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Review: Titanic 3D

On which I hate something less than I expected — and that’s a positive
- By Geoffrey Morrison
- Posted April 27, 2012
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I had no intention of seeing Titanic in 3D. This wasn’t a “Hmmm, should I” type decision. At no point was the option of going to a theater and seeing this movie in faux-3D a valid option in my brain. It was up there with “run marathon,” “time travel,” and “read Twilight” on the list of things I know I will never do.
Well, last night I saw it — James Cameron’s retrofitted 3D masterpiece. And you know what, I expected to hate it. . . and didn’t. As someone who reviews 3D crap — sorry “stuff” — for a living, here’s my take.

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3D Technology Shootout, Revisited

A new report from DisplayMate tosses out some received wisdom about passive 3D resolution — but does it settle the active vs. passive debate?
- By Michael Berk
- Posted September 7, 2011
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A couple of weeks ago, I dropped by an active/passive 3D TV shootout held by LG as part of their effort to publicize the benefits of their passive 3D approach over competing active-shutter systems. LG has survey research data showing that some 80 percent of viewers choose their passive 3D system over any of their competitors' active sets, when asked about color, picture quality, brightness, and comfort of glasses. Format war over?

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Biggest production rear-projection 3D TV?

Mitsubishi rolls out a 92" DLP set that's easy on your wallet — and your lower back
- By Michael Berk
- Posted June 29, 2011
...who knows? It'll change next week, I'm sure. I'm not going to get into that question again.

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Samsung makes good on 3D glasses promotion

Samsung launches fulfillment site to handle 3D glasses promotion
- By Michael Berk
- Posted May 19, 2011
We'd mentioned last month Samsung's plan to distribute two pairs of 3D glasses free with each 3D TV sold after April 24; turns out there were some glitches in the process of getting consumers their glasses, so if you feel you missed out, go ahead and

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Test Report: JVC DLA-X7 3D D-ILA Projector

This projector delivers image depth that other displays just can’t match — and that’s without the 3D turned on.
- By Geoffrey Morrison
- Posted March 23, 2011
To understand the greatness of JVC’s DLA-X7 projector, it’s important to understand contrast ratio. Every TV and projector company rattles on about a million-to-one this and a billion-to-one that. How come? Because there’s no standard method to measure it. Result: Manufacturers can pretty much make up whatever they want.

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