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Sony’s Blu-ray flashed onto the scene, beating out a format war with HD-DVD, and almost as quickly faded into potential antiquation, as critics noted a lack of compelling value proposition. The picture was better than DVD, but not dramatically better, and consumers have been diving headlong into the convenience of online streaming, a choice that sacrifices true HD, convenience over quality.

Along these lines of desolation and has been status, Blu-ray has caught an edge that seems to have momentum to catapult it back: stereoscopic 3D. In this new arrangement, 3D could very well position Blu-ray as a must have in millions of living rooms, while Blu-ray drives 3D conveniently into homes.

Critics of Blu-ray blasted the technology as over-engineered, yet those very same advanced capabilities has been the advantage in delivering 3D home video, which requires storing and moving massive amounts of data. There is no comparison between web streaming and Blu-ray in this arena, Blu-ray easily surpasses.

A single Blu-ray disc can hold an entire 3D movie at full 1080p HD resolution, and the players can pump that data to the screen with no problem. With Web streaming, the consumer doesn’t need a lot of storage space, but few broadband services have the speed to handle a dual load of 1080p video for the left and right eyes — required for 3D.

Don Eklund, Sony Pictures’ executive VP for advanced technologies estimates a player must be able to handle 50-55 megabits per second (Mbps) for 3D with full HD for both eyes. An Akamai Technologies study pegged average broadband speed in the U.S. (including consumer, corporate and mobile) at just 3.8 Mbps. AT&T’s DSL maxes out at 24 Mbps.

Blu-ray’s stakeholders tout the image quality, but in terms differentiating features for consumers, the 3D element has the upper hand in driving sales.

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced the exclusive availability of the 3D Blu-ray version of DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.’s (DWA 31.37, -1.04, -3.21%) global 3D blockbuster, How To Train Your Dragon. The 3D BD will be featured in Samsung’s 3D starter kit, which also includes two pairs of Samsung 3D glasses for at-home viewing. Read the rest of this entry »

As the 3D revolution grips, the need for infrastructure to support it also arises, including storage devices with bigger capacities.

As part of this process, the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has approved specifications for BDXL, a new multilayer BD-R that delivers up to 128GB discs for data-thirsty functionality such as 3D.

New  triple-layer discs will be rewriteable and store up to 100GB, while quadruple-layer BD-Rs will be write-once with an impressive 128GB capacity. Read the rest of this entry »

Not all that glitters is 3D. Disney’s release of Alice in Wonderland which was released in 2 1/2D in the theaters is a lesson for the magic of Disney. Plan your movies in 3D, don’t try to add it as an afterthought just to jump on the 3D bandwagon. While the movie did well at the box office, even record breaking, the movie was critically panned. I took my kids to see it and they enjoyed it. I must say that I had to fight to stay awake and felt the after the fact 3D was not good 3D. Maybe the studio thought so too. In the 3 Blu-ray disk release of the feature which will hit the stores on June 1st, there will be no 3D!!! That’s right, no 3D. At a time when consumers have started buying 3D HDTV’s and with a dreadful lack of 3D content available to the 3D hunger consumer, no 3D for Alice. Curious decision in light of everything, but perhaps a wise one. Better to have no 3D than bad 3D.

3D Blu-ray is upon us, or is it? Yesterday, the Samsung BD-C6900 was made available for pre-order on Amazon.com, however shortly after it surfaced which caused much excitement, it then disappeared. The Samsung BD-C6900 3D Blu-ray player was set to retail at $399.99. To utilize the 3D Blu-ray player users will need a compatible 3D display .The BD-C6900 3D technology is fully compliant with the newly established Blu-ray 3D standard that was demonstrated at this month’s Consumer Electronics Show. Although the technology is no longer viewable on Amazon, the brief appearance of the pre-order form hinted that 3D Blu-ray is right around the corner.

Christmas is just around the corner and so is the year of 3D! 2010 will see the introduction of 3D TV’s and Blu-ray players to keep the consumer market buzzing with excitement. So here’s 3D GUY’s Top 10 list of perfect 3D related Christmas gifts for anybody who is as excited as we are for the ‘next-generation’ technology and 3D decade fast approaching us.

