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19 Dec 2008
The UK has moved closer to 3D television after a demonstration of the technology by media firm and internet service provider BSkyB at its London headquarters.
Sky's digital satellite broadcast hardware delivered the content to a standard Sky+ HD system, which was then played back over a '3D Ready' TV.
The content, filmed with 3D TV equipment, featured the England v New Zealand rugby union test match and the Liverpool FC v Marseille UEFA Champions League match, among others.
Gerry O'Sullivan, director of strategic product development at Sky, said that its research and development strategy is "all about anticipating customers' future demands, including the potential to turn HD into 3D".
Sky's 3D system currently requires viewers to wear special glasses, and 3D TV hardware comes at a premium. Manufacturers such as Philips have 3D TV technology already and LG will be launching a system next year.
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BskyB demonstrates 3D TV
I would not trust LG to get this right, my plasma tv broke after 2 years use,the picture failed and i paid ?1,300 for it,and this is an ongoing fault with these tvs,so how will they manage to master 3D ?
Posted by: Terry Mealing 22 Dec 2008
Not for everyone
Big deal. Guys like me - blind in one eye - have limited 3-D vision in real life
Posted by: Roy Parker 20 Dec 2008
Thoughts on the Sky 3D Test.
I don?t know why Sky are making such a big deal about their 3D HD TV test. The BBC transmitted live Rugby from Edinburgh to Sheperton Studios in London in 3DHD. The Koreans did something similar in 2006 while in the USA they have done two 3DHD tests last year. More recently, a live interview was transmitted to a technical trade show (IBC) across the Atlantic in 3DHD. Meanwhile the Japanese and Brazilians have regular 3DHD transmissions. All in all Sky are new to 3D technology and you can see that in the fact they used the 3D mirror camera system, which other production company?s have abandoned as it is prone to unwanted movement between cameras. Also, the fact that one camera is reflected off a mirror and the other has to film through a semi-silvered mirror gives different light levels to each camera. To make matters worse, one image is reversed making monitoring what you are filming in 3D, guesswork. Furthermore, (and you can?t blame Sky for this) allowing the 3D glasses shown in the press to be red/blue. This dates back to the 1960 and is simply wrong. The polarized glasses used in Sky?s test are similar looking to sunglasses and give you a full colour 3D experience. Sky used a Hyundai 3D Screen where every horizontal line is polarized left and right. This causes problems if you stand or sit as the change in parallax causes the images to switch eyes. Sky say they have no immediate plans for a full time 3D Channel. Meanwhile, 3D Experience ltd, a 3D Production & research Company in the UK, have been demonstrating 3DHD throughout 2008, are building alliances with manufacturers and broadcasters, towards ?go3dhd?, a fulltime 3DHD channel, with regular transmissions planned in the latter part of 2009.
Posted by: Jack Ezra 20 Dec 2008