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Originally Posted by GordonP. /forum/post/18378485
It certainly seems they would have some economic incentive to make it apply to more than one format (there is at least one potential PS3 buyer waiting to see if his TV would be supported). And I would guess for the next year or so, there will be more checkerboard owners than other format.
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Originally Posted by GordonP. /forum/post/18378485
So I'm not capable of understanding high-level tech talk, but it seems like sony is not ruling-out use of the PS3 with HDMI 1.3 tvs. Is the second video saying that basically the 3d video will be sent out via HDMI 1.3 at a 1.4 bandwidth, but the audio and other features will not? If so, we could get 1080p to both eyes.
This leaves hope for DLP checkerboard owners who have HDMI 1.3 tvs. In my case, I don't have an audio receiver with HDMI pass-thru anyway, so all audio is passed via toslink. And I don't recall sony anywhere actually saying the upgrade wouldn't include checkerboard support. It certainly seems they would have some economic incentive to make it apply to more than one format (there is at least one potential PS3 buyer waiting to see if his TV would be supported). And I would guess for the next year or so, there will be more checkerboard owners than other format.
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Originally Posted by GordonP. /forum/post/18380103
I'm mainly interested whether, in theory, a PS3 could send 3-d over 1.3 HDMI to my DLP. Now whether they would be so altruistic as to include checkerboard is another matter.
I doubt many current DLP owners would shell over another $3000 for a sony tv, when a $100 adapter would be sufficient. And sony should be interested in being compatible with all 3-d sets. If the whole PS3 situation was an attempt to increase sony TV sales they probably wouldn't have made PS3's compatible with other brands to begin with.
I'm curious, does anyone know how this $100 adapter will work? Will it be connected betweent he HDMI source and my TV? If so, would i have to switch inputs when I go from cable to Blu-ray, or purchase an adapter for each HDMI input?
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Originally Posted by Joseph Clark /forum/post/18380614
I'll be keeping my eye on Octava to produce an HDMI 1.4 matrix switcher. I have their HDMI 1.3a 4x4 matrix switcher, and it's a thing of beauty. Any 4 inputs to any or all 4 displays simultaneously. Great design and ultra cheap price, especially compared to the "big boys" like Geffen. Octava products just plain work.
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Perfect for systems using PS3 which has internal LPCM decoding on HDMI. The 4x2 can take the decoded LPCM from the PS3 and convert to 5.1/7.1 ( 8ch) Analog Audio for easy integration with your high end 5.1/7.1 audio receiver/amp.
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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart /forum/post/18380227
My guesstimate is, it will look like THIS
You are going to have to use some kind of a switcher to have more than one 3D input. Either a 1.4 receiver or a 1.4 2, 3 or 4 to 1 switcher which isn't available (AFAIK) today but will be as they made 1.3 switchers.
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Originally Posted by walford /forum/post/18382565
Since one of the announcec benefits of the DLP adapter is that it supports different 3D input formats. I do not beleive the rumor that it will have only one HDMI input. I expect at least two, one for Blu-Ray player and one for a Cable or Satellite STB and possibly a third for PC game input.
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LAS VEGAS — January 5, 2010 —Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. (MDEA) will showcase the flexibility and versatility of its 3D-ready TV products by displaying 3D content delivered by various video sources, including Blu-Ray players at CES 2010 in the “Experience 3D Tech Zone”. MDEA has also announced a new 3D adapter which will provide Mitsubishi 3D-ready Home Theater TV owners with an easy and affordable solution to display 3D from a 3D Blu-Ray player. The Mitsubishi 3DC-1000 3D adapter will be available in late spring of 2010. MDEA will be located in CES booth #14548, Central Hall.
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¹ In order to display 3D images, Mitsubishi LaserVue® & Home Theater 3D Ready TVs require source devices to support checkerboard format for display of 3D gaming or 3D Blu-ray content. Some 3D Blu-ray players (BDPs) may output a checkerboard format that is compatible with Mitsubishi 3D Ready TVs. For 3D BDPs that do not output a compatible checkerboard format, Mitsubishi plans to offer the 3DC-1000 3D adapter. The 3DC-1000 will convert the 3D BDP output to a 3D format that can be displayed by any Mitsubishi 3D Ready TV.
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Originally Posted by walford /forum/post/18385788
Well I was wrong on that one, so regretfully users wiill have to use a switch in order to support different 3D inport sources.
If you write them back in would be nice to know if they see no problem receiving 3D content from STBs receiving sporting events broadcast in 720p 3D by cable channels such as ESPN-3D.
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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart /forum/post/18382734
¹ In order to display 3D images, Mitsubishi LaserVue® & Home Theater 3D Ready TVs require source devices to support checkerboard format for display of 3D gaming or 3D Blu-ray content. Some 3D Blu-ray players (BDPs) may output a checkerboard format that is compatible with Mitsubishi 3D Ready TVs. For 3D BDPs that do not output a compatible checkerboard format, Mitsubishi plans to offer the 3DC-1000 3D adapter. The 3DC-1000 will convert the 3D BDP output to a 3D format that can be displayed by any Mitsubishi 3D Ready TV.
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Originally Posted by bferr1 /forum/post/18392299
Interesting wording. Not only does it have to be checkerboard, it has to be a compatible checkerboard, which is something I've never considered. Are there checkerboards that are incompatible?
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Originally Posted by aa84664p /forum/post/18406827
All jockeying aside. Whats the endgame, when will Sony launch this firmware upgrade for HDMI 1.4? Also the sammy UNC7000 is 1.4 compatible. correct?