• NVidia GeForce 3D Vision Kit $189.30

• Acer AS5738DG-6165 15.6-Inch 3D Blue Laptop $689.99

• Asus 3D G51J-AJ Laptop $1,409

• Samsung Syncmaster 2233RZ 22″ 3D Gaming LCD Monitor $296.99

• Coraline (Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy w/ 3D) [Blu-ray] (2009) $18.99

• Call of the Wild 3D DVD $15.99

• Optoma HD 66 20P 3D-Ready DLP Home Theater Projector $679.00

• ViewSonic PJD6220-3D 720p DLP Home Theater Projector $679.99

• The Delorean Back To The Future (Go forth and bring back news on the amazing 3D advancements in the not so distant future) $17.45

• A Movie Ticket to the film that is said to revolutionize the face of cinema.  AVATAR IMAX 3D (Priceless)

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Despite making over $236 million at the box office last weekend, James Cameron is already looking forward to the 3D Blu-ray release for AVATAR. Talking to MTV, Cameron acknowledged that AVATAR is expected to be released on DVD and Blu-ray before summer. He also intends to see AVATAR released on the newly announced 3D Blu-ray technology which will be previewed at January’s International Consumer Electronics show (CES), in Las Vegas. (Watch the trailer for AVATAR here) Read the rest of this entry »

SENSIO Technologies Inc. (the producer of the SENSIO® 3D technology) and Cyberlink have recently signed a letter of intent to integrate SENSIO’s S³D software decoder into Cyberlink’s award winning Power DVD video player software.

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2D vs 3D what is in store and where are we going? What usually starts out as a friendly discussion can easily turn into a venom spewing argument about what’s better, what sells more, and if the 2d era is still relevant. It seems Mr. Miyamoto, someone who’s made his fair share of both 2d and 3d titles, weighed in on a similar discussion in the latest Nintendo Power.  Miyamoto thinks that not everything needs to be 3d while conceding that there are huge benefits to it. On the the 2d front, he says these games should focus on fun and gameplay and not worry too much about visual experience. What he says could be misconstrued to mean 2d games look like a pile of brownie mix, but on second thought you can take it to mean sometimes 2d games try too hard to be like 3d games and lose focus on the important aspect (i.e. FUN).  This couldn’t be more true as New Super Mario Bros. Wii is a blast to play and doesn’t require too much skill to just pop in and have some fun . 2D gaming is far from being over although it’s fears are valid with the new breed of 3D games and gamers it is a great lesson in sustainability and weathering time. Lets just keep it fun and play nice there is room for 2D and 3D. Right? Source: http://mmomfg.com

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As everyone is aware, 3D cinema has rapidly established itself in the Hollywood limelight as the decade draws to an end. This year has possibly being the most eventful year in 3D audience’s history, over the past eleven months brand new invigorating news is released on a daily basis which leaves technological consumers in awe. At this moment in time cinema screens are filled with 3D films, advertisements are now literally jumping out of the screen at audiences, laptops with 3D capabilities allow gamers to be completely emerged in their virtual world and now television audiences are invited into the three dimensional experience. Channel 4, a British television station has recently brought UK audiences a full week of 3D television programming and it was received with open arms. Although the 3D technology has had a tendency to re-appear then disappear just as quickly, the modern advancements in electronic technology are sure to see the three dimensional ‘gimmick’ becoming a permanent fixture in a television consumer’s life.  In 2010 many companies are set to release full HD 3D television sets into the market, as well seeing popular gaming consoles being updated to bring the 3D experience into the console gaming world. As well as the technology improving, television broadcasters are also constantly in talks over potential future 3D programming. Most recently the 2010 FIFA World Cup has been said to aim for at least 50% of its games to be aired in HD 3D, whilst the director of the London 2012 Olympic games aims to bring the global event to audiences in this new exciting way. As well as individual events being discussed about airing in 3D, ‘SKY’ television has taken the process a step further by stating that they would launch the United Kingdom’s first ever 3D channel by the end of 2010. After hearing of all the upcoming releases and plans, and by reviewing Hollywood’s intended output, the future is certainly set for a surge of ‘in your face’, three dimensional experiences which will not fade away quite as easily as before.