http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/ Engadget Comments for Comcast positioning itself to be King of 3D programming, will upgrade to real 3D this year http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
Impressive.]]>Jan 26th 2010 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/yes 3d boobies or gtfo!]]>Jan 26th 2010 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
And what about movies like Up In the Air or Extraordinary Measures, just to name a couple current releases? Those movies don't stand to gain anything using 3D, as is the case for most movies. I just don't see 3D becoming the next big thing in television, at least, not any time soon. I can see the benefits to watching even the most trivial shows in HD, but the scope of shows improved by 3D would be very limited.

It's 2010 and we can't even get major national television networks in some areas to go HD and you can forget about the local stations.]]>Jan 26th 2010 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
"One movie does not make a revolution."
fixed.

Sidenote, the picture for this article is hilarious.]]>Jan 26th 2010 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/


And someone needs to tell the emperor that he ain't got no clothes on.]]>Jan 26th 2010 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/I think someone told God that at one point too.

He was like, "trust me! This 3D universe thing has legs!".

We saw how thaaaaat panned out.]]>Jan 26th 2010 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
"HELL YEAH!"

"Sweet. Oh wait, there's five of us and I only have four sets of 3D glasses. We'll have to draw straws..."

OR

"Sweet. Oh wait, there's really only 3 or 4 specific positions you can sit in for the 3D effect to work. That means one of you guys is going to have to sit on someone's lap."]]>Jan 26th 2010 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
Well, shoot. Why don't I stop at the Radio Shack on my way over and pick up a couple of extra pairs? You can never have too many specs on game day, I always say.]]>Jan 26th 2010 9:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
I'd make some comment about comcast, but then my network will get throttled down]]>Jan 26th 2010 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
Especially when FIOS hits my area.

If you could ACTUALLY provide me with the internet speeds I am paying for, MAYBE I will think about staying with you.]]>Jan 26th 2010 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
good luck getting better speeds on anything but fiber. And honestly, what do you need faster internet than what comcast provides anyway? My parents live in the chicago suburbs, and their service is faster than I could ever imagine needing.]]>Jan 26th 2010 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
Major FAIL Comcast.]]>Jan 26th 2010 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Agreed, anaglyph 3d is ancient and to dust it off as the new hotness really shows how uninventive and quick to turn a dollar these companies are. For everyone else, catch up on some history: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoscopy]]>Jan 27th 2010 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
this will simply reinforce people's idea that the anaglphy 3-D is what will be coming down the road on the Direct TV standard and the Blu-Ray standard when it is NOT the same 3-D standard. *sigh*.]]>Jan 26th 2010 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/]]>Jan 26th 2010 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/


And someone needs to tell the emperor that he ain't got no clothes on.]]>Jan 26th 2010 11:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/You are correct: http://www.multichannel.com/article/314752-Comcast_Rides_51_HD_Channels_Into_S_F_Bay_Area.php]]>Jan 27th 2010 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
Although I'm bitter cause they don't work with my eyes.]]>Jan 26th 2010 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
Jeez Louise! As a Cablevision customer, I'm still waiting for MSNBC in high-def! Will I see 3D before that is accomplished? Damn companies need to get their priorities in order.]]>Jan 26th 2010 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/No. I don't watch TV at all (except for the occasional sporting event and I can barely tolerate that) because it is low-brow corporate trash laced with consumerist propaganda. However, my wife puts on MSNBC occasionally and it's the only channel I could remember to make my point. As soon as the TV goes on, I put on my noise-cancelling headphones and open the lappy.

The point is that I pay for all the fees and gear for digital HD and I'm not getting it on lots of channels. Will I get (and pay for) 3D before that changes?

On another note, I assume you watch Faux news because your knee-jerk comments have a familiar tone to them.]]>Jan 27th 2010 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
I have a Motorola DCX3400 and it is physically capable of decoding a 1080p MPEG4 stream and outputting it along with Dolby TruHD over HDMI.

First things first! Can't build a house without a foundation!]]>Jan 26th 2010 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 27th 2010 12:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
I'm in - thanks Shaq!]]>Jan 26th 2010 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
In reality this tv are true 120hz tvs. Also if comcast does add a 3d tier that is another benefit to people that don't care for 3d. Because you simply don't pay for it!!!]]>Jan 26th 2010 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
I see what you're saying, but I'm more upset that they're moving onto a new feature when we have yet to make the most of the current one. We're how many years into HD programing and I still have channels with no HD offering and HD channels that are nothing more than stretch-o-vision. How about we work on that first?]]>Jan 26th 2010 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
As far as better quality HD that's going to take about 10 years simply because as more primetime tv is filmed in HD there will be more content to show. Comcast can't control what the providers send to them. They can do there best to not make it worse but much of the bad HD is bad because Tbs/TNT/espn send them garbage in the 1st place.

Just look at Blue Ray movies to see how diffenrent quality can be from one production company to the next ]]>Jan 26th 2010 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
So, I suspect the current 3D movement is a fad. Maybe it will happen someday, but not for quite a while.]]>Jan 26th 2010 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 27th 2010 12:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/Jan 26th 2010 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/comcast-positioning-itself-to-be-king-of-3d-programming/
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