(March 10, 2010) The 3D era arrives today with the first sales of complete systems that include a 3D display, a 3D disc player and 3D viewing glasses. Best Buy’s Magnolia stores offer an exclusive featuring the TC-P50VT20 and Panasonic’s DMP-BDT300 3D capable Blu-ray player. In TV industry parlance the TC-P50VT20 and DMP-BDT300 are referred [...]
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Panasonic TC-P50VT20 3D HDTV-HD Guru Exclusive First Review
March 10th, 2010 · 65 Comments · 3D HDTV, Blu-ray Players, Plasma, Product Reviews
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Legacy Samsung 3D TV Owners Will Soon Be Able to View 3D Blu-ray Discs and 3D DirecTV
March 7th, 2010 · 42 Comments · 3D HDTV, Blu-ray Players, DLP, News, Plasma
Update: Mitsubishi converter to be incompatible with Samsung TVs (link) Mitsubishi’s upcoming 3D converter box will be compatible with 2007 and 2008 Samsung 3D ready DLP rear projectors and plasma TVs, in addition to the Mitsubishi 3D compatible rear projectors, according to an industry source. Mitsubishi and Samsung previously sold about 4 million HDTVs in [...]
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Best Buy’s 3D Launch Details Include First Full HD 3D Disc Offerings
March 6th, 2010 · 9 Comments · 3D HDTV, Blu-ray Players, LED LCD Flat Panels, Plasma
Best Buy announced 3D TVs and 3D capable Blu-ray player sales and demos at over 200 stores beginning on March 10, 2010. It will kick off the first Full HD 3D (FHD3D) sales at its Union Square store in New York City with an early morning press event. The March 10th 3D debuts take place [...]
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CNET Tests Point To Extent of Loss in Panasonic Plasma Black Level Performance + A THX Response
March 3rd, 2010 · 25 Comments · News, Plasma
(March 3, 2010) Reports regarding a rise in the black levels of Panasonic’s 2008 and 2009 plasmas led CNET’s David Katzmaier to investigate the controversy. Katzmaier queried Panasonic. In their reply to CNET, a Panasonic executive confirmed: 2008 and 2009 model plasma HDTVs’ black level brightens as the panel ages to provide a 100,000 hour [...]
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3D HDTV and HDMI Explained
February 22nd, 2010 · 24 Comments · 3D HDTV, Blu-ray Players, DLP, LCD Flat Panel, LED LCD Flat Panels, News, Plasma
(February 22, 2010) The Internet is replete with bad information regarding 3D ready Blu-ray player/ surround sound receiver/ Full HD 3D TV (FHD3D) HDMI connectivity. Unfortunately, HD Guru is not immune from this: we recently passed along misinformation received in an email from an official Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) spokesperson, for which we apologize. To [...]
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