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Register Now to receive notification of new HDTV Magazine Columns via email as soon as they are published. 3D HDTVEd's View - What's Wrong with 3DTVBy Ed Milbourn • May 22, 2:51pmThe short answer is that is doesn't work very well.
One can tick-off a whole litany of deficiencies, both commercial and technical, that have resulted in a less than stellar acceptance of this feature.
Does this mean 3DTV is a "failure?" General InterestEd's View - Old Movies and HDTV - The Dilemma of SoundBy Ed Milbourn • May 18, 2:26pmLike many, I love (most) old movies.
And again, like many, I have accumulated a significant collection of classics - most on VCR's and on the old RCA CED video disc format (RIP).
With the advent of HDTV and advanced film restoration technologies, the BD and DVD versions of these movies are - for the most part - spectacular.
However, the one generally disappointing aspect that mars the total HD experience of these productions is the disappointing sound quality.
This is especially true with... Mobile HDTVHDTV Almanac - Alone Together: Is Split Screen TV a Good Idea?By Alfred Poor • May 18, 1:00pmConventional wisdom has it that television remains a group activity.
We are rapidly being assimilated by our personal mobile devices, and I often see two people together who are both busy texting or Facebooking or whatever on their smartphones.
Then I read a blog entry by some DisplaySearch analysts that describe a new “smart dual [...] 3D HDTV • Front Projection • PC & Laptop Technology • HTPCs & LaptopsHDTV Almanac - Turn a Projector into 3D with SmartCrystal ProBy Alfred Poor • May 17, 1:00pmMy good friend, colleague, and sometimes co-author M.
David Stone alerted me to a product that he recently reviewed for PC Magazine: the SmartCrystal Pro from Volfoni.
This is a device that can turn any 3D-capable front projector into one that uses passive glasses for $1,500 (street price).
Inexpensive 3D projectors require you to use bulky shutter [...] Cable HDTV • Service & Repair • Fiber/IPTV HDTVHDTV Almanac - Cable Loses; Telco Wins; SatTV DrawsBy Alfred Poor • May 16, 1:00pmThe Leichtman Research Group, Inc.
(LRG) recently reported on the pay television service subscriber counts for 2011.
The numbers have not really changed much compared with 2010.
The big losers continue to be the cable companies; the top 10 U.S.
cable services lost more than 1.6 million subscribers in 2011.
The telco services (Verizon’s FiOS and [...] More Columns ...HDTV Almanac - Mobile DTV Stuck in the Mud?
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