LG unveils UP970 4K Blu-ray player with Dolby Vision HDR support

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LG has confirmed the launch of its first 4K Blu-ray player, the UP970, at CES in Las Vegas.

As leaked last month, LG has joined the slowly swelling ranks of manufacturers offering Ultra HD Blu-ray players.

The new player on the market is the LG UP970, with LG choosing to focus on the player's (soon to be added with a software udpate) support for Dolby Vision HDR video.

Aside from 4K disc and HDR support, the player supports 10-bit color, Rec.2020/BT.2020 color gamut and HEVC video, plus Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.

There are two HDMI outputs, one 1.4 for audio and one HDMI 2.0a video, plus Ethernet and Wi-Fi connectivity and a USB input.

As for the all-important price and release date information? We await confirmation.

The LG player follows the launch of the Sony UBP-X800 4K Blu-ray player and three new Panasonic 4K players.

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Joe Cox
Joe Cox
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Joe is the Content Director for What Hi-Fi? and Future’s Product Testing, having previously been the Global Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-Fi?. He has worked on What Hi-Fi? across the print magazine and website for almost 20 years, writing news, reviews and features on everything from turntables to TVs, headphones to hi-fi separates. He has covered product launch events across the world, from Apple to Technics, Sony and Samsung; reported from CES, the Bristol Show, and Munich High End for many years; and written for sites such as the BBC, Stuff and The Guardian. In his spare time, he enjoys expanding his vinyl collection and cycling (not at the same time).