Oops, NFL 3D game coverage as hiccup but all ends well.

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Oops, NFL 3D game coverage as hiccup but all ends well.

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But that has to be expected with pioneering tech like this & it was always billed as a test for the broadcaster, hence the restricted audience.

Last nights test put on by 3ality Digital LLC [we told you about a couple of days ago here], saw a only couple of temporary satellite feed loses & a few horrid panning camera work that left some pulling of their glasses & reaching for their sick bags but according to the Yahoo article the selective theater viewers/ journo’s where generally impressed.

"It's amazing," said Chad Ahrendt, a 35-year-old writer from Los Angeles who attended the screening in Hollywood. "Technically they obviously have a little ways to go, but once they work out all the kinks, it's definitely the new era of television."

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Only about 2 percent of the nation's TV sets are equipped to handle 3-D broadcasts.
2 percent, huh? That's not so bad all things considered.
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2%?? cant be.. thats way too much..
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sharky wrote:2%?? cant be.. thats way too much..
:? LOL, try minus 2% in "Blighty" UK
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