Blu-ray 3-D players on the way - Blu-ray Forum

Batman1980 · 08-12-2009, 05:17 PM

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3-D for Blu-ray Is Just Around the Corner
Posted August 12, 2009 05:58 AM by Juan Calonge

Movie studios are close to an agreement on the final format for 3-D Blu-ray, according to Yoshinami Takahashi, deputy senior general manager of Sony Corporation's home entertainment group. According to Takahashi, the specification will probably be adopted before the end of 2009, and discs and players with 3-D will then launch in late 2010.

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Where's that facepalm smiley when I need it?

Blu Titan · 08-12-2009, 05:20 PM

Fantastic! I am looking towards Real 3D in glorious Blu-ray. Hopefully, sooner than later.

Chris60119 · 08-12-2009, 05:29 PM

Awesome. I'm lookinf forward to these. Just as long as I don't have to buy a new tv.

DetroitSportsFan · 08-12-2009, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by frettless5

Just as long as I don't have to buy a new tv.

I think that's the catch. You have to buy a new TV to take advantage of the 3D. I hope I'm wrong.

Chris60119 · 08-12-2009, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

I think that's the catch. You have to buy a new TV to take advantage of the 3D. I hope I'm wrong.

Then it's going to be awhile before I jump into home 3D viewing.

DarkDune · 08-12-2009, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

I think that's the catch. You have to buy a new TV to take advantage of the 3D. I hope I'm wrong.

If you already have a 240Hz TV -- you are set

Disney Digital 3D How it works

4K2K · 08-12-2009, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DarkDune

If you already have a 240Hz TV -- you are set

Disney Digital 3D How it works

Do all 240Hz TVs accept 240hz or just interpolate to 240hz? What about 120hz TVs?

Afrobean · 08-12-2009, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

I think that's the catch. You have to buy a new TV to take advantage of the 3D. I hope I'm wrong.

I'm just hoping the players with the new 3D profile will be capable of outputting the 3D as anaglyphs if we have older TVs and don't want to buy new ones.

But either way, at least with a standard in place, my collection of movies with 3D content should be set to go for when I finally am willing to get a new screen. Always better to have a software standard in place before hardware is ready to support it so that when the hardware finally can handle it, software is already in our homes.

saprano · 08-31-2009, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

I think that's the catch. You have to buy a new TV to take advantage of the 3D. I hope I'm wrong.

And HDMI 1.4 if i remember correctly.

john_1958 · 11-18-2009, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

I think that's the catch. You have to buy a new TV to take advantage of the 3D. I hope I'm wrong.

thought hdtv was just a monitor and will display whatever is broadcast so it shouldn't matter

4K2K · 11-19-2009, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by john_1958

thought hdtv was just a monitor and will display whatever is broadcast so it shouldn't matter

No not all HDTVs will be capable of the new type of 3D.

syncguy · 08-13-2009, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by frettless5

Awesome. I'm lookinf forward to these. Just as long as I don't have to buy a new tv.

Don't 3D need a new player as well. How can 24p support 3D without jitter?

Kyo28 · 08-13-2009, 08:09 AM

I guess I'll have to buy a new player & HDTV to be able to enjoy this. I'm willing to go for it but not in the immediate future. I think I'll sit this one out and wait till prices drop.

Oddiophile · 08-13-2009, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkDune

If you already have a 240Hz TV -- you are set

Disney Digital 3D How it works

As the article says "Movie studios are close to an agreement on the final format for 3-D Blu-ray"

If there is not a standard yet, how can you say if you have a 240hz TV your set?

I looked threw the link you posted and saw nothing in there pertaining to Blu-Ray. Only to how Disney's Digital 3D works for movie theaters. There are displays currently on the market that say "3D ready" but with so many 3D technology's out there trying to become the standard it's pointless to buy anything thats 3D ready till a standard is created or chosen. IMO

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Originally Posted by 4K2K

Do all 240Hz TVs accept 240hz or just interpolate to 240hz? What about 120hz TVs?

No, none of the 120/240hz displays that I know of can except a 120/240hz signal.

It's all currently done with frame interpolation.

Afrobean · 08-13-2009, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by syncguy

Don't 3D need a new player as well. How can 24p support 3D without jitter?

It's potentially possible that the player could be updated with new software alone. It's all on the software end in this case, unlike the BDlive profile update which required additional hardware that isn't present in many older machines. Don't be surprised if the industry forces you to buy a new player regardless though. Could easily end up being that the only one that will update the software alone will be the PS3. And heck, I might even be wrong: new hardware could potentially be necessary.

Hale-Bopp · 08-14-2009, 01:00 PM

I thought they were talking about just updating the firmware to current blu-ray players to handle the new standard for 3-D at home. Is this not happening now?

john_1958 · 11-16-2009, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Fantastic! I am looking towards Real 3D in glorious Blu-ray. Hopefully, sooner than later.

sort of like this http://www.reald.com/Content/in-the-home.aspx
but what if they get it wrong and still use anaglyph

Kino-Chan fan · 11-16-2009, 06:25 PM

Guess I am of those who likes new stuff like this, but yes; I feel uncertain with the idea to buy another bluray player with 3d over the normal one, making that one look obsolete.

john_1958 · 11-17-2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Kino-Chan fan

Guess I am of those who likes new stuff like this, but yes; I feel uncertain with the idea to buy another bluray player with 3d over the normal one, making that one look obsolete.

thats the thing about technology there is always updating

bandit29 · 11-17-2009, 06:56 PM

Wow.. 3D blu-ray players just what the world needs right now... Good luck selling them..

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08-12-2009, 05:20 PM	#2
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	Fantastic! I am looking towards Real 3D in glorious Blu-ray. Hopefully, sooner than later.

08-12-2009, 05:29 PM	#3
Chris60119 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2008 Location:Savannah GA Blu-ray collection:850 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 35	Awesome. I'm lookinf forward to these. Just as long as I don't have to buy a new tv.

08-13-2009, 08:09 AM	#13
Kyo28 Power Member Member since:Jun 2008 Blu-ray collection:446 Blu-ray reviews:12	I guess I'll have to buy a new player & HDTV to be able to enjoy this. I'm willing to go for it but not in the immediate future. I think I'll sit this one out and wait till prices drop.

08-14-2009, 01:00 PM	#16
Hale-Bopp Active Member Member since:Apr 2009 Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:31	I thought they were talking about just updating the firmware to current blu-ray players to handle the new standard for 3-D at home. Is this not happening now?

11-16-2009, 06:25 PM	#18
Kino-Chan fan Active Member Member since:Oct 2009 Blu-ray collection:22 Trading Score:2	Guess I am of those who likes new stuff like this, but yes; I feel uncertain with the idea to buy another bluray player with 3d over the normal one, making that one look obsolete.

11-17-2009, 06:56 PM	#20
bandit29 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Chicago, IL Blu-ray collection:88 DVD collection:17 MA collection:3 Digital collection:117 Prime collection:1	Wow.. 3D blu-ray players just what the world needs right now... Good luck selling them..

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