DVB announced that at the 67th Meeting of the Steering Board, the DVB-3DTV specification was approved. The specification will be submitted immediately to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) for formal standardisation. BlueBook A154 ‘Frame Compatible Plano-Stereoscopic 3DTV’, (DVB-3DTV) has been published and is available for downloading from the DVB website. The Commercial Requirements for […]
DirecTV, the US pay-TV broadcaster, is to launch 3net this weekend on February 13. 3net brings ‘the best of the best’ in 3DTV with content coming from Discovery, IMAX and Sony. On opening night, the channel will show China Revealed, Into the Deep 3D and Forgotten Planet. DirecTV promises that it will debut a new […]
3D TV is not – yet – delivering on its promise, according to a report from Screen Digest. “3D TV set shipments for 2010 will be 3.3 million units globally – a far cry from the 6 million-7 million expected based on projections from just four of the largest companies (LG, Panasonic, Samsung and Sony),” […]
The US and South Korean 3D TV markets accounted for 66 per cent of total Worldwide sales in 2010 according to comapniesandmarkets.com. By 2014, it is forecast that Western Europe will see a strong increase in sales with the region representing the largest market for worldwide 3D TVs by 2012 onwards. In 2010, US represents […]
“I believe this is a world first,” said Giuseppe Flores d’Arcais, Co-Founder of Bestv and Director of Motive; “This latest innovation, 3-D on terrestrial television, using our Bestv technology, is a major step forward, both for broadcasters and viewers. The success of this service confirms that Bestv is at the forefront of high added value, […]
By far the longest lines here are to sample Toshiba’s bold claim of glasses free 3D TV. In fact, Toshiba has all three flavours of 3D – active, passive and glasses free, on view. Toshiba first introduced the concept in Japan in October and at CES has brought a demo with a dozen or so […]
There have been a number of fascinating studies released to coincide with the giant CES show in Las Vegas, most of which say that more 3D content is needed, and perhaps a lowering of the retail prices for 3D displays. Panasonic looks set to confirm that it is entering the market with lower-cost and highly-specified […]
LG has showcased its Film Patterned Retarder (FPR, polarised glasses type) 3D panel on the eve of CES. LG Display FPR (Film Patterned Retarder) 3D glasses include circular polarised lens technology for a quality 3D TV experience “Whereas first generation shutter glass technology introduced us to the possibility of 3D TV, next generation FPR makes […]
An Accenture survey predicts that buying rates of 3DTVs are expected to rise 500 per cent in 2011. The annual survey focused on usage and spending on 19 different consumer electronics technologies among more than 8,000 consumers in eight countries in both emerging markets and developed economies: Brazil, China, India, Russia, France, Germany, Japan and […]
While consumers cite a number of concerns that marketers and manufacturers will need to address before 3DTV gains widespread adoption, research from The Nielsen Company shows that there is a sizable opportunity to attract the eyeballs and investment of some of the world’s most affluent TV households. In a survey of approximately 27,000 online consumers […]