Category Archives: Testing

What is half resolution?

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

In previous posts on 3D I have discussed how passive 3D TVs are only half resolution because half the original data is thrown away. That no longer seems to be the case with LG TVs with a recent firmware upgrade, … Continue reading →

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Live blog: LG Passive 3D resolution

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

This morning a shiny 55 inch LG 55LM9600 (the company’s current top of the line model) turned up. I’ve installed it quickly. After doing the physical stuff I made it do a factory default system reset so the TV was … Continue reading →

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3D: Passive vs Active redux

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

Trying to make sense out of what a passive 3D TV is doing, and how we as human beings are seeing its results, is not an easy thing to do. It is complicated by changing standards, misunderstandings, the inability to … Continue reading →

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NAD’s decision

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

The plot thickens. I have now had the Koupit Lasix v Praze , ahem, pleasure of reading the US Council of Better Business Bureau’s National Advertising Division’s finding in the case of Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics. Much of its … Continue reading →

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Passive vs Active 3D TVs, revisited

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

In my post ‘Sorry, but it is half vertical resolution‘ I claimed that my tests support the view that passive 3D TVs, with current technology, provide only half the vertical resolution of active ones. I made reference therein to an … Continue reading →

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Speakers, from the tiny to the tremendous

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve done some more stuff for cnet.com.au. One lot is seven sets of USB speakers for your computer. Tiny little things with a couple of watts of power available, at most. They’re not all up yet, but here are a … Continue reading →

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Sorry, but it is half vertical resolution

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

A new commenter on an old post claims, quite sharply, that my statement that LG passive 3D TVs are ‘half resolution on 3D’ is not correct. He says: ‘The brain combines the image for full HD def. Anyone with a … Continue reading →

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On-line reviews

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

I’ve been doing a few reviews for cnet.com.au lately, for those interested. Most recently the Sharp XV-Z30000 3D projector and the Panasonic PT-AR100EA 2D projector have been put up. Expect four more over the next week or so. Also, I … Continue reading →

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Inexplicability

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

Late yesterday afternoon I installed a shiny new 3D projector. It went upside down on my ceiling mount, and I took the trouble to plug in the 3D transmitter prior to powering it up. I switched it on, adjusted the … Continue reading →

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A 3D puzzle

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Stephen Dawson

I installed a shiny new 3D projector — DLP, which so far are the best kind for 3D performance. I popped into the player a demo Blu-ray 3D disc I always start with, and it only displays in 2D. So … Continue reading →

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