3D TV INFORMATIONS

2010 is the year where 3D technology is expected to be released and take over the market. Most people are waiting for this technology to be available for them to purchase. Major television manufacturers like Sony, LG, JVC, Mitsubishi, TCL and Panasonic are doing their best to produce the best 3D televisions.
                                
Sony 3D TelevisionsWith all 3D televisions however, when watching the movies you need to wear three dimensional glasses to see 3D images. 3D glasses are responsible for creating the 3D image effect for the viewer’s eyes. By 2011, major television manufacturers will definitely release a 3D television that can be watched without wearing 3D glasses. For now though, let us discuss what 3D television can offer currently.

Toshiba 3D Television Glasses3D television can provide great viewing experience for its viewers. You can watch 3D movies releases on 3D television sets although there are some limitations. There are very few channels that offer 3D programming. Some broadcasters are just beginning to develop a 3D network but will not probably have them available until 2011. These television networks naturally will offer sports, entertainment and documentary channels.

For people who love playing video games, you will also be able to fully take advantage of 3D television features. There is already games software and hardware that is compatible with 3D television so that gamers can play their favorite games in 3D.

There a few drawbacks of 3D televisions that irritates most consumers. As mentioned above only a few channels, movies and sporting events can be watched using your three dimensional television set. Another is that the viewer has to wear 3D glasses for viewing. Is is also said that wearing 3D glasses for too long will cause severe headaches and other symptoms. Lastly is the cost, 3D television is more expensive than other televisions of its kind.

Home television technology has improved so much in the last 20 years, with flat screen LCD HD TV’s being commonplace, that TV manufacturers are now building specially designed 3D televisions. Samsung, Sony and Panasonic are at the forefront of this wave of releases. Although glasses are still needed, they are very different to those of the 1980’s. Each brand of TV comes with their own brand of glasses, although they are fairly similar in their design and their look, they vary enough to warrant some research before purchase of any TV. The latest Panasonic 3d television, the Viera TX-P50VT20 is a plasma flat screen Samsung 3D Televisionshigh definition TV available in a very large 50 inch screen size. Viewing on this home unit will truly take home entertainment to the next level. A 3D television Samsung has recently brought to market is very comparable to the Panasonics Viera, the Samsung 7000 is a beautiful slick looking television which again takes home entertainment firmly into the 21st Century.
                                    
As with all Television choices, there are other aspects to take into account such as integrated DVD’s, Bluray, integrated digital receiver etc. Whatever your choice, it is sure to please the whole family.

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3D TV FEATUREs

Los Angeles based broadcaster High TV is to launch the world’s first international 3D TV channel which will feature a mixture of entertainment, reality shows, and lifestyle programming in 3D.
                 
Currently in the UK, BT Vision shows 3D content through its BT Vision TV on demand service, and Sky have the  Sky 3D channel which shows various programming in 3D such as live Premier League football.  High TV would be the first internationally available 3D TV channel and claims that it will show around 450 hours of HD 3D programming.  It also claims that it will release the largest 3D TV on demand library with more than 450 hours of entertainment and movies in 3D at viewers fingertips.
High TV will be available to digital TV providers across Europe, and may be available on Sky TV packages, and BT vision packages which also include BT Broadband

High TV will be launching it's new 3D TV channel in April

The new channel will be distributed in Europe by RRSat on the Eurobird 9A Satellite, and the MEASAT-3a satellite across the Asia Pacific regions.  RRSat Global Communications network will provide uplink services for the new channel.

Head of Business Development at HIGHTV Gwenael Flatres said “High TV aims to take 3D TV beyond the limited and local audiences it is currently geared towards,” before adding “By utilising RRsat’s state-of-the-art technological capabilities and wide reach of the RRsat Global Network, we are capable of taking 3D programming to a global market, entering a new chapter in TV history with 24 hours of non-repeating 3D programming, seven days a week.”

The new 3D TV channel should be launched in Europe on the 4th April 2011.

