Lies, Errors and Myths About 3D
(April 18, 2010) The mainstream media reports an amazing amount of incorrect, misleading and false 3D information, almost every day, or so it seems. Here, in no particularly order, is our Part 2 list of the most common reporting errors. Read Part 1 at our…
2010 Masters In 3D
(April 10, 2010) This week marks an historic milestone with the first multi-region 3D telecast in the USA. Comcast, Cox and Cablevision began its daily two hour 3D coverage of the Masters with the Par 3 competition on Wednesday, followed by its first round on…
Model Change Time-Should You Purchase a Demo HDTV?
With major HDTV makers releasing their 2010 models now in a concentrated burst instead of spreading new model roll outs through late fall as they’ve traditionally done, Best Buy and other retailers are discounting dozens of 2009 display sets to make room for the new…
Samsung’s 3D UN55C8000- HD Guru Exclusive First Review
(March 30, 2010) Samsung’s 55″ UN55C8000 ($3499 retail, [amazonify]B0036WT4KG::text::::$2849 Amazon[/amazonify]) falls in the comfortable middle of its 2010 3D LED (LCD) line, though it has a higher rated contrast ratio than the upcoming more expensive, wafer thin (.3″) C9000 series. The C8000s are the only…
Best Buy Responds To “3D Glasses Syncing Service”
(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…
Best Buy Offers Bogus 3D Sync Service
UPDATE 3/21/10: You can now buy the Samsung 3D TV package offered by Best Buy from Amazon (55″ UN55C7000, BDC6900 Blu-ray and [amazonify]B003AVM8PQ::text::::Free 3D Starter Kit[/amazonify] w/2pr. 3D glasses and Monsters vs. Aliens 3D Disc) for $3328, a savings of $91.96 compared to Best Buy’s…
Panasonic TC-PVT20-HD Guru Exclusive
(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….
Legacy Samsung 3D TV Owners Will Soon Be Able to View 3D Blu-ray Discs and 3D DirecTV
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….
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