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3D and 4K were nothing! It's all about HDR now!
Netflix has confirmed it has begun its rollout of high dynamic range content on its TV and film streaming service. HDR videos display millions more shades of colour and extra levels of brightness than normal ones, allowing images to look more realistic.
However, to view them members will need a new type of TV or monitor and a premium-priced Netflix subscription. Some HDR content had already been available via Amazon's rival Instant Video service. Ultra-high-definition 4K Blu-ray discs - which launched in the UK earlier this week - also include HDR data.
Netflix's support follows January's creation of a scheme defining the HDR standards a television set must meet to be marketed with an "Ultra HD Premium" sticker. [...] The US firm recommends its members have at least a 25 megabits per second connection to view them.
High-dynamic-range imaging at Wikipedia.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 17 2016, @04:18AM
The only benefit the newer TVs would have for me over a plasma television would be the reduced power cost. Although, I'm not sure how big of a difference that would be, especially as TVs get bigger and require more processing power and power for the pixels and what not.
(Score: 2) by frojack on Sunday April 17 2016, @04:51AM
I haven't shopped for a newer unit wither, but with the power we save switching just about every light in the house to LED, we've already saved more than we would have saved with replacing that Plasma.
This page suggests LED uses a quarter the power that Plasma does:
http://www.cnet.com/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-tv-power-consumption/ [cnet.com]
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 1) by anubi on Sunday April 17 2016, @09:41AM
Frojack: I am very impressed with the VISIO's I bought. LED backlights. And they do not get hot in the back.
There are many brands out there... I really can't tell you if one is any better than the rest... I just stated the one I ended up with. It had all the things I wanted - 1080p, LED backlight, TV, VGA in, and would run from 12 volts DC.
They also have a lot higher resolution letting me use them as computer monitors as well as TV.
You might wanna go check some out.
( The heat not much of concern in the winter, but really expensive to aircondition it back out in the summer ).
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]