Most new 3D models advertise "Full 3D" capability. There are many different formats for 3D video. A "Full 3D" television will accept any of these formats, including the highest resolution available: 1080p field sequential 3D. For a good explanation of the 3D video formats check out this excellent article at PRACTICAL-HOME-THEATER-GUIDE.

If you own or purchase a Mitsubishi DLP 3D-TV do not worry. Mitsubishi sells an inexpensive converter box (model 3-DA1) so that your DLP-TV will accept any 3D formatted video. Additionally, most PC's and 3D Blu-Ray players will convert 3D-DVD movies to the DLP's "3D Checkerboard" format without need for the converter.
The highest resolution 3D, 1080p field sequential, will have to be downscaled to DLP television's 3D Checkerboard format. In theory this downscaling will cause some loss in visual clarity. The operative phrase here is "in theory:"

Satellite and cable 3D broadcasts do not use full 1080p 3D format. Don't expect to detect any more 3D clarity on a "full 3D" set while watching 3D TV channels.

The only 3D-DVD titles currently available are low-detail animated titles (e.g. "Monsters vs. Aliens"). Again, don't expect to detect any more 3D clarity watching this genre.

Video in full, 1080p formatting is rare and will probably be a long time coming.

When using Playstation 3 to watch 3D-DVD's you will only obtain top-bottom formatted 3D even with a 1080p DVD.
The difference in clarity between full 1080p and 1080i checkerboard 3D is barely noticeable to most viewers.
   

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In 2007 manufacturers Samsung and Mitsubishi released a line of "3D-Ready" High Definition DLP televisions. Today additional manufacturers are selling 3D-TV's, including Panasonic, LG, and Sony. Let's cover some features of these new products:
                       
    DLP, Plasma, LED and LCD 3D technologies
    "Full 3D" vs. "3D-Ready"
    3D Glasses for the new 3D-TV's
The pro's and con's of Plasma vs LED vs DLP is nearly the same for 3D video as for regular 2D video. I would suggest that you research and choose your 3D-TV set based on regular 2D TV viewing. However, if cost is a concern I recommend taking a close look at Mitsubishi's line of DLP 3D televisions.
In my opinion the Mitsubishi line of DLP 3D televisions give outstanding 3D performance and present an excellent value for new 3D shoppers. For example, compare these two models, both available at Amazon.com at the prices advertised on this date:

    Mitsubishi WD-60638     DLP         60-Inch 1080p 3D-TV    61 lbs. $998
    Panasonic TC-P58VT25 Plasma   58-Inch 1080p 3D-TV   142 lbs.  $3599 !

Another advantage of DLP TV's: DLP's are known to be as clear and bright after 10 years as on their first day. But DLP 3D-TV's have a disadvantage when it comes to 3D. DLP 3D-TV's use "3D-Ready" electronics as opposed to the newer "Full 3D".

TV has traditionally only been able to deliver a single image to a television screen. For all the innovation that we’ve seen in TV (including the move to colour, the migration to digital, and more recently, the launch of high definition services), all of these developments have only been able to work within the parameters of a single incoming TV feed - a 2D experience.

So even though HD delivers an intensity and richness which results in exceptional clarity and detail, it is still based on the same underlying picture delivery mechanism as previous TV formats.

3D TV is possible because of a series of major breakthroughs (principally in camera, post-production, encoding, set-top box and TV set technology) which means that domestic TVs are now capable of processing an image in a way that can deliver the depth information to the brain - much like the human eye - and hence add a further dimension to HD.
                                
For the first time, two images can now be merged and played out simultaneously on the same domestic TV display. Polarising glasses are currently used to help direct the correct left or right full colour on-screen image to the corresponding eye. The brain then processes each feed to create a single image, providing a level of depth and focus which means that the content is able to move to and from the foreground and therefore becomes three-dimensional.

