Most Home Theater enthusiasts are familiar with the basic tenets of display device calibration: that there exists a standard to which devices must be calibrated against in order for the image to be considered...
Now that you have a basic understanding of where we are going with HDR video, we need to point out that the term “HDR” is unfortunately and confusingly used for something which has absolutely no connection to it...
At the present time HDR is most often associated with UHD, or Ultra High Definition (all too often incorrectly referred to as 4K which is a Cinema-only format). It’s important for us to mention that while much if not all HDR...
Although perhaps few of you have the means or wherewithal to calibrate your own display device, going through the motions with us and learning how the SDR process differs from HDR is going to give you a deeper...
There are two fundamental differences which change the way we approach calibration for Dolby Vision, and no they aren’t the higher peak luminance or the expanded color gamut. First is the fact that we are using...
As with any technology, especially an emerging one, a lot of things can get screwed up, but we are going to focus on some major design issues relating to how HDR displays should handle and reproduce highlights delivered...
Appendix A – Glossary of Acronyms APL Average Picture Level HDR High Dynamic Range SDR Standard Dynamic Range 4K 4096x2160. DCI 4K or ...
Do you feel you have enough information to take the Ultra HD plunge? If not, here’s a primer that will help you wade through the hype and tell you just what you need to get started.
Last summer I wrote an article on High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology, what it is and why it’s important. A few months later at the 2015 CEDIA Expo in Dallas, I saw a fair number of displays being introduced...
Apple's AirPlay technology streams music losslessly over a home network. But AirPlay only works as well as the underlying network allows. This article will help you optimize your WiFi network to stream music over AirPlay.
One of the distinguishing features of the XMC-1 is the inclusion of the Dirac Live for Emotiva room correction software. The full version of the software was not available when I first wrote my review of the XMC-1, and Emotiva asked me if I'd like to take a look.
It has been a disappointing time in the AVR world. "Excellent" parts have been substituted by "good parts", and in the majority of cases "average parts" in anything below $3,000.
As a leap forward, High Dynamic Range (HDR) is probably as significant, if not more so, than high-definition. Dynamic range is the single most important factor in image quality, and by going beyond the limits of current displays and standards, we can expect film and television to be even more realistic than ever.
In this article, I will present some of the basics of digital signal processing, and show how these concepts are the building blocks to understanding, identifying, and discussing some undesirable artifacts in the digital media you consume.
Originally, I was going to post this on the Secrets Facebook site in response to the Anthem D2v 3D review where some people essentially said that releasing a new component without 4K support or support for the newer sound formats seemed pointless (neglecting to note that the product was already 2 years old at the time of the review).
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