The reason 3D television is dead is the lack of standards. The international standards organization responsible is the Society of Motion Picture And Television Engineers (SMPTE). As most in the industry know, the SMPTE standards process is horribly corrupt, dominated by a handful of companies including Dolby Labs and Warner Bros. The chief SMPTE engineer … Read more
Here’s the problem with the current 3D TVs: I have a 54in 2D plasma HDTV that has an amazing life-like picture (as many will agree, the viewing experience with a good-quality plasma is better than LCDs or even LEDs, none of which I’ve ever seen with as good or better true-to-life, high-contrast picture quality). So, … Read more
The only other news I’ve heard about 3D TV lately is that the Royal Wedding in England next spring may be broadcast in 3D, so in England, the TV retailers are hoping for a big boost in sales of 3D sets in the next few months leading up to the event. I have seen more … Read more
I have been following and studying various trends in technology advancements in the 3D field especially 3D LED TVs. From Indian consumer market perspective, there are three key brands that are fighting each other for a substantial space in 3D LED TV market…Sony, Samsung and LG… After reviewing their lines closely in person at showrooms … Read more
I believe 3D will take of soon as most manufacturers have already started to incorporated 3D technology into their flagship sets, consumers who just want the very best 2D image quality will end up buying sets that also happen to do 3D. Manufacturers are also including 2D to 3D conversion as standard too such as … Read more
3D TV technology renders an impression of depth while displaying an image over a 2D surface. Yet the human brain knows that a 3D object cannot be contained within a flat surface. This affects our way of seeing 3D content and may even leads to undesirable effects, like disorientation and headaches. In this article, we discuss … Read more
There is more to a great 3D TV experience than just one of the latest 3D HDTVs, a 3D-enabled Blu ray player, and access to one of the emerging 3D TV content providers. You need to watch out closely on your 3D TV viewing distance to enjoy the third dimension. Not only, your 3D TV … Read more
It may be a surprise to many but the way present 3D Television technology renders an impression of depth is not something that works for everyone. Therefore, do not just buy a 3D HDTV; do not assume you can see the third dimension! The number of Americans that are literally 3D Television build amounts to a … Read more
When the first 3D TVs for the consumer market appeared in 2010, the industry pushed these new TVs as the future of home entertainment. Yet sales of 3D HDTVs in 2010 did prove to be a total flop. Sales during 2011 did turn out to be much better; indications are that 3D television shipments for … Read more
3D TV formats span from the Side-by-Side 3D as used by DirecTV and Sony’s PlayStation Top/Bottom 3D, to the latest Blu-ray 3DTM format. Some may think that this may lead to a format war; but do not worry, this is not the case as all 3D TV makers had stated during their debut in 2010 that their 3D … Read more
