3D TV channel on its
way
Friday, Jul 31 2009 | Author and
categories:
Stephanie
Martin |
media(tion)
BSkyB (also known
as British Sky Broadcasting) will launch Europe's
first 3D television channel in the UK next year -
offering movies, sports and entertainment
programming. According to an a
rticle in the UK's
Guardian, BSkyB, a satellite
broadcaster that thinks 3D TV may be reality
within the next few years, is planning to get
moving on an all-3D channel, after getting a major
boost in subscribers to its Sky+ HD set-top box,
which is also capable of broadcasting in 3D. Once
the channel is available, customers can
use their current Sky+ HD box, but will need to
get a special televisions set, and will need to
get their own 3D glasses.
With this on the horizon, I think it's time UK
designers start work on lines of fashionable 3D
glasses - right? If people are going to be able to
watch 3D TV at home all the time, disposable paper
glasses just won't do...
If this works out well, it might not be long until
we, here in America, are crowding around our own TVs
to catch a baseball game in 3D.
-posted by Stephanie