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Sony has just announced its head-mounted “personal 3D viewer” will go on sale here this month for $1200. A world first, the HMZ-T1 promises to deliver a “movie theatre-like virtual screen experience” that Sony says is ideal for 3D movies and gaming. The wearable headset has twin OLED screens, with a lightning fast response time [...]

Oppo’s first Blu-ray 3D player is worth buying just for its 2D capability. The BDP-93 is priced higher than most of the competition but picture purists won’t begrudge the $1350 price tag given the calibre of the extras – even if the appreciating dollar is making it harder to justify. However, the premium’s partly due [...]

Samsung has started to ship its new, 3D-capable “Plasma+1” TVs. The D8000, D6900, D550 and D490/450 series have a narrow bezel that adds an extra inch of viewable screen size over Samsung’s 2010 plasma TVs. The top-of-the-range D8000 Smart TV models have Real Black Filter technology for improved on-screen contrast and reduced glare, Samsung’s proprietary [...]

The hi-tech mecca that is the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has just wrapped for another year. Here’s a guide to some of the best coverage of new HDTV gear: Sound+Vision reported on “smart stuff from Samsung” that ranged from now Internet innovations to a fresh design that minimises the frame of a plasma [...]

Smarthouse reports Samsung Electronics will unveil a “swag of new IP enabled TVs” at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, as it switches focus from 3D to Internet content. Home Cinema Choice has a preview of LG’s 3D range for CES while on the eve of the year’s biggest hi-tech showcase, Trusted Reviews has posted [...]

Panasonic NZ has confirmed buyers of its 3D TVs will qualify for a free copy of Avatar in 3D on Blu-ray. The disc will be used as an incentive for buying a 3D Panasonic plasma TV from December to February 2012. It will be an exclusive 15-month window, with the movie unavailable in 3D from [...]

JVC today announced three 3D-ready D-ILA projectors would go on sale here late next month. The new models boast up to 100,000:1 native contrast ratio and will be priced from $7,500-$12,500. JVC claims the native contrast ratios of its Direct-Drive Image Light Amplification projectors are unmatched in the home theatre market. They also have a [...]

LG is poised to launch a wireless, 3D Blu-ray home theatre system in NZ. Its stylish, top-of-the-range HX995TZ goes on sale in late October for $1,999. LG says the two, slim, front-channel speakers, two surround speakers and main unit were designed to co-ordinate with its Infinia TVs. Measuring just 29mm front-to-back, the surround speakers come [...]

LG today announced its first THX-certified 3D plasma TVs would go on sale next month in NZ. The 50- and 60-inch models will be launched in the second week of October but will be previewed in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch shopping malls over the next two weeks as part of LG’s annual consumer roadshow. The [...]

TiVo has become the first PVR to offer 3D downloads in NZ. The Australian licensee for the home media device, Hybrid Television Services, has just announced that TiVo customers who own a 3D TV can, from today, enjoy pay-per-view 3D content delivered over broadband to the TV via CASPA. The initiative with the DDD Group initially is [...]