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Sony 3D TV Reviews

Friday, June 11th, 2010

Today Sony has launched their first 3DTV. The new 3D TV is called the LED Bravia KDL-HX803. You can buy the Sony 3DTV for about £1800, this is expensive for a TV but pretty standard for a 3DTV, but the cost doesn’t end there the 3DTV does not come with glasses or a 3D transmitter which has to be bought separately. 3D glasses will set you back about £100 per pair so for a family of four the price can notch up.

To go with the new Sony 3DTV there are other products including 3D Blu-ray players and Blu-ray 3D DVD. Sony are not the first television manufacturer you can purchase 3D TVs from the competition already have 3D TVs on the market. The first 3D DVD does not come out until Monday and is a family movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

Sony 3D TVs

Sony is releasing a few more 3D TVs in July the Sony Bravia KDL-HX903 which will be available in 46 and 52 inches and the KDL-LX903 which will be available in 40 and 60 inches. The KDL-LX903 is the highest spec 3D TV from Sony and has a fully integrated 3D transmitter and comes with 2 pairs of 3D glasses to get you started. It also has web capabilities and is very intuitive being able to recommend TV shows based on previous viewing behaviour. It is clever enough to recommend TV programmes based on the number of viewers and will recommend different programmes for adult and family viewing.

The Sony KDL-LX903 3D TV also has a motion sensor which indicates when you are too close this function causes the image to blur then refocus when at a safe viewing distance, whilst this might be a good feature for health reasons I think this would be quite an annoying feature, but I may stand to be corrected when I actually see it in action.

Sony 3D Blu-Ray Players

Sony are embracing 3D technology whole heartedly and 7 out of the 8 Blu-ray product releases scheduled for this year are going to be 3D compatible. Whilst there are not many 3D movies available right now I am certain by the end of the year there will be hundreds with a huge push in time for Christmas 2010.

3D Games

The Sony 3D family also includes the Playstation 3 which now has four 3D games available from today from the Playstation Network Store. If you like to watch Blu-ray movies on your PS3 Sony has confirmed there will be a firmware update later in the year allowing owners to watch 3D Blu-ray DVDs.

3D Cameras

It seems as if all things digital can now be viewed in 3D even digital photos. Sony said they are releasing a firmware update next month for owners if the NEX-5 and NEX-3 to view photos on Sony Bravia 3D TVs, cool huh?

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3D TV Technology

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

3D TV has got to be one of the coolest inventions of recent years. Ever since many of us were children we imagined a world with flying cars and 3D TVs. More recently manufacturers have been seriously discussing the arrival of 3D TV into our homes.

Finally the year 2010 brought 3D TV into our living rooms. The catalyst for the introduction of 3D TVs was the increasing number of films released in 3D mode in the cinema. James Cameron’s Avatar which was the first film to be filmed with a special 3D camera surely played a large part. With a large amount of films now showing in 3D this can be recreated in the home.

It will however take quite a while for 3D TV to be widespread this is because as with any new technology the initial models are expensive. Taking a look at the transition from analogue to digital this took about 10 years. But analysts say the 3D television will penetrate our homes much faster than this.

The major TV manufacturers are all behind the 3D television revolution. Samsung, LG, Panasonic and Sony all have 3D TV models. Not only are the TV makers behind the technology but television broadcasters are also providing 3D content. Sky, The Discovery Channel and ESPN all have 3D programs and planned.

Take a look at this video it from CES. For those of you who don’t know CES stands for consumer electronics show. The show is held in January each year and has been running for 40 years. The show exhibits the latest and emerging technologies.

The video mentions that blu-ray technology is also going to incorporate 3D so it will be the best way to enjoy home movies in the future.

Although 3DTV is very cool the glasses could become a problem for example how many pairs do you purchase. Perhaps you are a couple and you have two sets of 3D TV glasses what happens when you invite friends round? Will everyone carry around their own pair of 3D glasses?

Not only are they annoying for people who aren’t used to wearing glasses but Samsung have issued a health warning about wearing 3D glasses. The warnings state children and teens should be supervised, and that an epileptic seizure or stroke could occur.

Samsung also recommend pregnant women the elderly and sufferers with a serious medical condition refrain from wearing the glasses. It even goes so far to suggest the sleep deprived and intoxicated do not use 3D glasses.

3D glasses have been said to cause motion sickness and could have after effects leaving you feel disorientated. I personally think they are giving these warnings to prevent any law suits.

There may however be some hope for those who really do not get on with the 3D glasses and this is 3D TV without glasses. There are some manufacturers who are investigating this technology so this may become more popular as time goes on.

Thinking of buying a 3D TV check out these 3D Tvs from Samsung

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