HDTV Owners Need To Be Aware of Firmware Updates
(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…
Compatible 3D Glasses? No Such Thing
(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…
Are Free Skype Video Calls the Connected TV Killer App?
(June 15, 2010) Updated and corrections 6/17 Connected HDTVs offer a built-in wired or wireless connection to your home Internet router. The Internet connection enables multimedia applications such as movie streaming (i.e. Amazon), Twitter, news, sports and weather to be streamed to your HDTV without…
Sony KDL-55HX800 3D HDTV-First Impressions
(June 11, 2010) Sony’s first production model “Full HD” 3D TVs arrived at Sony Style stores late this week. The HD Guru paid an extended visit to his local outlet to make an initial evaluation of its KDL-55HX800 55″ 3D ready TV, the only 3D…
AT&T U-Verse Adds ESPN3D
(June 9, 2010) Following on the heels of ESPN executives lamenting about its 3D channel launching with only two multi-channel program providers (DirecTV and Comcast), AT&T announced today it will add ESPN3D to its channel line-up on launch this Thursday, in time for the World…
The Secret to Getting a “Free” DirecTV 3D Equipment Upgrade
(June 8, 2010) DirecTV subscribers that want to view its 3D new channels (link) need to upgrade their legacy DirecTV H20 receiver or HR20 DVR to a 21, 22, 23 or 24 series model . DirecTV charges $100 to lease a 21 series (or higher…
Finally Sony To Begin US 3D TV Sales
Update 6/9/10: Sony 3D models went on pre-sale today at Sony Style stores with a shipping date on the KDL-40HX800, KDL-46HX800 and the KDL-52HX800 of 6/15/10 (June 6, 2010) This week, Sony will become the third TV maker to offer Full HD 3D TVs for…
How To View DirecTV’s New 3D Channels
(June 1, 2010) In December 2009 HD Guru was first to report DirecTV’s planned 3D service launch. 3D broadcasts commence June 11, 2010 with four 3D channels the most planned by any program provider so far. Comcast, the only other service to announce 3D broadcast…
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