Panasonic Japan's push to bring 3D to wider audiences means more than just offering it in
smaller HDTVs. The RT2B series plasmas announced today can record TV broadcasts onto their hard discs or Blu-ray drives, and are the first
all-in-ones that play Blu-ray 3D movies as well. Available in 42- and 46-inch versions, it's unlikely we'll see them on this side of the Pacific, but much more likely to make the jump are some new 3D glasses (pictures after the break.) Now available in different sizes for the whole family, they also include sealed batteries rechargeable by USB, as opposed to the
current one-size-fits-all design that relies on a replaceable watch battery. Two hours charging via USB should equal 30 hours of watching, and at 38g, Panasonic's claiming the small kid-sized TY-EW3D2SW active shutter glasses are the lightest around. What hasn't changed yet is the price -- ¥13,000 ($149.) Barring bundle deals, outfitting the family for some
festival viewing will still be an expensive proposition when all of these start shipping August 27.
posted July 21st 2010 4:13AM
ohhhh domo arigato :P
Baka ka!
The TV remote is so amazing it has an expansion back on the upper left side.
@TheSpoonyBard
It's a rumble pack
WoW. Japan always leads in technology adoption.
all well and nice... but, those glasses. i handled a pair in store once and they feel really flimsy.
Wow.com!
I knew technology was going this way what with 3D projectors etc but didn't realise it would be as accessible as this so soon!
Very happy! :-D
I dont care about this 3D jibba-jabba (not until polarization displays and glasses become mainstream) but two thumbs up for panasonic plasma TVs!
Wish we had a 46" version of the VT20 3D NeoPDP.
It's the perfect size.
50" is pushing it for our room.
i wish i lived in japan...... :(
they have the coolest food, the greatest cars and new gadgets are almost always released there first....
Why cant I just use my Real D glasses from the movies?
Really wish they'd bring over the built in DVR TVs again. I love mine and wish my next one would do the same :-(
If I've read the source link correctly, the built-in HDD is *only* a 500GB model which at 24Mbps for the highest quality recording only gives 45 hours.
As much as I like the idea of this I'd want a bigger HDD and at £80 for a 1.5TB HDD, it's not like it'll add massively to the cost of the TV considering it's likely UK pricing - if it ever hits the UK. I'd guess at least £3k, so £80 on top of that isn't really going to hurt too much
Why would you need recharageable glasses? Movie theater glasses don't need any sort of power to work.
@Rasenganfan2
3DTVs use shutter glasses not polarized.
@fel
What's the difference? Why can't they use the same thing as theaters?
@Rasenganfan2 that would be more expensive.