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  • How to force your DirecTV receiver to output 3D

    How to force your DirecTV receiver to output 3D

    Posted on June 20, 2010 | No Comments
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    The entire point of frame compatible 3D is the ability to send a 3D signal via 2D equipment so that only the source and the display itself needs to be 3D aware. Now for a reason that we can't comprehend, DirecTV decided to try to make things simple and in the process completely disabled 3D for every customers except those who bought a select number of 3DTVs and have already upgraded their AV receiver to a 3D aware model. There is a solution though. You see DirecTV's receivers are simply checking for specific EDID information via HDMI, so a simple device like Gefen's HDMI Detective can trick the satellite receiver. All you have to do is connect the Detective to one of the officially supported 3DTVs (might require a trip to the TV store) and record the EDID information. Then you connect it inline to your DirecTV receiver and you can enjoy yourself some 3D -- or just watch the side by side image. This trick will probably also work for Samsung owners who want to use Mitsubishi's checkerboard converter and might even force your old HDMI equipped AV receiver to pass 3D -- Blu-ray's 1080p24 per eye signal actually requires less throughput than 1080p60 so it should work. It is an expensive test at $129, but at the very least it'll eliminate, or speed up, any HDMI handshake issues as well; so it might come in handy regardless.

    How to force your DirecTV receiver to output 3D originally appeared on Engadget HD on Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • AVSForum launches free iPhone App

    AVSForum launches free iPhone App

    Posted on June 2, 2010 | No Comments
    AVS Forum iPhone App
    As HD geeks there aren't many things we enjoy more than a spirited debate on an online venue and for our interests none are matched by the great AVS Forum -- other than our very own comments of course. We've learned more from this single source than all others combined -- well maybe not if you include Wikipedia -- and often get into it pretty thick with other participants. So you can imagine our joy to learn we have a new way to call out those that are wrong while we're on the go without having to carry around a full laptop. Overall we have to say we find the app very useful and at free it sure is priced right.

    AVSForum launches free iPhone App originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Electronic House sifts through, selects 25 greatest DIY home theaters

    Electronic House sifts through, selects 25 greatest DIY home theaters

    Posted on May 18, 2010 | No Comments

    Electronic House recently published their 2010 Home of the Year award winners, but one thing those medal swingers were lacking was a tried-and-true DIY touch. Sure, there's no doubt that cold, hard cheddar can buy a fairly swank home cinema, but it's another chore entirely to piece one together with your own two hands, using your own vacation time and fending off screams from spouses, children and fellow constituents. Now, the aforementioned site has crawled through AVS Forum in search of the top 25 DIY home theaters, and after what can only be described as a Herculean search, the proverbial cream has risen. From a Pirates of the Caribbean-inspired lair to one of the tightest attic-squeezed setups we've ever seen, it's (just about) all there in the source link. Have a gander to get your own creative juices flowing, and feel free to drop images of your own layout in comments below if you somehow got slighted here.

    Electronic House sifts through, selects 25 greatest DIY home theaters originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 18 May 2010 19:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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