Sky 3D is now over a year old!

In 3D news time flies when you are having fun.

As the title says Sky 3D is over a year old and starting to advertise on 2d TVs with remote Romania getting its own 3D channel now.

The U.S already has 2 providers with a handful of full time 3D channels 6 to my count and with espn 3D signing an NFL deal I think we can see a post season 3D TV buying spree.

A screen capture for one of the new Sky ads

Also LG released the specs for its flagship Cinema 3D TV in the U.K. which is the same as the LW9800 in the U.S. 

"The viewing angle on both screens is good, thanks in part to their use of IPS (in-place switching) panels, while both have identical design; a rectangular stand with a glass column supporting the TV (and almost magnifying the cables behind - weird).

Boasting built-in Wi-Fi, the LW980T Series screens also manage 2D to 3D conversion, host LG’s Smart TV hub, feature four HDMI inputs and two USB ports - but it was one off-piste feature that really got us excited. 

It’s called "dual play", and it’s a stunningly good idea for split-screen games; it‘s possible to sit next to another gamer and both play the same (normally) split-screen game, on the same LW980T telly, but using 3D glasses to see only their own side of the screen. This split-screen-to-full screen conversion is done not by reinventing some new panel tech, but instead by having two pairs of glasses, and swapping their lenses around so one pair has two left eye lenses, and the other has two right-eye lenses. Easy - and brilliant. Dual screen glasses will be available in the near future, though it’s probably easier just to make your own - both these TVs come with seven pairs of 3D glasses.

Without being able to see exactly where your opponent is hiding, you’ll never cheat at Call of Duty again. Both LW980T Nano Full LED 3D TVs are available in the UK later this month for £1799 and £2499 respectively." 

Here is an excerpt from the review on pocket-lint.