3D Blu-ray

There is a conference for everything and blu-ray technology is no exception.  Blu-Con 2.0 wrapped up last week at the Beverly Hilton.  The Digital Bits has a great summary of the event here.  The future is looking great for blu-ray technology.  A bunch of cool 3D info came out of the conference, here are some of the notable bits:

-Final 3d blu-ray specs will be released later this year and they will be display format agnostic, which basically means that no matter the type of display (plasma or LCD) or whether it uses active or passive glasses, all players will be compatible as long as it is a proper 3D display.  So no worries about proprietary brand specs.

• There is no 3D blu-ray spec format war.  All the industry players are cooperating and working together on a final spec.
• 3D blu-ray players will be a premium price product, but as with all technology, it is expected to drop over time.
• There were serious rumors from multiple sources that the PS3 will be 3D compatible with only a firmware update.  The only new equipment necessary for 3D gaming and 3D blu-ray movies will be glasses.
• The majority manufacturers made a point to stress that 3D displays are here to stay.  That's great to hear.
   

Ethan Schur, Director of Product Marketing for TDVision Systems commented, "TDVision has enabled a media breakthrough with our AlterSpace product by enabling the world's first and only stereoscopic virtual world featuring media sharing and viewing. Compatible with multiple 3D display devices, this will be the industry standard that others go by."