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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. Finally by SnarfQuest · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally, a 3D blue-ray player! I keep losing my 2-dimensional player when the wind blows it under the couch. It's impossible to see from the side, since it is infinately thin, so I have to move the couch to be able to see it from the top or bottom. They should have made them 3 dimensional in the first place!

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  2. Re:What about the PS3? by Gandhi+of+War · · Score: 5, Informative

    It says in the first linked article that the PS3 will be supported by the Blu-ray 3D specs.

  3. Re:Stereoscopic != 3D by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    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.

    Stereoscopic, def.: "The viewing of objects as three-dimensional."

    Clue: you're being a douche when you rant on threads you have nothing to contribute, beside the obvious.