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Sony Announces First 3D Blu-ray Disc Players

Posted by timothy on from the please-remaster-that-boring-casablanca dept.

angry tapir writes "Sony has announced a new 3D Blu-ray Disc player and upgrades to existing players so that they will be able to show high-definition 3D movies too. The company introduced the BDP-S470 Blu-ray Disc model and upgraded existing home theater systems, which will be able to play Blu-ray movies when related firmware for the devices is released later this year. Movies based on the Blu-ray 3D specification, which was finalized by the Blu-ray Association in December, can be shown on the players."

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  1. Re:What about the PS3? by Xamusk · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I thought the PS3 would be the first one to have BR 3D support, since it was announced when the spec became ready.

    I guess they will release an update to the PS3 firmware only when those new players are old and sold out.

  2. Stereoscopic != 3D by stavrica · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Is anybody else bothered by the false advertising that well funded corporate marketing and headline-seeking news is shoving down the public's collective throat?

    Claiming that a stereoscopic picture is the equivalent of a 3 dimensional projection is the equivalent of presenting a stereo entertainment center and claiming that it is surround sound.