(June 22, 2010) In the days of standard definition analog television, you would take your new TV home, plug it in and watch it. It played exactly as the engineers intended it, only requiring tweaking of the user controls to optimize the available settings, or hiring an ISF calibrator to make fine adjustments via the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Blu-ray Players'
HDTV Owners Need To Be Aware of Firmware Updates
June 22nd, 2010 · 4 Comments · 3D HDTV, Blu-ray Players, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, Plasma
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Compatible 3D Glasses? No Such Thing
June 18th, 2010 · 4 Comments · 3D HDTV, Blu-ray Players, News
(June 18, 2010) Contrary to recent widely published articles, so called “Universal” 3D glasses have compatibility issues. Glasses such as those recently introduced by Xpand sense the infra-red synchronization pulses emitted by 3D TVs and automatically time the shutters within the glasses to properly open and close to the on-screen 3D content. However, these “Universal” [...]
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2010 Cable Show-3D Cable Content Is Coming Soon
May 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments · 3D Cable Programs, 3D HDTV, Blu-ray Players, News
(May 17, 2010) 3D was the big news at last week’s National Cable TV Association show. ESPN, Discovery, Wealth TV and HD Net demonstrated their respective 3D content. Cable box makers Cisco and Motorola made 3D announcements as well. Here is a breakdown of the news. Panasonic’s CTO Eisuke Tsuyuzaki stated his company plans to [...]
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Samsung Legacy 3D TVs are Not Compatible with Mitsubishi’s New 3D Converter
May 7th, 2010 · 37 Comments · 3D HDTV, Blu-ray Players, Microdisplay Rear Projection, News
(May 6, 2010) Mitsubishi’s soon to be launched HD converter box permits viewing a 3D HD Blu-ray player, 3D cable or satellite signal on any of its 3D ready HDTVs. The 3DC-1000, which debuted at the January 2010 consumer electronics show, converts HD 3D content to the checkerboard format used in all Mitsubishi 3D ready [...]
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Best Buy Responds To “3D Glasses Syncing Service”
March 23rd, 2010 · 24 Comments · 3D HDTV, Blu-ray Players, LED LCD Flat Panels
(March 23, 2010) We asked Best Buy’s media relations department last week why Best Buy’s Geek Squad offers a fictional 3D glasses syncing service? (link to our original story). Below is the corporate response. “I wanted to address any lingering confusion about the characterization of services support in the Best Buy Samsung 3DTV offer that [...]
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