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ESPN Jumping into 3D

By BlogMaster | Published January 5, 2010

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The ubiquitous sports network will become the first to have a 3D network, called ESPN 3D.

While it’s not debuting “ESPN Ocho” that popular online columnist Bill Simmons commonly refers to, ubiquitous sports franchise ESPN will be adding to its lineup the first 3D broadcast network, ESPN 3D, it reported today.

The programming will begin June 11 with the initial 2010 FIFA World Cup match between South Africa and Mexico, and continue with a minimum of 85 live sporting events in the first year, according to ESPN/ABC Sports president George Bodenheimer.

The company added that next year’s BCS National Championship Game (ABC took over coverage from Fox this season and will broadcast this week’s Texas-Alabama game), will be produced in 3D, as will particular college basketball and football games, World Cup and Summer X Games.

ESPN has been dabbling in 3D for over two years, the company said, including a USC-Ohio State broadcast shown in movie theaters and at USC’s Galen Center.

We’ve seen a handful of other sporting events recently hit the 3D realm, including NBA All-Star festivities, last year’s BCS championship and a Thursday night NFL game, to somewhat favorable reception.

Of course, those were also broadcast to commercial theaters. Will this be the crack that breaks in the dam to let in a floodgate of 3D to our TVs, which already appears to be steamrolling ahead and into the home?

by Arlen Schweiger

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/espn_jumping_into_3d/

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Battlestar Galactica Headlines This Week’s Blu-ray Releases

By BlogMaster | Published January 5, 2010

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The critically acclaimed sci-fi series is out on Blu-ray with the complete first season.

There are a handful of new releases this week, most notably a couple of critically favored television series—Battlestar Galactica (Season 1) and Chuck (Season 2).

Battlestar may be the pick of the litter for those of you who missed it the first time around, or look to the Blu-ray (or DVD) format to dig into or play catch-up on TV series that you don’t have time to watch during the week. And it’s been lauded for its social and political commentary as much as the sci-fi angle, which should look mighty fine in high-definition to go with the DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.

As far as the movies go, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ought to make for a good family movie night, and will look great if you’re a theater buff with a constant image height setup—viewing in CinemaScope 2.35:1 aspect ratio for all that wonderful animation.

Another hidden gem you may have missed is the documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys from 2001. The doc takes a look at the skateboarding world of Southern California and how it changed throughout the years.

Here’s the complete list of releases for this week, courtesy of Blu-ray.com:
10 Things I Hate About You
50 Dead Men Walking
Battlestar Galactica: Season 1
Cheaper By the Dozen 2
Chuck: The Complete Second Season
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
D. Gray-man: Season 1, Part 1
Dogtown and Z-Boys
End of Days
The Final Destination
The Green Berets
The Last Salt Caravan
The Ministers
Riding Giants
Solarmax (IMAX)
Wicked Lake

by Arlen Schweiger

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/battlestar_galactica_headlines_this_weeks_blu-ray_releases/

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Coolest Products and Tech of the Decade

By BlogMaster | Published December 31, 2009

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We take a look back at some influential A/V of the past decade.

Back in 2000, few people had high-definition televisions, DVD popularity began phasing out VHS, speedy broadband Internet wasn’t mainstream, and people had just started stocking up on MP3s (the majority illegally obtained).

Companies like TiVo and Netflix that would dramatically change people’s viewing habits were barely out of infancy.

Now we can watch just about anything we want, whenever we want, and almost wherever we want — on our TVs, computers, cell phones. And super-high quality TVs don’t cost a fortune either … far from it, even for sizes equivalent to the super-space-hogging rear-projection sets popularized in the 90s.

To go with higher-quality TVs we also have better looking video content, as Blu-ray (and HD DVD briefly) brought HD to disc form. Those Blu-ray players can even do much more than play Blu-ray discs as the decade comes to a close now too.

We also have higher-quality audio to complete the full home theater experience. Higher resolution of uncompressed soundtracks on disc, and expanded audio options that have come about with the rise of iPod and other mobile/computer-based listening.

So we’re taking a look back at some of our favorites from the decade. We’re not getting into the automation category (though you can use your iPhone to control some of that too), but there’s been plenty else to change the landscape of A/V and home theater.

Click here for the Coolest Products and Tech of the Decade.

by EH Staff

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/coolest_products_and_tech_of_the_decade/

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