UHD Alliance adds connected devices spec
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Michelle Clancy
| 02 September 2017

The UHD Alliance (UHDA) has completed its Ultra HD Premium specifications for connected content delivery devices such as streaming media players, set-top boxes and desktop PCs.


The move expands the Premium family of certified products, which already includes Ultra HD TVs, computer monitors and Ultra HD Blu-ray players.

“With 4K UHD TV shipments increasing by 42% to 81 million in 2017, the one constant in a continually and rapidly changing content delivery environment is the consumer demand for a premium content experience regardless of the delivery platform,” noted UHDA chairman Michael Zink. “To that end, whether they are viewing content delivered by a disc player, cable or satellite box, or a streaming media player, they can look for the Ultra HD Premium logo to identify products that deliver a premium experience in 4K UHD with HDR.”

UHD television shipments will increase from 12 million units in 2014 to more than 100 million units by 2018 worldwide, according to IHS Markit.

The alliance also announced it is broadening its mission to include monitoring and maximising interoperability between product categories.