Now that LED backlighting has trickled down to nearly every HDTV lineup, it appears the big manufacturers will have to find new ways to differentiate their products, like LG’s upcoming LEX8 television. Set to debut at IFA in Berlin before going on sale in Germany and Korea next month (no word on the US), LG claims that thanks to a ‘thin film of miniscule dots positioned in front of a full array of LEDs’ its Nano Lighting technology... 

Home theater PC fans will tell you that one of the reasons they do what they do is because of the flexibility that comes along with a roll your own home theater PC. And so of course the latest HTPCs need to be able to play 3D movies, games and broadcast content. Now NVIDIA has been bringing 3D to PCs for years but the latest 3DTVs don’t share as much in common with 3D PC displays as you might think. Some think this is as simple as getting... 

If you thought you could crawl in a corner and wait for this 3D onslaught to pass, you may be camped out for some time to come. Panasonic is following up on its CES introductions with a new pair of 3D plasmas for the gaming set, the Viera 3D GT25 range. Said series is debuting with a pair to choose from, the 50-inch TC-P50GT25 and the 42-inch TC-P42G25. The latter is Panny’s first-ever 42-inch Full HD 3D plasma, and as you’d expect,... 

Don’t have a 3DTV setup yet, but still want to get a piece of ESPN 3D’s X Games 16 production ? Grab a map and find the nearest Sony Style — and hope it’s open past 8 tonight, past 7 Saturday — since they will be displaying the broadcasts during store hours. Tonight’s featured event is Moto X Freestyle, while Saturday the rally cars and their in-car 3D cameras take center stage. If you get a chance to check... 

History Channel doesn’t have its own 3D network yet, but the day after season five premieres there, it will be aired at 10 p.m. on DirecTV’s n3D … in 3D (and in 2D on The 101.) A&E TV VP David Zagin claims “The 3D experience greatly enhances the graphics of The Universe,” and it certainly seems possible, given the CGI renderings featured on the show, which will focus that episode on “The 7 Wonders of... 

Ready to climb Mount Fuji and see what the next top Japanese TV will look like? Toshiba has just outed its trio of flag-bearing displays for this fall: the Cell Regza Slim 55XE2 and 46XE2, and the full-bloodied 55X2. Inch-based dimensions are already given in their model names, but you’ll also want to know they offer 240Hz refresh rates, 1,000 nits of brightness and 9,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratios on the chunkier X2 (augmented with... 

Entelligence is a column by technology strategist and author Michael Gartenberg, a man whose desire for a delicious cup of coffee and a quality New York bagel is dwarfed only by his passion for tech. In these articles, he’ll explore where our industry is and where it’s going — on both micro and macro levels — with the unique wit and insight only he can provide. It’s generally a bad idea to extrapolate larger consumer... 

Add one more to the list of retail Blu-ray 3D discs, now that Sony Pictures has put a date on Monster House . Due September 14, Sony Pictures’ website currently lists the same special features included on the original Blu-ray release back in ‘06 , which we expect to see included in the package, just like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs , and a similar $39.95 MSRP. Outside of these kids features, the Blu-ray 3D is looking very dry... 

Now we know we promised to never cover WealthTV again, but honestly, FiOS signing up to put its 3D content on video on-demand (and well ahead of the holiday projection it had put out for jumping on the 3D bandwagon) is kind of a big deal. In case you’ve forgotten: This is the same network where the CEO, Robert Herring Sr., decided to defend his “small family-run business” from negative comments on our podcast while it was apparently... 

LG’s latest 3D LCDs have only just rolled out, but according to I4U it will have new Nano Full LED models to show off at the IFA tradeshow in September, that bring production HDTVs even closer to the 6.9mm thin concept we saw at CES (pictured above.) The 3D-capable TVs will feature LED backlighting with a “nano screen carrying micro lenses” that should be able to even more precisely control the light and eliminate problems... 

Now that n3D is live on DirecTV, there’s an opportunity to see whether or not the 3D revolution is actually ready for takeoff. Judging by early impressions from CNET’s David Katzmeier and HDGuru Gary Merson, like the early days of HD and Blu-ray before it, quality 3D experiences are unfortunately mixed in with mediocre to awful ones. CNET had mixed impressions of the Guitar Sessions segments featured on n3D, while the effect seemed... 

Panasonic should be living the easy life, the newest iteration of its acclaimed V-series plasma HDTVs have been touted as having the best looking 2D and 3D available, the first 24-hour US 3D channel launches this week , and there’s even at least one Blu-ray 3D movie is on retail shelves. But even with all that, there’s a lot of confusion and questions about whether or not 3D is a good thing and what consumers should expect, so it’s... 

So maybe you’re like our friend Jimmy and want to check out some World Cup action in 3D, but don’t know where to go to see it. Luckily Cinedigm is adding to its list of sports broadcasts by bringing the World Cup final to a few moviehouses in 3D. Check out the official site for the current list of locations, although there are far fewer than we’ve seen available for events like the NCAA Final Four and BCS National Championship... 

It’s early days yet, but NPD claims that revenue from US sales of 3D TVs and standalone 3D-capable Blu-ray players has exceeded $55 million in the first three months of availability. Mind you, this steady growth comes despite the absence of some major players. While that number might sound big, it’s tiny in comparison to the total number of TVs sold each month in the US and, according to our friend Ross Rubin, executive director... 

Good news if you find yourself in Tokyo and just have to have a Blu-ray 3D disc made, as Sony DADC Japan and Sony PCL are equipped to produce them. They’re open for business July 1, following the Panasonic facilities opened last month , check out an authoring suite at Sony PCL pictured above. So far the facilities have focused on Blu-ray 2D, DVD and UMD production, but since 3DTV has been on the air in Japan for quite some time, we’re...