Greg Tarr
The All Star Game In 3D-Review
(July 17, 2010) On July 12, 2010 DirecTV nationally broadcast the Major League Baseball (MLB) All Star Game in 3D. Fox Network produced the program for exclusive telecast on the N3D channel 103. The format used was 720p side-by-side. Fox’s production was excellent, adding another…
LG Debuts Its First US 3D HDTVs With An Offer
(July 12, 2010) LG joins Panasonic, Samsung and Sony offering 3D capable HDTVs along with a compatible Blu-ray player and active shutter glasses. Starting today, purchasers of either an LG LX9500 (photo above) or LX6500 3D ready LED (LCD) HDTV and the LG [amazonify]B003JDVGX0::text::::BX580[/amazonify] 3D…
Yankees vs. Mariners in 3D-First Review
(July 11, 2010) Yesterday, DirecTV (along with Cox, Verizon FiOS, Comcast, Cablevision, Time Warner Cable, Blue Ridge Communications and Service Electric Broadband Cable) brought the first major league 3D baseball game to HD subscribers in the NY and Seattle areas. To paraphrase Chico Escuela (Garrett…
Mitsubishi’s 2010 HDTV Line
(July 8, 2010) Earlier this month, Mitsubishi introduced its 2010 HDTVs to the press at its New York City line show.  For 2010 Mitsubishi is offering a its 2nd generation 3D capable laser powered 75″ Digital Light Processor (DLP) rear projector, 6 LED LCDs in…
DirecTV’s New 3D Channels-Exclusive HD Guru First Review
(July 5, 2010) On July 1, DirecTV began broadcasting the first 24/7 3D channel in the USA with the launch of N3D, a DirecTV exclusive. Simultaneously, DirecTV debuted its all 3D “video on demand” (VOD) channel (available as downloads via the Internet) as well as…
Vizio’s New HDTVs
(June 28, 2010) Vizio introduced the remainder of its 2010 HDTV models at the CEA line show in New York City last week. Included within its thirteen new models are three “Full HD 3D” TVs. All Vizio 3D TVs feature 480Hz (240 Hz refresh plus…
Monster’s New 3D Glasses
(June 25, 2010) This week Mitsubishi, Monster and Vizio introduced to the New York area press their final 2010 product releases. In Part 1 we cover Monster’s new 3D glasses, we’ll follow with articles on Vizio’s and Mitsubishi’s new TVs. Monster announced its entry in…
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…
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