Wait, so none of my current equipment will play 3D?
Correct. The BDA wants you to know that your current devices aren’t going to be obsolete (which is why they built in the backwards compatibility onto the discs themselves), this is just an added layer for those who want it. Meaning, 3D at home requires the purchase of a 3D Blu-ray player as well as a 3D Blu-ray compatible TV and 3D glasses (which will be handled by the TV manufacturers).
Phew...glad to know at least my PS3 will support 3D Blu. Strike one!
Looks like the biggest hindrance is the 3D HD display. Yikes...the JVC's 3D LCD announced list price is $9,153 (a whopping P435k)!
And the article you quoted on the circular polarizing filter glass is about the eyeglasses, not something you can just attach on the display like a filter glass panel.
Primary Features of JVC's GD-463D10:
3. The Xpol polarizing filter method offers a more comfortable and stable 3D viewing experience. Left-eye and right-eye information is constantly displayed, so there is no need to use strobing glasses that switch between left/right images. The GD-463D10 includes two pairs of battery-free, light polarizing glasses.[/u]
That's the eyewear.
There are two matters here actually. One about the display & the other about the eyewear.
"The GD-463D10 provides
flicker-free 3D images by adopting the Xpol ® polarizing filter method and
battery-free passive circular polarizing filter glasses. JVC's unique
3D decoder translates images into the optimal Xpol display format wit subtle gradations and shades of color. "
This mean the LCD employ the Xpol polarizing filter technology for the display (built-in). As for the eyewear, it's the polarized glasses (passive circular polarizing filter glasses).
In the specs it also indicates:
-1920x 1080 LCD panel with Xpol® glass filter
-Requires inexpensive (passive) polarized glasses to watch 3D content And yes, I'm also glad to have postponed my purchase of a 42" LCD for the nth time. Another cycle of waiting is starting. I won't buy until those 3D 120hz 42-inch LCDs come down in price. In the meantime I can content myself watching HD on my 1080p Philips 22-incher used in my HTPC with a cable TV card for vewing low quality SD cable on a window in one corner of the monitor. I'm only 1.5ft away viewing it anyway.
Hehe smart move bro. At least you're still better than me i.e. able to enjoy 1080p while I have to content with 720p only.
Agree! It looks like both of us are gona have a very long wait until our hairs turn grey pa for the price to come down...