Remember when Foxtel said that they’d be launching 3D trials in 2011? Turns out they were just lulling the free-to-air networks into a false sense of security, only to slap them in the face this month by claiming “first” Australian 3D TV broadcast. You see, Foxtel are planning on broadcasting the Australia vs New Zealand Socceroos friendly on May 24 in 3D, two days before the first State of Origin match.
Foxtel will be broadcasting the match next Monday night on a new channel called Fox Sports 3D, which will be available to iQ2 subscribers and Austar MyStarHD customers. The match will also be broadcast on Fox Sports 3 and Fox Sports 3 HD.
The match will be filmed using the same Sony 3D equipment being used for the World Cup, which means that it should be a pretty good look at what owners of 3D capable TVs can expect for quality of content next month.
matt
Monday, May 17, 2010 at 1:38 PMI thought you needed a newer spec of HDMI to do 3D?
like the ps3 can’t do full 3D can it? maybe they can do SD 3D over the older 1.3 spec?
hosko
Monday, May 17, 2010 at 5:15 PMSide by side 3D uses the same amount of data as the equivalent HD channel. Side be side works by halving the horizontal resolution and squishing the LHS picture in half the screen and the RHS picture into the other half. The display then un-squashes them and display’s it properly. If you don’t have a 3D TV it will just look like picture in picture.
Rod
Monday, May 17, 2010 at 2:00 PMHow many people in Aus actually have a 3D TV?
Cameron
Monday, May 17, 2010 at 2:16 PMWow, sports, of the Soccer variety, in 3D. 3 things I don’t care for at all. Good work Foxtel!
Rich
Monday, May 17, 2010 at 3:07 PMYeah, Foxtel! next time please make sure you consult Cameron before deciding which shows to broadcast and in what format…. Sheesh!
Sports, of the football variety, in 3D. 3 things I care for quite a lot! Good work Foxtel!
Dan
Monday, May 17, 2010 at 3:07 PMSo if I use the 3D glasses I got when I saw Avatar will it work or will it be a big fuzz. You really need to give us more information.
Simon Reidy
Monday, May 17, 2010 at 8:46 PMGizmodo’s been covering 3D technology in detail since it’s emergence in the home. Where have you been? :)
To answer your question, the glasses you watched Avatar through are passive glasses, so yes you’ll just see a big fuzz. For 3D in the home the vast majority of displays require powered active glasses costing around $250 a pair.
Sam Testa
Monday, May 17, 2010 at 5:24 PMThis just in… Nine will beat Foxtel by showing tonight’s repeat of Two and a Half Men in 3D