About Home Theater: The State of 3D and Network Media Player Coverage

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Home Theater Home Theater Before You Buy What to Buy Tips and Tools From Robert Silva, your Guide to Home Theater Welcome to my Weekly Home Theater Newsletter! I have a lot of great stuff for your this week. First up, get an inside look at the state of 3D with Dr Barry Sandrew of Legend3D, a leading 2D/3D conversion company. Also, check out a review of Yamaha's newest Blu-ray Disc player. In addition, contributing writer Barb Gonzalez tells you everything you need to know about Network Media Players. The State of 3D: Interview with Dr. Barry Sandrew For a look at current state of 3D, and more specifically, 2D/3D conversion, I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Barry Sandrew, Founder, President, and COO of Legend3D, a San Diego-based company that specializes in 2D/3D conversion and has converted content for Dreamworks, Disney, and many other large studios. We discussed the current state of 3D, the future of 3D, and his company's role in bringing 3D content to consumers. For all the details, check out my article: The State of 3D: Interview with Dr. Barry Sandrew, Founder and COO of Legend3D Yamaha BD-S667 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product Review The Yamaha BD-S667 Blu-ray Disc player features 1080p/60 or 1080p/24 playback for Blu-ray Discs, provides bitstream output for both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD via its HDMI 1.3a output, and is compatible with DVDs and CDs. The BD-S667 upscales standard DVDs to 1080p via the HDMI output. The BD-S667 also offers internet connectivity via Ethernet which enables access to BD Live and Netflix streaming content, as well as downloadable firmware updates when needed. An added bonus is that the BD-S667 is also able to access audio/video/still image content from connected flash drives, iPod, network connected PC, or media server. To find out if the Yamaha BD-S667 is the right Blu-ray Disc player for you, check out my Review, Photo Gallery, and a sampling of Video Performance Tests. Photo (c) Robert Silva - Licensed to About.com Network Media Player Basics Internet Streaming and Network Media Players are becoming an increasing important part of the home theater experience. To keep up with all the news and developments in this area, this site has geared up with addition of contributing writer Barb Gonzalez. To start off our enhanced coverage in this exciting product category, Barb presents three great articles: What is a Network Media Player?, What You Need to Play Media on a Network Media Player, and Digital Media File Basics Sony Announces New Google TVs and Blu-ray Disc Player On the heels of the introduction of Google TV via the Logitech Revue set-top box, Sony has announced a new line of LCD TVs (and a Blu-ray Disc player) that features the Google TV system....Read more Home Theater Ads Home Theater Systems 3D Projectors 3D Brilletjes Sony 3D TV 3D Letters Featured Articles Toshiba 46UX600U LCD TV - Product of the Week Dolby Digital Plus Comes to Netflix ESPN Adds NBA to 3D Offerings Question - Can I use an LCD TV as a Computer Monitor? Home Theater Term of the Week- Dynamic Range Home Theater-in-a-Box Systems   More from About.com Is it a Cold or the Flu? Knowing whether you have a cold or the flu can help you treat your symptoms more effectively. More > Concerned About Your Drinking? This short quiz can help you identify whether or not you have a drinking problem. Take the quiz now > This newsletter is written by: Robert Silva Home Theater Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Home Theater newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads Budgeting for a Home Theater WANTED! Your Home Theater Product Review 3D Home Theater Basics (so far) Common Home Theater Mistakes The Best of the 2010 CEDIA EXPO Advertisement