Selected articles in Audio Visual, Photography and other interests by Stephen Leung

  • OLED vs. QLED, Which TV Should You Buy?

    OLED vs. QLED, Which TV Should You Buy?

    Deciding between an OLED or QLED TV? Take a look at the following article from howtogeek.com for comparison. Source: OLED vs. QLED, and More: Which TV Should You Buy?

  • HDMI 2.1 is here with support up to 10K resolution

    HDMI 2.1 is here with support up to 10K resolution

    HDMI Forum has released the HDMI 2.1 specification. HDMI 2.1 will support data transfer rates of up to 48Gbps, it will support resolutions of up to 10K; however, it can run 8K at 60Hz, or 4K at 120Hz. The new spec also includes support for Dynamic HDR. In order to fully utilize the HDMI 2.1…

  • Do you need a headphone amp?

    Do you need a headphone amp?

    Do you need a headphone amp? How do they work? Let’s find out, check the following article from digitaltrends.com What’s a headphone amp, and do you really need one? You’d be surprised

  • Another HDR Standard – HDR10+

    Besides HDR10, Dolby Vision and HLG, there is a new High Dynamic Range (HDR) standard coming, it’s called HDR10+. It is backed by the likes of Panasonic, Philips Amazon and 20th Century Fox. Source: What is HDR10+? – CNET

  • Know your HDR – HDR10 vs. Dolby Vision vs. HLG

    When you choose your next HDTV, HDR is an important factor that you need to consider. Get to know the following different formats in the market now: HDR10 Dolby Visions HLG Refer to the article from CNET below HDR10 vs. Dolby Vision vs. HLG: How do HDR formats compare?

  • What is 4K Blu-ray?

    Ultra HD 4K Blu-rays have the best picture quality possible for your 4K TV. Look out for discs that have high dynamic range (HDR) and wide color gamut (WCG) which will produced a much more noticeable improvement. Other technical improvement over regular Blu-ray includes: 10 bit colour – so more steps of graduation Higher frame rates…

  • Latest version of HDMI comes packing support for 8K resolution and Dynamic HDR

    HDMI 2.1 specification has been announced by the HDMI Forum. It will support Dynamic HDR and 8K resolution at 60 frames per second. But to support these features, new 48G HDMI cables are needed which allows bandwidth up to 48Gbps. Refer to the article below from Digit Trends. Source: Latest version of HDMI comes packing…

  • End of VHS

    It’s the end of an era for VHS. The last manufacturer of VCR will stop productions of the player by end of July, 2016. THE LAST VCR MANUFACTURER IS ENDING PRODUCTION

  • Quantum Dots – the next wave of camera technology?

       Quantum Dots from Invisage might be the next camera sensor technology in your phone camera. See the following article from CNET: How a startup’s tiny dots could lead to better smartphone photos

  • Panasonic does OLED too

       Panasonic has just announced the CZ950, a curved 4K UHD OLED TV built around the company’s Studio Master Drive processor. Thus LG is not longer the solo player in the market. Hopefully, more competitions will drive down the cost of OLED TV. See related article from Digital Trends: Watch out, LG: Panasonic elbows in…