3D games – more so than 3D movies or 3D sports – is widely regarded as the “killer” content that can persuade consumers to take out their wallets and splash out on a brand new 3D TV. Bearing this in mind, TV manufacturers like Samsung, Panasonic, LG and Sony who have competed fiercely to launch their respective 3D-ready models this ... Read More »

Love it or hate it, it cannot be denied that 3D TV is making inroads in the United Kingdom despite the oft-mentioned inhibiting factors of high cost-to-switch, paucity of 3D content and compulsory 3D eyewear. Persistent marketing by TV manufacturers such as Samsung, LG, Panasonic and Sony, and 3D content providers like Sky – either in TV commercials or nationwide ... Read More »

Although it has pipped British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) to launch the first “commercially available 3D service” in the United Kingdom at the start of this week, Virgin Media is fully aware that the amount of 3D content available on its “3D Movies On Demand” channel is significantly dwarfed by that found on the rivalling Sky 3D channel which was launched ... Read More »

In an unprecedented intercontinental transmission across the web, BBC has broadcast an ultra-high-definition video feed from the United Kingdom to Tokyo using an experimental display technology developed by Japan’s national public broadcasting organisation NHK. Dubbed “Super Hi-Vision” by NHK, the ultra high-definition video format boasts a mind-boggling resolution of 7680 x 4320, i.e. offering 16 times the number of pixels ... Read More »

Following last month’s news that ITV is going to launch its remaining 3 channels of ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 in crisp high-definition on the Sky satellite TV subscription platform, the date of the first HD broadcast has now been confirmed: Sky+ HD subscribers will be able to tune in to the ITV2 HD channel from the 7th of October. Although ... Read More »