Never Mind 3D; What About HDTV?
TV Technology reported today that “Blu-ray’s share of the video-disc market shrunk to its lowest level in recent months, pulling in only about 8 percent compared to standard DVD movie […] More
3D Courses
Now That We Know What 3DTV Is…
In my post “This Thing Called 3D” I asked why all TV sets shouldn’t be considered 3D TVs: http://schubincafe.com/blog/2010/01/this-thing-called-3d/ There was no specific definition of a 3DTV, and all TVs […] More
3D TV Study Group Approved by EBU
By Michael Silbergleid European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has approved the creation of a study group that will focus entirely on 3D TV technology. You can read the story here: http://www.techwatch.co.uk/2010/02/19/3d-tv-study-group-approved-by-ebu/ More
The $250 3D Camera
By Michael Silbergleid Weber State University shows us how to shoot 3D in HD for $250 (and there’s a video clip to prove it). Go to http://bradfortner.wordpress.com/2010/02/17/weber-state-university-shows-us-how-to-s/ to read (and see) […] More
Sony Introduces Its First 3D Compatible Audio/Video Receiver
By Michael Silbergleid Three Powerful Models with Expanded Connectivity Also Join Line-up Sony issued the following press release on February 18, 2010: SAN DIEGO, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ — Sony today […] More
3D: ‘in all TV sets in 3 years’
By Michael Silbergleid Rapid TV News reports that Chuck Pagano, SVP/Technology at Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN, and already highly committed to 3D-TV, says that he expects viewers to have an appetite […] More
Panasonic 3D Camcorder: Show Us the Money
In the 3D-in-the-Home “supersession” at next week’s HPA Tech Retreat, one presentation is titled “Are You Nuts?” I thought of that at today’s Panasonic pre-NAB press conference. Let me emphasize […] More
3D Test & Alignment Chart
Cinematographer Sean Fairburn, “after 6 years talking about it,” has “spent 3 Days with DSCLabs.com designing a Complete 3D Alignment chart for use with Side by Side and Beamsplitter Rigs. […] More
More on 3D health issues
This time from a virtual-reality developer: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2813511.htm More
Sony Overturns Blu-ray Line With 3D-Ready BDP-S470, BDP-S570
By Michael Silbergleid www.gizmodo.com.au has a report on how Sony got serious about home-theatre Blu-ray at CES 2010, with a 3D, Wi-Fi, Netflix-powered monster with iPhone-app control. Sadly, the model they praised […] More
"The" HDMI 3D Spec
Aldo Cugnini reported yesterday in Display Daily that HDMI Licensing released the 3D portion of HDMI Specification 1.4: http://displaydaily.com/2010/02/08/hdmi-licensing-group-releases-3d-hdmi-spec-to-public/ It’s available for download here: http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/specification.aspx So is this “the” consumer […] More