THX Announces A 3D Content Certification Program
(August 8, 2010) THX has teamed with Blufocus to offer the industry’s first and only 3D certification for Blu-ray movies and broadcast programs. Based on HD Guru’s observations of some of the early content on DirecTV’s N3D channel, the new program is a welcome boost…
Samsung’s Legacy 3D HDTV Owners Get A Reprieve
(July 29, 2010) Approximately 700,000 Samsung DLP HDTV owners can’t view 3D content either from DirecTV or from cable providers. That’s because Samsung does not offer the special adapter that’s needed to convert 3D cable and satellite signals to the DLP compatible “checkerboard†format.
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…
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…
2010 Cable Show-3D Cable Content Is Coming Soon
(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…
Lies, Errors and Myths About 3D-Part 3
(April 21, 2010) The mainstream media reports an amazing amount of incorrect, misleading and false 3D information, almost every day, or so it seems. Below is Part 3. You can find Part 1 at HD Guru3D here and Part 2 here. 9-All 2010 Audio Video…
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…
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