3D Upgrade Paralyzes DirecTV Boxes
 DirecTV customers woke up to gray screens on Tuesday after an automatic update crippled HD DVRs.
You didn’t need a tweet from DirecTV to learn about an an automatic update that crippled HD DVRs overnight.
By morning, frantic customers and loved ones were already doing what they could to reboot the boxes, or were calling their custom electronics (CE) pros with tales of woe.
“My wife called as I was on the way to work this morning. Kids were up and couldn’t watch Curious George,” wrote FINS on remotecentral.com.
On the same site, edizzle reported: “It is the update for 3D. all 5 of my boxes were frozen and i have already fielded dozens of calls. most were fine after one RBR (red button reset), some required two. 3D on 6/11 channel 106. get your goggles ready.”
Indeed, DirecTV subscribers are waiting in anticipation of 3D World Cup soccer action that kicks off on June 11 on ESPN 3D.
Added this from a CE pro with the user name Fiasco: “I’m going out to a house tomorrow afternoon to fix their DTV boxes (they have 7).” We’ve certainly seen our share of such widespread HD DVR installations for individual homes here at Electronic House.
DirecTV posted this message on Twitter earlier this morning:
HDDVR customers: If your HDDVR will NOT power on, unplug the unit from the wall, wait 15sec, then replug, & repeat 1x to restore service.
That seemed to do the trick, except for remotecentral reader SignatureSV, who got a “gray screen of death lol” even after four RBRs and two unplugs.
by Julie Jacobson
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Onkyo Adds 3D-Ready, THX-Certified Receivers
 Onkyo’s TX-NR1008 3D-ready Receiver will ship at the end of July for $1,399. TX-NR1008, TX-NR808 and TX-NR708 each have seven HDMI 1.4a connections.
Onkyo has introduced three 3D-ready network receivers.
The TX-NR1008 (9.2-channel), TX-NR808 (7.2) and TX-NR708 (7.2) each have seven HDMI 1.4a connections and are THX Select2 Plus Certified. Onkyo released three entry-level, 3D-ready receivers in March.
The receivers, which are Windows 7 compatible and DLNA 1.5 certified, include a rear-panel Ethernet port so they can be used with the Internet or a home PC. Supported streaming services include Pandora, Rhapsody, vTuner, Sirius Internet Radio, Napster, Mediafly, and more.
All three receivers have an iPhone/iPod-compatible front-side USB port that allows on-screen display of album art and navigation via the included remote.
The TX-NR1008 and TX-NR808 include Onkyo’s bi-directional and customizable preprogrammed remote control.
 Onkyo TX-NR808 3D-Ready Receiver - Available At Custom Installation Services! Other features:
-Analog RGB input for video content from a connected PC
-Audyssey equalization and room-correction technologies
-Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Pro Logic IIz and Audyssey DSX
-Can distribute audio in up to three rooms
-The TX-NR1008 adds one extra HDMI output, as well as ISF video calibration controls and an extra 192 kHz/24-bit Burr Brown DAC for multi-channel audio processing.
The TX-NR708 and TX-NR808 will ship the beginning of July for $899 and $1,099, respectively. The TX-NR1008 will ship at the end of July for $1,399.
by Steve Crowe
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/onkyo_adds_3d_ready_thx_certified_receivers/
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Sony, Samsung Talk 3D, LCDs
 C.I.S. - Charlotte, NC's 1st Choice For Samsung HDTV Sales & Installation! Are Sony and Samsung talking up 3D standards?
When you put the two leaders of two high-profile companies in a room, good things are bound to happen, right?
Sony CEO Howard Stringer and Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee met behind closed doors Monday for the first time since Lee returned to the top of Samsung in March.
While Sony says the meeting is just a regular discussion with its LCD partner, analysts are speculating that Sony is trying to secure more reliable panel supplies after a lackluster performance from a previous partnership with Sharp.
Other possible points of discussion are 3D standards. While source-to-sink standards for both Blu-ray and broadcast TV have been settled on, similar industry-wide standards for 3D glasses are nearly non-existent. Two major CE companies standardizing 3D glasses would be a coup for the industry, but it’s just speculation at this point.
What isn’t speculation is Sony’s need for a steady supply of higher-end LCD panels. While there’s nothing technologically revolutionary in 3D-capable LCD panels, their 240Hz refresh rates make them more expensive than similar 120Hz panels. Sony’s recent partnership with Sharp was met with lackluster results, which may compound problems as display sales tick up in the midst of industry buzz and economic recovery.
And this Google TV thing might sell a TV or two.
by Stephen Hopkins
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/sony_samsung_talk_3d_lcds/
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