{"id":529,"date":"2015-09-03T15:53:33","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T19:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/samsungnewsroom-staging.elasticbeanstalk.com\/us\/?p=529"},"modified":"2024-08-06T21:19:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T01:19:17","slug":"samsung-announces-industry-first-hdmi-2-0a-capability-for-2015-suhd-and-uhd-tvs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/samsung-announces-industry-first-hdmi-2-0a-capability-for-2015-suhd-and-uhd-tvs\/","title":{"rendered":"SAMSUNG Announces Industry-First HDMI 2.0a capability for 2015 SUHD and UHD TVs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"press-release-open\">Ridgefield Park, NJ \u2013 September 3, 2015<\/span><b> \u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced today that its 2015 SUHD and UHD TVs will be the first on the market capable of supporting the new <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HDMI 2.0a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> specification<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Samsung will issue a firmware update that will enable its 2015 SUHD and UHD TVs to display a broader library of High Dynamic Range (HDR) content now from external devices. HDR delivers <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a much higher level of contrast between light and dark to produce an image that is more realistic and closer to what the content creator imagined. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The firmware update is available now at no additional cost to owners of 2015 Samsung SUHD and UHD TV\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HDMI 2.0a enables the transmission of HDR metadata from external HDR-compatible sources, such as the Ultra HD Blu-ray players that will soon become available. Combined with Samsung\u2019s Nano-crystal technology and picture quality enhancements, such as Peak Illuminator, this update will further provide owners of SUHD sets with the most lifelike picture quality available today. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSamsung provides cutting-edge technology that our consumers expect from an industry leader, and our SUHD TV\u2019s are our best ever\u201d said <strong>John Ryu, vice president of the visual display business at Samsung Electronics<\/strong>. \u201cWhile our 2015 SUHD and UHD TV lines are already capable of delivering HDR capability from internal sources such as streaming services, this firmware update will enlarge the spectrum of available HDR content for our customers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HDMI 2.0a will be supported on all 2015 SUHD and UHD TV models via the firmware update and does not require new HDMI cables. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information on Samsung\u2019s SUHD TV lineup or upcoming announcements, visit the official website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsung.com\">www.samsung.com<\/a> and the blog at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.global.samsungtomorrow.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">global.samsungtomorrow.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. inspires the world and shapes the future with transformative ideas and technologies, redefining the worlds of TVs, smartphones, wearable devices, tablets, cameras, digital appliances, printers, medical equipment, network systems, and semiconductor and LED solutions. We are also leading in the Internet of Things space through, among others, our Smart Home and Digital Health initiatives. We employ 319,000 people across 84 countries with annual sales of US $196 billion. To discover more, please visit our official website at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsung.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.samsung.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and our official blog at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/global.samsungtomorrow.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">global.samsungtomorrow.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ridgefield Park, NJ \u2013 September 3, 2015 \u2013 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced today that its 2015 SUHD and UHD TVs will be the first on the market capable of supporting the new HDMI 2.0a specification. 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