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Panasonic will beat rival Samsung to the punch by releasing the world's first Ultra HD Blu-ray player next month in Japan.
Unveiled at the Ceatec electronics show near Tokyo, the Panasonic DMR-UBZ1 will go on sale on Nov. 15 in that country, beating Samsung's 2016 slated UBS-K8500 by several months.
The DMR-UBZ1 also features DVR functionality courtesy of the included 3TB hard-drive (a feature that is likely to be absent from the western variant of this machine), and includes the usual Ultra HD Blu-ray features like support for HDR (high-dynamic range).
Panasonic's first foray into the world of Ultra HD Blu-ray will set back early adopters 400,000 yen, or more than USD $3,300 at current exchange rates. Samsung's UBS-K8500, which does not feature DVR functionalities, will be priced at under USD $500.
Panasonic also unveiled new high speed 18Gbps HDMI cables, thicker cables that are able to handle the bandwidth required for 60 FPS Ultra HD content.
Unveiled at the Ceatec electronics show near Tokyo, the Panasonic DMR-UBZ1 will go on sale on Nov. 15 in that country, beating Samsung's 2016 slated UBS-K8500 by several months.
The DMR-UBZ1 also features DVR functionality courtesy of the included 3TB hard-drive (a feature that is likely to be absent from the western variant of this machine), and includes the usual Ultra HD Blu-ray features like support for HDR (high-dynamic range).
Panasonic's first foray into the world of Ultra HD Blu-ray will set back early adopters 400,000 yen, or more than USD $3,300 at current exchange rates. Samsung's UBS-K8500, which does not feature DVR functionalities, will be priced at under USD $500.
Panasonic also unveiled new high speed 18Gbps HDMI cables, thicker cables that are able to handle the bandwidth required for 60 FPS Ultra HD content.