DirecTV Readies 3D Channel with Satellite Launch
Posted by In-Three.
A whole new avenue for seeing 3D content may be available soon. DirecTV has launched a new HD satellite and perhaps with it a new channel devoted to stereoscopic programming. Combine this with 3D Blu-ray capability and soon there will be plenty of ways to watch your favorite 3D film or show at home.
The launch of the new satellite is also fueling speculation that DirecTV will launch a 3D HD service next year, something 3D insiders have suggested privately for months. The blog HDGuru.com reported yesterday that DirecTV will use DirecTV 12 to start an all-3D HD channel offering an assortment of movies, sports and programs in 3D, and that it will announce the new service at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week. According to the report, which cited unnamed sources, DirecTV’s current HDTV boxes will receive a firmware upgrade to allow existing subscribers to receive HD 3D programming that will be compatible with new 3D-capable HDTV sets from Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, LG and other TV makers, as well as existing Mitsubishi DLP sets that will require a 3D converter box. All the sets would require DirecTV subscribers to wear special glasses to view the 3D content.
