This year, the new hotness in HDTVs is 3D, but last year, the constabulary of plasma and LCD makers were all thrusting elbows in each other’s guts mid-sentence, bragging about their displays computer-like functionality. Samsung, Sony, Panasonic, LG: they all announced displays with built-in web connections, extensive widget support and built-in DVR functionality. It’s true that [...]
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It’s only been a week or so since 3D HDTVs and Blu-ray players went on sale in the U.S. at Best Buy, but it appears that Panasonic could have jumped out to a quick lead in the race to dominate 3D. The company has announced that it sold out its initial order of 3D sets, and while that quantity was unspecified and is probably a minimal amount given the lack of content to view and the high price …
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The 60,000+ hour lifespan M-Vision Cine LED recently received top designations in Home Theater Magazine, Sound & Vision Magazine and UltimateAVmag.com
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Vivian K. Williams, of Allentown, stole from International Women’s Apparel to pay for trips, a home theater system, home remodeling and her son’s education.
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Are you excited to start gaming in 3D? NVIDIA wants to show you how awesome 3D video games and movies can be, and it has teamed up with Panasonic for a US-wide road tour to showcase the latest in 3D home theater technology. As part of the tour, you’ll be able to test out PCs running NVIDIA’s 3DTV Play software with Panasonic’s 3D HDTVs and shutter glasses (what a mouthful!).
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In case you hadn’t noticed, there was some trouble brewing in the NVIDIA camp. After ages of reigning atop the land of stereoscopic 3D playback on the PC, NVIDIA is finally being confronted with a real, bona fide standard for 3D, with zero GPUs capable of meeting it. The current NVIDIA 3D Vision -compatible cards pump out the necessary pixels over DisplayPort or dual DVI plugs, while the …
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