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We now have an image and model number for Pioneer's upcoming 4K disc spinner... When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. UPDATE: After ...

The industry has been awaiting the release of the first UHD Blu-ray disc drives for PCs ever since the Ultra HD standard was announced during CES 2016. Nearly fifteen months later, it appears that ...

While most of us looking at buying an Ultra HD Blu-ray player are thinking purely about the visual upgrade that comes from 4K resolution and high dynamic range, that isn’t the case for everyone.

Pioneer are attempting to become the first to have an Ultra HD 4K Blu-Ray player on the PC market with the BDR-S11J-BK and BDR-S11J-X. Unfortunately, these players will only debut in Japan, but that's ...

It's a 4K age these days. We've got 4K video streaming, 4K TVs, 4K monitors, 4K consoles, and, if you're a Sony fan, even 4K smartphones. What we don't have yet are 4K PCs, that is, PCs capable of ...

Pioneer has this week unveiled the very first 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray drives it has created for full PC systems. Initially, the new 4K PC drives will be launched in Japan but are expected to roll out ...

The Flagship BD-Live Blu-ray Disc player — a true, reference-quality BD player with exceptional picture and sound performance — not just for Blu-ray Discs, but also for CD and DVD content. Pioneer is ...

Having shied away from the hi-fi market in the early noughties, Pioneer is slowly building its product base once more. Its latest LX Series AV range, which falls under the Kuro banner (meaning 'Black' ...

The recent decision by Samsung to follow Oppo out of the 4K Blu-ray player market cast a pretty dark cloud over the future of the latest and greatest shiny disc format. Since then, though, things seem ...

It's official. Pioneer's first 4K Blu-ray player, the UDP-LX500, will go on sale in September and cost a cool £1000. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

To play back 4K content, you’ll need some hefty specs Or, some computers anyway. Turns out that to play back 4K content, you’ll need some hefty specs, to the tune of one of Intel’s latest Core i5 or ...