The XpanD X103 3D Glasses are the first universally compatible 3D glasses for use with virtually any 3D-ready TV. Many manufacturers are packaging their 3D TVs with one or two pair of 3D glasses. As a result, there are a lot of buyers who will need additional pairs of glasses for the rest of the family. While manufacturers offer additional 3D glasses that are compatible with their TVs, there’s no word at this point on whether they are cross-platform compatible.
Additionally, the X103 3D glasses are compatible with cinema displays, so consumers can actually take their own glasses to the theater for a more comfortable viewing experience. The X103 glasses are available in 12 colors at a yet-unannounced price; however, the $150 price point of the X102 3D glasses should give us an idea of the ballpark.
More details at XpanDCinema.com and in the press release below. [click to continue…]
Panasonic has announce that its Full HD 3D Home Entertainment System will be available exclusively at Best Buy’s Magnolia Home Theater department. The system consist of a number of individual components, which include the following:
- Panasonic VIERA VT20 50″ Plasma 3D HDTV (model # TC-P50VT20)
- One pair of Panasonic 3D Active Shutter Lens Eyewear (model # TY-EW3D10U)
- BDT300 3D Blu-ray Disc Player
The glasses are actually included with the 3D TV, and additional pairs of glasses are available for $150 retail.
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It looks like Samsung is going to be the first to market with 3D TVs in 2010. Samsung is running and gunning with 40-inch, 46-inch and 55-inch Full HD 3D TVs with active 3D glasses, the production of which began earlier in January 2010.
While this is an exciting move on the part of the electronics giant, it remains to be seen whether it will be good for the industry due to the lack of standardization across the 3D technology. The general consensus at CES 2010 seemed to be that Summer 2010 would be when we could hope for some solidarity and standarization among 3D content and hardware providers. Regardless of that notion, however, Samsung is marching full steam ahead now.
Get the full scoop in Samsung’s press release below. [click to continue…]
At CES 2010, Panasonic introduced its new lineup of Full HD 3D plasma TVs for the coming year, along with all the 2D plasma sets. The Panasonic Full HD 3D series range in size from 50″ to 65″ which is good because 3D needs a big screen.
The Full HD 3D Viera TVs feature 4 HDMI ports, a full 1080p signal for each eye and a 100,000 hour expected life span. Each Full HD 3D set will come packaged with one pair of active shutter 3D glasses, with additional pairs available for purchase separately.
More details in the press release below. [click to continue…]
At CES 2010, Panasonic unveiled a wireless speaker system specifically designed for its Full HD 3D Home Theater System. As you can see the speakers are very slim, pole-like designs. The wireless system allows you to place speakers in any location in your room without worrying about tripping over speaker wires.
The SC-ZT2 speakers should be available in June 2010. More details in the Panasonic press release below.
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XpanD has announced a new line of consumer-oriented active shutter glasses for use with 3D-ready displays. The XpanD X103 glasses are designed to work with all manufaturers’ displays that provide 120hz refresh rates, which basically means all 3D-ready displays. [click to continue…]
Panasonic will be filming US Speedskating competitions and practices in Full HD 3D this year as part of their push toward the release of the Panasonic Full HD 3D Home Theater system later in 2010.
Panasonic’s 3D TVs are top tier based on what I saw at CES 2010. I expect their content to be solid once it hits living rooms and I’m sure Speedskating will be some great content to see in Full HD 3D.
More details on the US Speedskating coverage can be found in the press release below.
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My first screening of Avatar was in IMAX 3D, and it was great. Yesterday, I caught Avatar in RealD 3D.
If you read my Avatar review, then you’ll see that I experienced some slight issues with out of focus objects in the foreground of a few scenes. I wanted to compare this issue with 3D experience of RealD. [click to continue…]
There has been some serious buzz lately that DirecTV will be launching an all-3D channel for subscribers in 2010.
Earlier today, DirecTV lauched a new satellite, dubbed DIRECTV 12 into space aboard an ILS Proton rocket. The satellite was successfully deployed and will serve to expand DirecTV’s HD capacity by 50 percent with more than 200 national HD channels.
Presumably, the new satellite will also serve DirecTV’s expansion in the 3D TV broadcast realm.
According the to the report, DirecTV HD boxes will get a firmware upgrade to properly display HD 3D programs. You’ll need a 3D-ready TV to display the signal as well. Expect several of those to be made announced at CES 2010.
[via Engadget]
