rajanmehta 4,056 Report post Posted March 17, 2011 Videocon d2h Launches 3D Capable HD-Digital Video Recorder Set Top Box Ameya Dalvi. Techtree Videocon d2h, the DTH arm of Videocon group, has launched India's first High Definition - Digital Video Recorder (DVR) with 3D. Now its customers can enjoy 3D content once the 3D feed is live on air. Videocon d2h Satellite HD DVR with 3D goes a step ahead of the competition with the addition of 3D. Like most DVR, users can pause, rewind and forward live TV and record up to 200 hours. It also facilitates Auto Serial Recording. Videocon d2h service will have its own active channel for the 3D content and also channels in High Definition. Other key features include 16:9 aspect ratio, 5x digital picture quality and High Definition Digital sound. The highest video resolution supported is 1080i, at par with competition. Customers can watch their favorite channels in HD format by subscribing to its HD feed, if available. The newly added channels in HD format are Discovery HD, NGC HD, Movies Now HD, Travel XP, HD Active Music, HD d2h Movies, Baby TV, Spacetoon, FX, Fox Crime, Big CBS Prime, Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo, NGC Wild, NGC Adventure and NGC Music. Videocon has promised more than 30 HD channels and a couple of 3D channels on the d2h platform by June 2011. Saurabh Dhoot, director of Videocon Group said, "We will constantly strive to give consumer more than what they expect. Our High Definition Digital Video Recorder with 3D acts as a bridge between the 3D Television and the 3D Channel feed. This product will be taking your viewing experience to a new level". Videocon has competitively priced its new HD 3D set-top boxes. The one with DVR is priced at Rs. 3,990 while the one without recording capabilities (but all other feature included) can be purchased for Rs. 2,490. However, to enjoy this 3D service, one will need a 3D LCD/LED/Plasma TV. The announcement of this new service would be music to the ears of those who have already spent a fortune on buying a 3D TV. However, if you don't have a 3D TV, you can still reap the benefits of the HD transmission and the DVR sans 3D. The wait for 3D content may be over in less than a couple of months with the IPL semifinals and Final slated to be telecast in 3D. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digitalnirvana 646 Report post Posted March 17, 2011 Good info thanks, for this 3D content does one need to wear 3D glasses? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted March 17, 2011 ofcourse, it comes with the 3D TV! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
digitalnirvana 646 Report post Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) ^ OK thanks, I just did some quick search and found out that at the moment the known 3D DTH operators do require 3D glasses e.g. Sky 3D in UK (http://www.sky.com/shop/tv/3d/get-sky-3d/) Indian DTH operators should note BSkyB offer free Sky 3D upgrade to anyone with Sky world HD box and 3D TV. However there are some TVs which do not need 3D glasses like http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20018421-17.html ,would be a better viewing experience. Edited March 17, 2011 by digitalnirvana Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parin 857 Report post Posted March 18, 2011 Latest in Mobile 3G on the other side with television its 3D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riya 0 Report post Posted March 18, 2011 Hmmm..I need to earn a lot more to bring the taste of 3D at my home.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greatest 55 Report post Posted March 18, 2011 Just what I am looking for.. Now to save money for a 3D TV... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kesav 127 Report post Posted April 16, 2011 TATA Sky HD and TATA Sky HD+ are 3D-ready boxes. http://www.tatasky.com/tata-sky-faqs.html#3d 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kesav 127 Report post Posted April 23, 2011 DTH ops prepare for 3D HD STBs MUMBAI: The direct-to-home (DTH) operators in India are making their high definition (HD) set-top boxes 3D ready, hoping to tap a new wave of premium customers. Airtel digital TV, the direct-to-home (DTH) service from Bharti Airtel, today said it has completed the process to make all its HD STBs 3D ready. The company, which offers HD STB for Rs 3190 with a three- month subscription, will not charge extra for the 3D facility. "We have completed backend support to enable 3D content on the HD STBs. Now all the existing and new subscribers of HD service will be able to view the 3D content on their 3D enabled TV with the help of stereoscopic glasses," Bharti Airtel CMO, Airtel Digital TV Sugato Banerji said. However, none of the Indian broadcasters have any 3D content. Recently, Star India CEO Uday Shankar said flagship channel Star Plus is 3D ready and once the infrastructure is up, viewers will be able to sample it. Other mainline broadcasters have not worked on 3D content as they feel the market is not prepared for it yet. "Even if we don't have content yet, we are ready for the future," Banerji said. "We have learnt from the TV manufacturers that every month close to 500 3D ready TV sets get sold and 10-12,000 households have 3D TV sets." Videocon d2h has already launched its 3D ready HD service. But as there is no content available, they have one active HD 3D channel on which subscribers can experience the 3D content, a senior executive said. Dish TV is also testing the 3D technology, Dish TV COO Salil Kapoor said. "All HD boxes are 3D ready. We are testing the technology." source :: http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k11/apr/apr145.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greatest 55 Report post Posted April 24, 2011 So this means, there is nothing special in the videocon STBs, only thing is marketing gimmicks... If that is the case, I am waiting for my Rel Digital TV's long term plan to get over in the next 3-4 months, and then will shift either to videocon/tata sky... Will have to now save money for a 3d tv... