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Sony Expands 3D TV Offerings With Home Cinema Update

3D Television at home!

After news that Sony will be releasing 3D capable Blu-ray players they have now announced that 3D movie playback will now be available for some 2.1 and 5.1 home cinema systems via a software update.

Customers that want to experience the immersive experience that is 3D have a number of home cinema products available. The BDV-F500 and BDV-F700 2.1 channel packages offer Blu-ray 3D capability, the former with desktop or wall mountable satellites, the latter with slim floor standing speakers. Sony’s 5.1 home cinema system offering are equally impressive in technological terms. Style has also played an important part in the design of these models, created to perfectly match the latest BRAVIA televisions. Models include the BDV-E370, BDV-E670W, BDV-E870, BDV-E970W and the BDV-IZ1000W.

Sony are certainly throwing their weight behind the 3D revolution, after a raft of announcements at CES this year that included the latest models of BRAVIA televisions, a demo of Gran Turismo 5 in 3D and a host of Blu-ray players, this latest news highlights that 3D TV and movies are an important aspect to Sony’s offerings this year. The commitment of the company to start broadcasting television, movies and sporting events in the 3D is further evidence of this commitment.

The hope is that the cardboard glasses of yesteryear will be completely done away with; instead Active Shutter glasses delivering the stereoscopic experience will bring 3D technology into the home. The Active Shutter technology tricks the eyes by synchronising the refresh rate of the TV set with the glasses, displays are then alternated to deliver a 3D effect to the viewer.

It is technology like this that will make a Sony home cinema system a key component in creating a 3D movie experience in the living room. This latest update to home cinema systems and new 3D ready products will only add to the speculation that 2010 will be the year of 3D.

Posted: February 12th, 2010
by Naomi Roberts

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Categories: Television

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  1. Its great to see sony and the other tv manufactuers in the news instead of apple and microsoft , who said tv is dead ! go sony i cant wait for my 3dtv

    roddy

    13 Feb 10 at 1:03 am

  2. Wow..I can’t wait.

    MadMax

    13 Feb 10 at 1:58 pm

  3. Since this article was published way back in February, Sony have not published any details of there flagship models for the BDV E and F Series Home Cinema Kits. The BDV-E970W had appeared on the sony.co.uk website but has since disapeared. I’ve not seen anything on the BDV-F700… Calling Sony support and they don’t seem to have heard of it. Most other counties in Europe are selling these flagship models but not the UK, it seems pretty depressing for uk Brits if you ask me :( cheers, dave.

    Dave Jones

    14 Jun 10 at 6:34 pm


 

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