Sony could launch 4K Blu-ray player later this month

Sony revealed a glimpse of its first Ultra HD Blu-ray player at IFA in Berlin but it looks like the CEDIA show in Dallas in September could be the scene for the official unveiling of a number of new 4K Blu-ray players from various brands, including Sony.

While the Sony stand at IFA was only showing a prototype 4K player, with very little information to go with it, Victor Matsuda, chair of the Blu-ray Disc Association’s promotions committee, suggested we could see multiple new 4K players in a matter of weeks.

Speaking to What Hi-Fi?, Matsuda said: "The announcement is going to happen in a couple of weeks and hopefully more than one product. I'm expecting a couple of announcements from CEDIA."

This article was updated on 8th September following subsequent clarifications from the Blu-ray Disc Association.

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).