Getting curious about 3-D home theater.

*gobo* · 02-06-2012, 02:10 AM

Anyone know exactly what equipment upgrades I would need to make in order to support it? Just the Bluray player?

**Jester** · 02-06-2012, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by gobo

Anyone know exactly what equipment upgrades I would need to make in order to support it? Just the Bluray player?

I think you need a 3D capable TV...unless new digital projectors can handle 3D. Can they? I mean...it'd be like projecting a 3D movie on a smaller scale.

Is it sad that the person attempting to answer knows less than the OP?

joe-eyeball · 02-06-2012, 09:27 AM

you need a 3D tv, a 3D blu-ray player, high speed hdmi cable(1.4), and 3D glasses. Now if you have a ps3, then with a simple firmware update it becomes 3D capable, but if you do not, then you buy a 3D blu-ray player. ALso your HD TV needs to be 3D ready. There are many options on 3D tvs now. Sometimes the trickiest part for some is getting the correct glasses, not all glasses are compatable with every tv. There are active shutter glasses and real D glasses which are the same as ones you would wear in a theater. Active shutter glasses use batteries and styles vary greatly in terms of comfort, television compatability, and 3D clarity.

It should also be mentioned that if you have earlier generation DLP HD televisions made by Samsung or Toshiba your TV is already 3D ready. However you need a very specific blu-ray player for the 3D to work. This is because those televisions operate on checkerboard 3D and not the current side-by-side format. You would also need an emitter for the glasses to work due to the fact that those tvs do not have one built in. Hope this helps, and i am sure i forgot to mention a few things just let me know if you have more questions. i will be happy to answer them. If you setup is right 3D at home can be quite enjoyable. i will say that the format is getting much better, but it still is not perfect.

*gobo* · 02-06-2012, 09:35 AM

Yow! That sure is a lot to consider.

Would it simplify things if I said I was interested in playing it via projector?

joe-eyeball · 02-06-2012, 10:01 AM

It would as long as your projector is capable of 3D display, then you would not have to buy a tv. You would still need a 3D blu-ray player and the glasses. Also a high speed hdmi connection on your projector. I must admit that my knowledge of projectors is not great but from researching this in the past i had found that not all projectors are well suited for 3D. Hope this helps.

*MrPliggins* · 02-08-2012, 12:41 AM

Realize too that many cable channels do not broadcast in 3d. Also you might need to buy 3-D blu-ray discs, which are usually 30-40 bucks a pop. I haven't seen them for rental anywhere, but maybe there is somewhere?

02-06-2012, 02:10 AM	#1
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	Getting curious about 3-D home theater. Anyone know exactly what equipment upgrades I would need to make in order to support it? Just the Bluray player? __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

02-06-2012, 09:35 AM	#4
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	Yow! That sure is a lot to consider. Would it simplify things if I said I was interested in playing it via projector? __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

02-06-2012, 09:27 AM	#3
joe-eyeball Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cleveland Posts: 708	you need a 3D tv, a 3D blu-ray player, high speed hdmi cable(1.4), and 3D glasses. Now if you have a ps3, then with a simple firmware update it becomes 3D capable, but if you do not, then you buy a 3D blu-ray player. ALso your HD TV needs to be 3D ready. There are many options on 3D tvs now. Sometimes the trickiest part for some is getting the correct glasses, not all glasses are compatable with every tv. There are active shutter glasses and real D glasses which are the same as ones you would wear in a theater. Active shutter glasses use batteries and styles vary greatly in terms of comfort, television compatability, and 3D clarity. It should also be mentioned that if you have earlier generation DLP HD televisions made by Samsung or Toshiba your TV is already 3D ready. However you need a very specific blu-ray player for the 3D to work. This is because those televisions operate on checkerboard 3D and not the current side-by-side format. You would also need an emitter for the glasses to work due to the fact that those tvs do not have one built in. Hope this helps, and i am sure i forgot to mention a few things just let me know if you have more questions. i will be happy to answer them. If you setup is right 3D at home can be quite enjoyable. i will say that the format is getting much better, but it still is not perfect.

02-06-2012, 10:01 AM	#5
joe-eyeball Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cleveland Posts: 708	It would as long as your projector is capable of 3D display, then you would not have to buy a tv. You would still need a 3D blu-ray player and the glasses. Also a high speed hdmi connection on your projector. I must admit that my knowledge of projectors is not great but from researching this in the past i had found that not all projectors are well suited for 3D. Hope this helps.

02-08-2012, 12:41 AM	#6
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	Realize too that many cable channels do not broadcast in 3d. Also you might need to buy 3-D blu-ray discs, which are usually 30-40 bucks a pop. I haven't seen them for rental anywhere, but maybe there is somewhere?