4K 3D Movies Not Included in Ultra HD Blu-ray Format ?

[Interdimensional]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

They can't build in support for something that doesn't exist. Panasonic's slides about the UHD BD spec make it quite clear that UHD 3D is not part of it (IIRC there isn't even an HEVC profile for 3D yet) so if/when they do it then a new player and new display will be required, just as with 3D BD.

I should think that 3D BD will be supported on the players though, it makes no sense to leave it out because it'll only cost pennies more to include it on whatever BD decoding silicon they put in the UHD players.

I hope they do that as standard, it'd certainly help the format. The cynic in me says they'll save it as an optional extra that costs them little to add in, but allows them to make an extra 20 - 40 bucks in pure profit on a slightly higher-spec model.

Whether it's possible to fit a 4k 3D movie on a disc or not, it should now be possible to fit a HFR 2k 3D movie on a disc. They could've included a spec for that.