Complaints About 3D Demos – One industry analyst claims better instore demos of 3D are required to sell it to the public. He said the “hype” surrounding 3D is starting to subside and vendors need to do something about it. He says “both 3D TV and IPTV need to be demonstrated and in many stores the environment is not necessarily ideal.” Among the issues is the florescent lighting in many stores which flattens the 3D images shown on an HDTV. An LG executive said “We need to work with retailers to introduce technology and instore environments that are conducive to being able to demonstrate a TV’s capability properly.”
Sensio Licenses Its Advanced 3D Technology to Semiconductor Maker – Sensio Technologies’ flagship Sensio 3D enables high-quality distribution thru conventional 2D broadcast channel networks and playback on any 3D display device, as well as home theater and digital cinema projectors. It is compatible with both DVD and Blu-ray players and all game consoles. Sensio 3D has been used in the field for all commercial 3D events presented in cinemas around the world for the past seven years. The Sensio 3D format will be incorporated into upcoming system-on-a-chip and DSP products targeted to 3D TVs. Oddly, although Sensio 3D is the most widely-used proprietary format in the industry, the news release does not identify the “global leader in semiconductors” who is integrating the technology into its products.
Mobile Fidelity Reissues Classic McCartney 7” 45 – Audiophile reissue labels have turned to reissuing 78s, mono LPs in both 10” and 12” sizes, and even LPs recorded on one side only for superior sonics, and now – talk about retro – the latest seems to be the reissuing of original 7” 45s. We’re not talking about the increasingly-popular 45-speed 12” reissues, but the little discs with the big holes that you need to insert the spider or adaptor in order to play on your turntable. Mo-Fi has replicated the original 1974 U.S. single by Paul McCartney & Wings on the Concord label. It has Band on the Run on Side A and 1985 on Side B and it’s $5.99 with a deluxe picture sleeve. I guess it’s stereo – it doesn’t say. Mo-Fi will also soon have two big Rolling Stones vinyl box sets: one covering 1964-1969 with 13 180-gram audiophile LPs and another covering 1971-2005 with 18 LPs. Together they comprise every essential Stones classic – the total cost is $769.
Soprano Joan Sutherland Dies – Australian operatic soprano Joan Sutherland has passed away at age 83. The made a huge variety of recordings over more than 30 years for the Decca label, including 40 recordings of 33 different operas. In addition to doing baroque rarities and operetta selections she was a close personal friend of Noel Coward. Here double-LP “The Art of the Prima Donna” of 1960 is regarded as one of the most famous recorded vocal recitals in the history of the gramophone. She won a Grammy for Best Classical Performer the following year.
