Sky to launch 3D TV

[172boost]

http://www.sky.com/shop/3d/home/?DCMP=ilc-aa1_Jan10_3d

 

[Cliorep]

Emmerdale in 3D, Wooop!

i was forced to watch it as a kid, not my fault

 

[Phill1978]

will people really sit with glasses over their glasses ?

also have any studies been conducted towards the long term effects of fooling your eyes with polarised lenses ?

ive seen the tech it is impressive but id hate for people to spend the next 10 years using this tech only to be blind for when real 3D tv`s come out lol

 

[AlexHealy]

You can see it now..

A few of the lads are meeting up at one of the boys houses to watch the big game. "Oh yeah, you'll need to bring your own glasses over, I've only got 1 set"

 

[clayton6]

Apr 3rd the channel is launching on EPG, only broadcasting to businesses/companies who have subscribed to the few test programmes though, public won't see it untill October ish. Remember reading there's about 10 more football games being shown, and a few cinemas are showing F1 in 3d all season.

 

[dk]

Apr 3rd the channel is launching on EPG, only broadcasting to businesses/companies who have subscribed to the few test programmes though, public won't see it untill October ish. Remember reading there's about 10 more football games being shown, and a few cinemas are showing F1 in 3d all season.

not quite true, normal customers can also get it from the 3rd, but that might just be the showreel

Sky has confirmed that its new 3D TV channel will launch to pubs in the UK on April 3 for Manchester United's game against Chelsea.
The satellite broadcaster said that over a thousand pubs and clubs have already signed up to receive Sky 3D, with more expected to follow in the weeks ahead.
After the April 3 transmission, Sky intends to show at least five more Premier League games before for the current season ends. At the end of May, the firm will also carry live 3D coverage of all Football League play-off finals at Wembley Stadium.
Outside of the live 3D sport, Sky's 3D channel will carry a showreel of the firm's 3D content captured to date. The showreel will also be made available to residential customers subscribed to Sky's top tier channels and HD pack.
The Sky 3D channel will actually appear on Sky's electronic programming guide before April 3, but customers wanting to access the preview content ahead of the live date will need to contact Sky with details of their 3D TV set so that the channel can be activated.
Sky director product design and development Brian Lenz said: "It's fitting that one of the biggest games of the season will be the launch pad for our pioneering Sky 3D service.
"With 3D, seeing really is believing, so it's great news that over a thousand pubs across the country will be able to show the magic of 3D to their customers."
Viewers can watch Sky's 3D channel by using either passive 3D glasses, which are cheap but require expensive TV sets, or active glasses incorporating mechanised shutter technology, which are more expensive but use cheaper sets.
Sony, Samsung, LG and Panasonic have all confirmed plans to support Sky's 3D channel by launching 3D TV sets in the UK market.

I got an email from comet the other day asking me to pre-order my 3d set for july, only one per hoursehold lol (they must think its going to be popular) and a 40" sony is £2k

not heard of these more expensive glasses though before, wonder if anything will come out like a plug in box to allow people with non-3d tv's to watch?

i'm sure theres already a thread about this though so they should be merged.

 

[Storm_Force]

Nice to see at least its going to be free if you have the hd pack and sky world. I did think this would be another extra cost on top.

 

[Keydogg]

I was hoping the opposite, that Sky HD would become free but 3D would be £10 a month. That would never happen though because they would instantly lose all the £10s who h are paid by most of us HD subscribers so I guess I was dreaming!

 

[Storm_Force]

yeah true but seeing there are over 1.6 million HD subs at £10 per month you can see why they wouldn't ditch it LOL.

 

[clayton6]

HD will eventually become free just like Sky+ after they receive all the money from 3d and the new anytime+ service which is launching soon aswell. Then it will be on to the next money making thing lol

 

[Needster]

Saw this advertised in the cinema. It looked mint. Shame the TVs are about 2k. About 1500 out of my budget. LOL!

 

[SC03OTT]

I wasn't that impressed with Avatar 3D, so can't see me shelling out thousands just yet to upgrade.

 

[Revels]

If it's anything like the one in Harrods, it's shite.

 

[dk]

its not, thats a 3d tv without having to use glasses, these will be avatar quality

 

[H182]

HD will eventually become free just like Sky+ after they receive all the money from 3d and the new anytime+ service which is launching soon aswell. Then it will be on to the next money making thing lol

Thats what I'm waiting for. Despise paying an extra £10 tbh.

 

[Storm_Force]

although it would be good if they dropped the hd sub it wouldn't make business sense to do so:

1.6m hd subs @ 10 per month = £16 million per year .. granted not everyone pays the £10 as they are offers etc but still alot of money.

 

[richy22]

The glasses at the cinema give me weird headaches as the outsides seem to be blurrywhereas the main bit is clean and clear.. Well they dont give me headaches really just make me feel tired and hurt the eyes.

Apparently my Samsung Plasma can do 3D...I just need to shell out for the software and glasses and a card that can do 1080p streaming. I quite fancy giving it a go but can't be bothered to be honest.