By Devin Brown
On Thursday Nov.13, in El Segundo ,
Calif.
Using its Genie HD DVR, the company said it would have more than 20 different
movie titles available to stream via an internet connection. The company said
it would only stream movies and will change to broadcasting in 4K when demand
increases.
Romulo Pontual, the executive vice president for DIRECTV, said in a
press release, “for more than 20 years, DIRECTV has been changing the way
people watch TV as the first to move the industry from analog to digital to HD
and now the ultimate TV experience with 4K TV. The picture quality and depth of
detail that 4K provides is nothing short of remarkable.”
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| In this image released by DIRECTV, it shows the Genie HD DVR, with this device Samsung 4K TVs can play 4K movies. (DIRECTV) |
Kip Chambers, a DIRECTV dealer and AV installer, believes the
announcement will have low impact on the 4K market. He blames the availability
of 4K content on the consumer market.
“Mainly no one wants it,” Chambers said. “I’ve had one customer buy a 4K
TV. It’s hard to just try to explain what 4K is without being able to demo it.”
Adam Tillman,
the director of digital cinema for Megaplex Theatres, said Sony is leading the
movie market with 4K. He said Sony Pictures has more than 2,000 movies filmed or
re-mastered in 4K.
Chambers said he would rather use the 4K media player from Sony. The
company currently sells nine different 4K TV models. The media player only
works with Sony 4K TVs.
James Merrill,
a salesman at Kelly Electronics in Logan ,
Utah
Chris Laughlin, a salesman for National Satellite in Logan , Utah
“People are going to view it like 3-D,” Laughlin said. “I’ve had four people in the last couple of years ask about that. I don’t think people will take advantage of it.”
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