Smart HD Screens and Blu Ray 3D in 2010

Many high-end brands of flatscreens will be looking to carry a number of previously unfamiliar feature capabilities like Full HD 3D compatible, have Freeview HD tuners, sport LED backlights and have Wi-Fi as standard.

There’s also access to IPTV content, DNLA media streaming from networked PCs and NAS boxes, plus eco functions like low consumption stand-by modes. TVs will typically offer between 200-600Hz picture processing speeds with Image Blur Reduction.

Add to this the Freeview with HD built in functions to be released in 2010 the new DVB-T2 modules are now in production, key to all sets’ commercialisation..

Most manufacturers have been patiently waiting to get hold of chipsets for products aimed at receiving the UK’s fledgling Freeview HD service. DVB-T2 significantly increases data transmission capacity compared to the original DVB-T standard.

Sony says its LSI will enable ‘high sensitivity reception, even within weak electric fields’ without putting pressure on a device’s power supply.

All this comes out at a time when the The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) announced the finalisation and release of the “Blu-ray 3D” specification. The specification, which represents the work of the leading Hollywood studios and consumer electronic and computer manufacturers, will enable the home entertainment industry to bring the 3D experience into consumers’ living rooms on Blu-ray Disc, the most capable high definition home entertainment platform.

“Movie goers have shown an overwhelming preference for 3D when presented with the option to see a theatrical release in either 3D or 2D,” said Victor Matsuda, chairman, BDA Global Promotions Committee. “We believe this demand for 3D content will carry over into the home now that we have, in Blu-ray Disc, a medium that can deliver a quality Full HD 3D experience to the living room.”

The “Blu-ray 3D” specification fully leverages the technical advantages of the Blu-ray Disc format to deliver unmatched picture quality as well as uniformity and compatibility across the full range of Blu-ray 3D products, both hardware and software. Notably, the specification allows every Blu-ray 3D player and movie to deliver Full HD 1080p resolution, thereby maintaining the industry leading image quality to which Blu-ray Disc viewers are accustomed. The specification is also display agnostic, meaning that Blu-ray 3D products will deliver the 3D image to any compatible 3D display, regardless of whether that display uses LCD, Plasma or other technology and regardless of what 3D technology the display uses.

Additionally, the specification supports playback of 2D discs in forthcoming 3D players currently in homes around the world.