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Poll: Are You Upset About the Death of 3D TV?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:00:55 +0000

The great experiment in 3D television is over. Effective this year, no more manufacturers are offering the 3D feature on their HDTV models, choosing instead to push for 4k Ultra HD without 3D (even though the two can easily co-exist). Does this development upset you, or have been you cheering for the death of 3D?...

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Poll: Will Glasses-Free 3D Finally Interest You in 3D?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 13:00:16 +0000

Once the great shining hope of both Hollywood and the consumer electronics industry, 3D on home video has largely failed to capture the interest of the public. Sales of both 3D TVs and 3D Blu-ray discs have disappointed, at least compared to the (perhaps unreasonable) expectations placed upon them. Some people blame the need to...

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A New Business Model for Home Theater 3D?

Brian Hoss — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 17:00:31 +0000

Recent defections by former 3D content providers like ESPN and the BBC paint a dreary picture for 3D content in the home. However, to conclude that home 3D is dead ignores some important facts, and now is as good a time as any to take a much-needed deeper look into the state of 3D. First...

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My 3D Conversion

Luke Hickman — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:00:13 +0000

In the 14 months that I’ve been contributing to The Bonus View, I should have made my personal opinion about cinematic 3D more than clear: I don’t like it. It adds nothing to a movie. It’s inconsistent. It’s a gimmick just to help crappy movies (like ‘Clash of the Titans’) become box office successes. Yet...

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The DarbeeVision Darblet – Home Theater’s Magic Bullet?

Josh Zyber — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:00:23 +0000

We home theater enthusiasts have a tendency to be obsessive tinkerers, constantly upgrading our equipment, recalibrating and adding new devices to eke just a smidge better performance out of our audio and video gear. Over the years, many companies have attempted to capitalize on this by marketing (typically expensive) gizmos and doodads that claim almost...

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Lumagen’s Latest Feature – Convert Any 3D Format to Any Other

Josh Zyber — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:00:58 +0000

Some time back, I detailed the installation of a Lumagen Radiance video processor into my home theater system. Despite a difficult learning curve regarding its complicated set-up (which I still find a little frustrating, to be honest), the Radiance has been an extremely powerful and useful device, and I’ve been very pleased with the purchase....

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The Buzz About the 3D-Bee

Josh Zyber — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:00:42 +0000

It’s been over two years since the rollout of the new generation of 3D home theater, yet 3D fans still suffer a relative lack of content to play on their 3D HDTVs and projectors. New Blu-ray 3D releases seem to trickle out at a frustratingly slow pace, and broadcast 3D content is erratic at best....

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Weekend Roundtable: New Year’s Wishes for 2012

Josh Zyber — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:00:11 +0000

As we bid adieu to 2011, let’s use this final Roundtable of the year to look ahead and make our home theater wishes for 2012. Are you planning to upgrade your HT equipment? Are there specific movies that you hope will finally come to Blu-ray this year? Perhaps you’re waiting for some company to release...

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No Easy Fix for 3D Crosstalk

Josh Zyber — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:00:47 +0000

One of the more obvious downsides to the current generation of 3D home theater is an artifact known as crosstalk (or “ghosting”), in which picture information meant for one eye intrudes into the other eye’s view. This results in a ghostly double-image around objects in the frame. It can be incredibly distracting when it happens....

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Where’s My 3D Pop-Out?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:00:07 +0000

When I upgraded my home theater to 3D a few months ago, I originally predicted that about 90% of my viewing would remain in traditional 2D format. The reality has turned out to be closer to 99%. Nonetheless, I’ve watched a fair amount of 3D content on Blu-ray, cable and videogames. After struggling for a...

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Panasonic – Making the World Better in 3D

M. Enois Duarte — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:00:35 +0000

Last month, I mentioned that I finally made the decision to remove the Toshiba HD-XA2 HD DVD player from my home theater setup. Rather than deal with any separation anxiety, I wanted to replace it with a new toy. Once I satisfied the WAF requirements, which were nothing backbreaking really (don’t tell her that!), I...

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The Return of Virtual Reality?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:00:21 +0000

I feel like it’s the ’90s all over again. Remember the “Virtual Reality” craze, which begat the Nintendo Virtual Boy and similar failed products? Well, Sony would have us believe that VR is primed for a comeback. It seems unlikely to me, but I suppose that stranger things have happened. Once upon a time, Virtual...

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