES that it is going to be rolling out firmware updates to its 2017 4K Blu-ray players enabling them to play films mastered in the new HDR10+ format. The three ...

The Blu-ray Disc Association finalized the “4K” Ultra HD Blu-ray specification in May, and in August the group said to expect product announcements before the holidays. Now, we’ve got our first UHD ...

Samsung officially leads the 4K initiative by unveiling the first-ever consumer ready 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray player, ushering a new generation of high-fidelity entertainment into homes around the globe.

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In case you were curious about that Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray Disc player unveiled last week by Samsung at the IFA consumer electronics show, we finally have photos. Samsung announced the product back on ...

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. With friends like Panasonic and Samsung, the 4K / ...

The achingly gradual transition to 4K just got a slight speed boost: Samsung has introduced the world’s first—but certainly not last—4K Blu-ray player. Now all we need is something to put in it. The ...

TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.