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HDTV Almanac - ESPN 3D on DirecTV
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CORRECTION: Samsung and Mitsubishi
As Rodolfo La Maestra kindly pointed out to me in an email, I made an error in my post. It was Samsung and Mitsubish who have been selling 3D-capable rear projection models for years. (My mistake was that I was thinking of the two that had the first solid state lighting, which were Samsung and Panasonic.)
Thanks for catching the error, Rodolfo!
Alfred
Thanks for catching the error, Rodolfo!
Alfred
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Maybe not 4K, nor 3D for Jordan
Jordan,
If yours is an April’s fool joke, I guess you already have your own answer, which is NO.
If your question is not a joke, then the answer is still NO, but with a logical explanation:
a) A 3D TV requires 3D protocol handling and 3D video processing (and emitter for active shutter glasses, unless is a passive design, such as JVC ) not present on non-3D TVs, including yours.
b) Having the HDTV already with HDMI 1.3/1.4 or being capable of displaying at 120Hz+ does not automatically qualify the TV for the possibility of 3D display (due to “a”).
c) You may want to consider the 152” Panasonic plasma introduced at CES 2010, it already has 3D capabilities and is 4K; you just need a bigger house (with a bigger loan; maybe another wife).
d) When you consider 4K think about your chosen viewing distance and if you would be able to notice the quality of the higher resolution from such distance. Increasing the resolution to been able to get even closer to the image than the typical 3xPH of HD to get a wider view angle beyond 50 degrees may create discomfort to most people with no benefit on the peripheral vision/content involvement (except those that always need to sit on row 1 on IMAX, and have a personal neck Dr).
e) I recently was entertaining the idea of another projector upgrade (or another lab experiment I should say). I thought about the Sony 4K, which at under $100K it would be cheaper than the 152” plasma (which is incapable of Cinemascope with anamorphic lenses, my current installation). However, when considering point “d” I decided it was not worth for me. Some people may consider the 4K lamp cost enough deterrent, running at a price level of many 1080p projectors themselves. While true in absolute dollars ii is reasonable when considering its relative cost to the projector and the overall HT system (assuming the rest is also high in quality). A plasma panel would not have that expense, but its light output cannot be renewed to brand new level by just changing a lamp, like the Sony 4K, or any projector.
f) For your installation a 3D BD player would offer what a regular BD player would, I see no benefit on upgrading your current BD player unless 1) there is an improvement on 2D image quality, 2) you really want to go to 3D, or 3) you need the dual HDMI output feature of the Panasonic player due to other HT design/installation/wiring reasons.
g) Regarding your 60” Pioneer Elite Kuro, congratulations, you got a classic in panel quality. Over the past few months I installed five of those in other people HTs before they ran out of stock, and at the end I could not help myself and got one for my wife’s sitting room (to replace her other Pioneer Elite HDTV, that actually did not need replacement and is now on a guest room). Enjoy your Kuro Jordan, and do not let the 3D bug change that set, unless a future panel proves to be better than the Kuro at 2D.
Best Regards,
Rodolfo La Maestra
If yours is an April’s fool joke, I guess you already have your own answer, which is NO.
If your question is not a joke, then the answer is still NO, but with a logical explanation:
a) A 3D TV requires 3D protocol handling and 3D video processing (and emitter for active shutter glasses, unless is a passive design, such as JVC ) not present on non-3D TVs, including yours.
b) Having the HDTV already with HDMI 1.3/1.4 or being capable of displaying at 120Hz+ does not automatically qualify the TV for the possibility of 3D display (due to “a”).
c) You may want to consider the 152” Panasonic plasma introduced at CES 2010, it already has 3D capabilities and is 4K; you just need a bigger house (with a bigger loan; maybe another wife).
d) When you consider 4K think about your chosen viewing distance and if you would be able to notice the quality of the higher resolution from such distance. Increasing the resolution to been able to get even closer to the image than the typical 3xPH of HD to get a wider view angle beyond 50 degrees may create discomfort to most people with no benefit on the peripheral vision/content involvement (except those that always need to sit on row 1 on IMAX, and have a personal neck Dr).
e) I recently was entertaining the idea of another projector upgrade (or another lab experiment I should say). I thought about the Sony 4K, which at under $100K it would be cheaper than the 152” plasma (which is incapable of Cinemascope with anamorphic lenses, my current installation). However, when considering point “d” I decided it was not worth for me. Some people may consider the 4K lamp cost enough deterrent, running at a price level of many 1080p projectors themselves. While true in absolute dollars ii is reasonable when considering its relative cost to the projector and the overall HT system (assuming the rest is also high in quality). A plasma panel would not have that expense, but its light output cannot be renewed to brand new level by just changing a lamp, like the Sony 4K, or any projector.
f) For your installation a 3D BD player would offer what a regular BD player would, I see no benefit on upgrading your current BD player unless 1) there is an improvement on 2D image quality, 2) you really want to go to 3D, or 3) you need the dual HDMI output feature of the Panasonic player due to other HT design/installation/wiring reasons.
g) Regarding your 60” Pioneer Elite Kuro, congratulations, you got a classic in panel quality. Over the past few months I installed five of those in other people HTs before they ran out of stock, and at the end I could not help myself and got one for my wife’s sitting room (to replace her other Pioneer Elite HDTV, that actually did not need replacement and is now on a guest room). Enjoy your Kuro Jordan, and do not let the 3D bug change that set, unless a future panel proves to be better than the Kuro at 2D.
Best Regards,
Rodolfo La Maestra