Nov/090
Forget HDTV and 3DTV, In-Stat’s speculation on UHD (Ultra High Definition)
While the market for High-Definition TV (HDTV) has hit the mainstream, the industry has already started speculating about the commercialization of Ultra-High Definition (UHD). Market research firm, In-Stat http://www.in-stat.com, believes there will be a lengthy time period before the UHD market reaches a critical mass of 5% household penetration. However, as the initial market debuts over the next five to ten years, there will be ample opportunities for technology companies, manufacturers, service providers and media companies to experiment with business models and strategies to make UHD a strong business in the long term.
“UHD formats provide between four and sixteen times the resolution of Blu-ray or 1080p high definition as well as 22.2 multichannel three-dimensional sound,” says Michelle Abraham, In-Stat analyst. “This is a vast improvement over the currently available end user viewing experience in the home.”
As originally proposed, UHD comes in two levels of resolution: 7680 x 4320 pixels (i.e., 8K resolution), and 3840 x 2160 (i.e., 4K resolution).
Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
- The rising popularity of high resolution digital cinema will expose consumers to high resolution content. Then, early UHDTVs will be made available to provide a digital cinema high resolution viewing experience in the home. Ultimately, broadcasters will start offering UHD content to an addressable market of UHDTVs, between 2017 and 2022.
- In-Stat expects the total installed base of UHDTVs Europe to approach 5% household penetration until 2021, and increase to over 28.2% penetration by 2025.
- In Asia-Pacific, Japan will be among the early adopter countries.
Nov/090
Buffalo Intros New Wireless Router
If you want to share your Internet connection with… say… your wife, you definitely have to think about acquiring a router. And seeing how the wife isn’t quite fond of having even more wires around the house, you’d rather go for a wireless router in order to share your Internet connection. A wireless router such as the new Nfiniti Wireless-N Essential Router & Access Point WHR-HP-G300N from Buffalo Technology.
The device is meant to be your perfect choice should you desire to share connectivity in the confines of your home or in small office environments. Whether it is used to stream HD movies or the latest musical tunes, the Nfiniti will do its job flawlessly due to sporting speeds of up to 300Mbps. And should you want to pair it (aka the WHR-HP-G300N wireless router) with the new Nfiniti Wireless-N High Power Ultra-Compact USB 2.0 Adapter, it is said to optimize connectivity to any Windows-using laptop or desktop computer. Or, of course, it could be just a way to market its USB 2.0 adapter.
Ralph Spagnola, vice president of sales at Buffalo Technology, made the following statement regarding the release of the WHR-HP-G300N and WLI-UC-GNHP, “The latest iteration of Buffalo’s wireless routers and clients are engineered to exacting standards to meet and exceed the rigorous demands of our customers. […] Buffalo Technology continues to be committed to delivering robust wireless solutions that are designed to precise specifications to maximize performance and range.”