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kesav 127 Report post Posted May 10, 2011 3-D TV sees strong boost in 2011 MUMBAI: Driven by a pronounced change in marketing and promotion strategies as well as price declines and an increasing availability of content, worldwide shipments of 3-D TVs will catapult by 463 per cent to reach 23.4 million units in 2011, according to IHS iSuppli research. The 3-D TV projections in 2011 represent startling growth for the much-publicised technology, with shipments expanding by a factor of 5.5 from 4.2 million units last year. Another year of triple-digit growth is expected in 2012, when shipments will soar by 132 per cent to 54.2 million units. Global shipments will breach the 100-million-unit mark by 2014 and then hit 159.2 million in 2015. IHS director for television systems and retail services Riddhi Patel said, “In a major recalibration effort, television brands are changing strategies this year following lukewarm response to 3-D in 2010 when consumers balked at the high price of sets and the lack of 3-D content. In 2011, however, brands are marketing 3-D not as a must-have technology but as a desirable feature, similar to the approach they have taken with Internet connectivity.” Brands believe this approach to promoting 3-D allows consumers to decide whether they wish to use the feature when they are ready, while convincing them that their newly purchased television is future-proofed, Patel noted. This gives consumers the appearance of having the choice to use a feature already present in a purchase that they made, instead of forcing them to buy a technology for which they might be unprepared, according to the television brands. Prices Fall, Content Availability Rises: To further motivate consumers to buy 3-D TVs, brands are slashing prices. Prices for 3-D TVs fell by nine per cent during March 2011 compared to February, according to the US TV Price and Specifications Tracker, a monthly IHS iSuppli service that tracks U.S. TV prices. Within the next year, prices will shift again, in accordance with the feature mix dictated by public preferences at the moment—a process expected to democratize 3-D adoption among consumers in all income brackets. Broadcasting of 3-D also will enjoy an uptake, helping to dispel the public perception of a serious lack in currently available 3-D content for consumption. From the launch of 3-D TV services in June 2010 for the US and then in October the same year for the UK, more than 80 live sources of 3-D broadcast or pay-TV content had been delivered by the end of 2010. More programming will be available this year, topped by sports-related events and then followed by primetime entertainment, films and documentaries. Options also are arising for the 3-D glasses that are required for 3-D TV viewing. While the current active shutter glasses provide better picture quality, an alternative known as passive Film Patterned Retarder (FPR) not only will expand availability in sizes as small as 32-inches, but also will reduce the overall cost of ownership, with the glasses being more user friendly as well. By 2015, passive 3-D shipments will surpass those of active 3-D, IHS expects. The appeal of 3-D TV continues: Liquid crystal display (LCD) will remain the dominant technology for the 3-D TV market, accounting for 83 per cent of 3-D TVs sold in 2011. In comparison, plasma is a much smaller player. However, 3-D penetration in plasma is higher, as the highly touted feature is one that plasma manufacturers hope will help slow the decline of the plasma market. The 3-D TV share of the global flat-panel market will continue to rise in the years to come, jumping to 11 per cent in 2011 from 2 per cent last year, and then doubling next year to 22 per cent. By 2015, 3-D TVs will account for 52 per cent of flat-panel shipments. The most popular 3-D TV size during 2011 will be in the 40- to 41-inch range, numbering about 3.3 million units; followed by the 55- to 59-inch range, with shipments of 2.9 million units; and the 45- to 46-inch range, with 2.7 million units. source:: http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k11/may/may60.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kesav 127 Report post Posted June 10, 2011 Wimbledon to be first ever BBC 3D broadcast MUMBAI: UK pubcaster The BBC will broadcast live 3D coverage to homes across the UK for the first time, when it broadcasts the men's and ladies' finals of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships tennis Grand Slam via its HD Channel. The free-to-air broadcast of the Championships in 3D will be available to anyone who has access to a 3D TV set and to HD channels, regardless of which digital TV provider they use. The live 3D coverage of the ladies' and men's finals on 2 July and 3 July will mark the 125th anniversary of the Wimbledon Championships. The BBC's coverage is being provided in partnership with the AELTC and Sony Professional. It will also be available in a limited number of cinemas across the UK and the BBC is offering a small number of 3D screenings which will be free to members of the public via bbc.co.uk/showsandtours. This is one of a small number of 3DTV editorial experiments the BBC is currently undertaking, on behalf of licence payers. Coverage of the Championship Finals will also be available in Standard Definition (SD) on BBC One and in High Definition (HD) on BBC One HD. BBC HD and 3D head Danielle Nagler said, "I'm delighted that in this anniversary year we're bringing UK audiences a new way of getting close to the action on Centre Court. I'm sure that 3D will only add to the drama as the world's greatest players compete for the championship." BBC Executive Producer, Sport Paul Davies said, "During our 75 years of televising the Wimbledon Championships the BBC has continually broken new ground in broadcasting techniques. This unique 3D transmission is the latest innovation to bring to life all the tension, drama and excitement on one of the most iconic sporting arenas in the world." As well as coverage on BBC One, BBC One HD, BBC Two and the BBC HD channel, viewers will be able to follow the championships via BBC Online, who will be streaming all the live action direct to viewers' PCs and offering live text commentaries via the mobile service. BBC Red Button will also offer a range of viewing options throughout Wimbledon and with BBC Radio 5 Live providing extensive coverage, interviews and commentary from Wimbledon, there are more ways than ever to follow the excitement and action this year. BBC iPlayer will be offering up to two full matches every day of the tournament. Wimbledon will also be available on demand from BBC iPlayer in HD and SD. Live 3D coverage of the men's singles final will also be available in a select number of UK cinemas and at BBC Television Centre. source :: http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k11/june/june81.php Let us pray and hope that our DTH players will latch on to this greatest ever opportunity available to debut 3D content in India. You cannot get better content than sports(that too Wimbledon) to market in India. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
