TIVO + 3D

The Tivo Premiere is HDMI v1.3a. That said, I'm 99% sure the cable companies are transmitting 3D using the SBS (side-by-side) format which does not require HDMI 1.4. Take a look at a 3D channel on a 2D display and you'll see two images each filling half of the screen... each side is the image meant for one eye and a 3D display stretches these images and displays them sequentially to each eye individually, creating the stereoscopic 3D effect.

I use the TiVo HD (older model) and have no problem with watching shows in 3D on it. ESPN 3D is t/b and Xfinity 3D is l/r. I just have to set my 3DA-1 to the correct format manually to get the 3D looking right. Since my TiVo is older and it works, you should have no issue with the newer model.

Who is your cable provider? Only reason I ask is I have the TivoHDs and, on 2D displays, I see ESPN 3D as SBS (L/R), not T/B. I would have thought this to be set by the network, not the cable provider, but it seems like it possibly varies by provider or market?

Either way, you should not need HDMI 1.4 for 3D from TivoHD or Premiere.

I have Comcast - I may have mixed them up. My main point is that I have two 3D channels, and one is l/r and the other is t/b.

I currently use the TIVO Premiere with Comcast and the 3D content on the Xfinity 3D is SBS with ESPN being TB. I have the Vizio passive setup and the 3D works great! (for cable)