4K Blu-ray Discs On The Horizon

September 10, 2014

4k-blurayTHE DUST MAY be settling in Berlin now IFA is winding up for the year, but one of the lesser known announcements to come out of Europeโ€™s biggest show was the fact that 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray discs are not far away.

This is huge news for UHD-starved gadget fetishists whoโ€™ve plunked down an unholy amount of cash for TVs capable of displaying 4x1080p only to discover that thereโ€™s practically nothing available in 4k. At the moment thereโ€™s a real shortage of good 4K content aside from some YouTube clips or video shot using UHD capable smartphones such as LGโ€™s G3.

According to Victor Matsuda, Chairman of the Blu-ray Disc Association Global Promotions Committee, this is about to change for the better. The specs for 4K Blu-ray are to be finalised in the first half of next year, which in theory should see 4K Blu-ray movies commercially availability by the end 2015.

This means we can expect to see actual 4K Blu-ray movies and in stores by Christmas next year and will be able to watch movies in a resolution thatโ€™s comparable to what is screened at the cinema.

Aside from supporting 3840 ร— 2160p resolutions, 4K Blu-ray will also support up to 60fps, an expanded color gamut and high dynamic range (HDR). Video will be encoded using HEVC/H.265 to compress 4K movies more efficiently. The group is currently exploring the possibility of increasing the Blu-ray disc capacities to 66GB or 100GB. PAT PILCHER

 

 

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