Category Archives: 3D

Pixar still has it

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

A while back I asked ‘How long can they keep it up?‘ I was pointing out that Pixar had delivered a total of ten movies, which at worst were very good, and eight of them were in the IMDB Top … Continue reading →

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3D without the glasses?

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Reader James has emailed a very interesting question: I went to the movies with my 7 year old son and a couple of his friends yesterday to see the new Shrek 3D. I saw the movie at Burwood Greater union … Continue reading →

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World Cup 3D locations

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

SBS has announced the cities and channels on which 3D World Cup matches will be available, along with identifying the fifteen to be shown in that format. These include most of the quarter finals, both semi finals and the final … Continue reading →

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Canberra and the regions lose yet again

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

SBS has been advertising how they are going to broadcast some 15 of the World Cup football matches in 3D. A world first, apparently. I have just telephoned them to find out who will get to see them. All capital … Continue reading →

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Crosstalk free 3D and the art of Soccer

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Through the miracle of pen and paper you are reading this many, many hours after I wrote it (actually on Wednesday evening, 2 June). I am in Sydney at a private home in the salubrious suburb of Rose Bay. Were … Continue reading →

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3D Crosstalk

Posted on May 2, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

When I went to the Sony 3D TV launch a couple of months ago, and to the Panasonic 3D TV launch a couple of weeks ago, both the spruikers of the new 3D technology highlighted the superiority of their system … Continue reading →

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Retrofitting TVs for 3D

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Reader Sam emailed me with a very interesting question: Your review of a 3D TV on Monday was very interesting. I have an LCD HD TV which handles 1080p 50Hz inputs,  as would most, if not all, HD TVs. It … Continue reading →

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Avatar gives 3D backwards recognition

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

CinemaSquid has posted the technical specifications of the Blu-ray for Avatar on the AV Science Forum here. Looks like it will be pretty good. One point that caught my eye was the disc title: ‘RED_BIRD_2D_WW’. Presumably ‘Red Bird’ was some … Continue reading →

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3D content

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Now that 3D TV is about to hit the home, there will be a shortage of 3D content. Samsung is attempting to address this by having a processor generate a 3D look for 2D material. I doubt that this will … Continue reading →

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This can’t be the end of Bond

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Stephen Dawson

Even if MGM Studios goes down, some other studio must surely pick up the franchise. It’s worth too much. Note, 3D is implicitly receiving part of the blame.

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