What "Ultra High-Definition" Really Means

In Yet Another Successful Attempt at Making the Quad HD / 4K / Ultra HD Situation as Clear as Mud, this Week the CEA Updated its Official... Definition of the Term "Ultra High-Definition". The Original Spec was Established in Late 2012 just as the 1st High-Res TVs Debuted and Now the Expanded "Updated Core Characteristics" will Let Customers Know the TV or Player they're Buying is actually Capable of Playing High-Res Video Content. What's New is that, Ultra HD TVs, Monitors and Projectors Have to be Able to Upscale HD (1080p) Video to Ultra HD (3,840 x 2,160), Decode HEVC, Have at Least One HDMI Input that Supports Ultra HD Video Input at 24, 30 and 60fps and that Can Decode the HDCP 2.2 DRM that Super-Sharp Video will Require. Not Up on All of the Acronyms and Buzzwords ? Whether it's a Stream from Netflix or Amazon, a Broadcast over Cable or Satellite or Some New Version of Blu-Ray, if your New TV has the Logo this Fall, you'll be Ready for it -- Simple, right ?




Info Sources:

http://www.homemediamagazine.com/hdtv/cea-updates-uhd-info-samsung-beefs-uhd-slate-33497

http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/CEA-Updates-Ultra-HD-TV-Specs-With-Emphasis-on-Picture-Quality-Interoperability.shtml

http://www.ce.org/News/News-Releases/Press-Releases/2014/CEA-Updates-Characteristics-for-Ultra-High-Definit.aspx