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Philips-branded 4K/Ultra HD TVs introduced last week at CES will support Dolby Vision high dynamic range processing, according to P&F USA, exclusive licensee for Philips televisions and home video products in North America.

The company also announced that a software update scheduled for release later this year will add Dolby Vision processing to the new Philips BDP7502 Ultra HD Blu-ray player. The announcement followed word last week that three Hollywood studios—Lionsgate, Universal, and Warner Bros.— plan to release discs mastered in Dolby Vision early this year. More than 80 Dolby Vision movies are currently available for streaming.

P&F said demonstrations conducted at CES featured images with more than 1000 cd/m2 of brightness, covering 90 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut on TVs that have more than 1,000 zones of micro dimming backlighting with backlight distribution control technology for the “best possible black levels and brightness uniformity.”

Three TV series were announced, all featuring 4K upscaling and HDMI 2.0a with HDCP 2.2.

Due out this fall, the 8000 Series has 49-inch ($1,000), 55-inch ($1,200), and 65-inch ($1,700) models, all featuring built-in Chromecast functionality for “casting” content from phones and other devices to the TV screen, wide color gamut, and BrightPro Plus backlighting with micro dimming.

Philips 7000 series will launch this summer with a single 98-inch model that will sell for $20,000. Highlights include Philips NetTV and BrightPro backlighting with macro dimming, and wireless screen-casting.

The Philips 6000 series has six models at prices ranging from $650 for a 43-inch screen to $4,000 for an 86-inch screen; all are due out this spring, except for 75- and 86-inch models, which are slated for delivery in the summer. The 75-inch model will sell for $2,500. Features include Philips NetTV, BrightPro backlight, and wireless screen-casting.

Due out this spring at $300, the BDP7502 4K/Ultra HD Blu-ray player has HEVC and VP9 decoders for playing Netflix and YouTube 4K content and features 4K upscaling, an HDR-compatible HDMI 2.0a video output, and an HDMI 1.4a audio output.