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3D TV SCREEN

Consumer electronics companies and broadcasters are talking up the prospects of 3D TV – but is it worth splashing out on?
First it was flatscreens; then it was high definition – now the must-have TV technology is 3D. Sitting in a cinema or, manufacturers hope, your own living room, will once again involve wearing special glasses. Avatar may be making all the headlines, but that last bit feels more like Back to the Future.
                                 
So the key question for consumers is a simple one, in two parts: what’s the big deal about 3D TV, and is it worth spending money on?

This week four major manufacturers have unveiled the British versions of their flagship sets. LG, Samsung, Sony and Panasonic are betting the house on this new technology eventually becoming ubiquitous. And long-term they’re probably right to do so – who now goes out to buy a TV and can even find one that isn’t at least HD-ready? But a recent survey suggested that Britons have paid for £52 billion’s worth of features on their gadgets that they’re not using.

Anyone who has watched Avatar, James Cameron’s 3D blockbuster that was nominated for nine Oscars, or Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton’s reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s classic novel, knows that a 3D image can be remarkably impressive. Sky, who will launch a service in pubs next month and a broadcast channel later this year, demonstrates startlingly good footage of sport in 3D. There should be no doubt that, in the right circumstances, 3D can provide the best TV experience currently available, though some people have complained of headaches and tired eyes after watching a 3D movie.

But the country’s biggest TV shows are some way off being filmed in 3D – and few argue that X Factor in 3D will be enhanced immeasurably.
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NVIDIA® 3DTV Play™ software allows you to leverage the 3D processing power of your GeForce GPU to create an immersive 3D experience in your own home. Game night? Convert over 500 of the most popular PC games into immersive 3D environments. And photos never looked so real. Bring home the 3D theatre experience and surround yourself in the latest Blu-ray 3D movies. Relive the moments captured in your 3D photos as you browse them on your 3D TV or view them as a slideshow.

Don't just watch your entertainment, immerse yourself in it!
                                   
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3D TV SPECS

When the pictures started moving and talking, world was delighted. It had found a new source of entertainment – a bigger radio that had a nice picture screen along with audio – a black & white TV. But the dullness of black & white TV’s did not last for long. The real-world objects were much more vibrant and rich in color. They weren’t monotonous as the TV indicated. To offer an experience that was closer to real-life, colored TV’s followed soon. Even today the evolution of TV technologies hasn’t stopped. What started as a CRT television has undergone various remarkable enhancements in terms of display technologies, and the overall design. The most prominent types of TV’s that are still quite sought after around the world, even today, include: LCD TV, Projection TV, Plasma TV, Flat Screen TV, LED/OLED TV, and HDTV. But what next?
                               
So far we have been satisfied with 2D TV viewing. Television makers predict that the future belongs to 3D TV. Electronics majors Sony and Panasonic have announced that they plan to introduce 3D TV’s for 2010. The 3D video technology is already there but until recently it required viewers to use special glasses to experience the 3D effect. Clearly not many people would want to sit in their living rooms and stare at a TV screen through those funny plastic glasses. The latest technology eliminates the need of having glasses for 3D effect however using glasses will be a much cheaper option. With or without the special glasses, 3D video opens up new frontiers in the interactive TV. Not just the TV makers even the chip makers like Intel are positioning themselves for the future TV market.

3D picture viewing has already made to Digital Cameras. 3D Digital Cameras hit the headlines a few weeks ago and amazed us how the pictures could come alive in 3 dimensions. We can not only capture 3D pictures but can also get them printed on a special lamination to preserve the 3D effect. And of course, the captured pictures can be viewed in a special 3D picture display. Well, that was digital camera. Now the buzz is that 3D TV viewing is coming to our living rooms soon. 2010 may transform how we watch TV programs. Not only you'll enjoy characters jumping out of your TV screens, the technological advancements are all set to make TV a much more interactive device. Are you ready for 3D TV?
                         
Skeptics raise many doubts like having a 3D capable TV is not enough, it will required 3D content and who'll produce that and in what quantity. Well, those are valid concerns so are the potential data-transfer constraints. However, what's sure is that TV technology is prepared to take leap into the future.

 

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