See 3D TV for yourself at Panasonic's UK roadshow
See 3D TV for yourself as Panasonic's 3D TV roadshow hits the UK this month. The Japanese giant is taking to the road and visiting cities across the UK with three mobile Full HD 3D theatres that will visit shopping malls and other city centre locations.
Shoppers will be given a preview of the 3D content currently available, as well as the technology that Panasonic is developing to bring Full HD 3D TV into your home.
The 3D TV roadshow will take place in nine UK cities from October to December, showcasing Full HD 3D videos and movie trailers using Panasonic's latest Neo PDP Full HD TV technology and Viera Cast, which enables the streaming of HD content from the internet onto a TV screen.
Keith Evans, Panasonic UK's managing director, says:" 3D television will be an entirely new experience for consumers, and we are really looking forward to getting out there and showcasing the future of home entertainment directly to the general public."
The company remains committed to making Full HD 3D TV and 3D Blu-ray products available to consumers by next year, although specific launch dates remain vague.
You can see Panasonic's UK 3D TV roadshow at the following places:
Grand Designs, NEC Birmingham Friday 9th October-Sunday 11th October
The Bull Ring, Birmingham Thursday 15th October-Sunday 18th October
The Trafford Centre, Manchester Thursday 22nd October-Sunday 25th October
Cabot Circus, Bristol Thursday 29th October-Sunday 1st November
Bluewater, Kent Thursday 5th November-Sunday 8th November
Centre MK, Milton Keynes Thursday 12th November-Sunday 15th November
Gatwick North Thursday 19th November-Sunday 22nd November
Lakeside, Kent Thursday 26th November-Sunday 29th November
Metro Centre, Newcastle Thursday 3rd December-Sunday 6th December
Westfield, London Tuesday 8th December-Sunday 13th December
And don't forget we'll be reporting from the CEATEC Show in Japan next week, where Panasonic will demo its prototype 50in Full HD 3D plasma TV. We'll bring you more details when we get there.
Comments
If the UK adopts 3D Tv will this preclude those with sight in only one eye from being able to watch and enjoy television?
First of all I agree with 'bamindy' in regards to 3d being over-rated. I had a chance watching (current) 3D 'bonus' material on BD releases and found it to be lacking in overall picture quality over the current 2D BD material. I can say that beside the temporary 'wow effect' (mostly from animation and action movies), picture quality is not even close to 2D. I also have had experienced the light dizziness and blurred vision, by seeing red and blue hues, after watching the said material. Secondly I believe, and will go on the record saying, that the 3D will not take hold in the home enviroment simply because no one wants to spend an extra amount of money on the new technology that, from what is now available, has no quality advantage over the current one (HD-DVD comes to mind).
sigh, nobody ever comes to Hull...
It's hardly a UK roadshow - where's the Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland shows?
Besides, I still think 3D is vastly over-rated. Having just been to see Final Destination 3D, and enjoyed it, I really can't see the appeal for 3D in the home, plus you'll need to have a fairly substantial sized TV to fully benefit.
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