ATSC 3.0 Standard Approved:
This year's CES Show, in Las Vegas, was filled with new product announcements from a plethora of manufacturers. New TV models, new AVR's, including Denon's latest Award Winning AVR 8500H and one announcement that will have far reaching impact in the years to come. The ATSC governing body approved the final standards of the ATSC 3.0 Over the Air Broadcast Standard.
Finallizing "Standards" is a prerequisite towards iindustry-wide implementation. The ATSC 3.0 standard ushers in future 8K Off-Air broadcasts. Off-Air broadcasts arguably offer the very best in TV reception as it is totally non-compressed. ATSC will be IP based, which will provide support for mobile devices and it will also support the newer "immersive" audio codecs, such as Dolby Atmos.
That said, any new technology will take years to fully implement. To be paerfectly clear, 4K is the new standard for most new TV's and the older 1080P resolution (BluRay) enabled sets are now considered as Entry or Mid-Level, at best.
