3D noob questions

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Hi all!

The folks have just bought a new TV with 3D.

They don't have a blu ray player. Can any blu ray player play 3D films?


Also, they have a mini media player (Cyclone Micro 2+ MKV Player). Can that play 3d files? If so what file format? Are there any media players that can play 3d?



Thanks for the n00b help :D
 
As far as I'm aware you'll need to make sure the version of hdmi cable you are using (if using existing ones) will support 3D.i think it was version 1.4a (the latest) but give it a quick Google.
 
NVP said:
As far as I'm aware you'll need to make sure the version of hdmi cable you are using (if using existing ones) will support 3D.i think it was version 1.4a (the latest) but give it a quick Google.
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yes it is 14a but i would have thought that the 3Dplayer would sell with a 3D HDMI cable ? or am i wrong ? seems strange not to ? :confused:
 
I found this on a website worth a read :

Do I need to upgrade to a 'high-speed' version 1.4 HDMI cable for 3D?

No, these standards are virtually meaningless for consumers – they simply refer to electronics and not to the cables themselves. Think about it: when did you last experience an 'HDMI failure'?
A well-made HDMI 1.1 cable purchased five years ago is already 'high speed', will almost certainly carry 3D and almost everything that an HDMI 1.4 cable can. For short HDMI cables under five metres, 'high speed' is meaningless marketing jargon for 'over-specified for the task'.
You couldn't even argue a future-proofing standpoint for 4K resolutions; any HDMI cable with a decent amount of copper, good geometry and good shielding should be able to do 4k, though that can only be said for sure for five metres-or-under HDMI cables. Above that you really do need a very well put together cable for 4k transmission.
 
jamjar said:
I found this on a website worth a read :

Do I need to upgrade to a 'high-speed' version 1.4 HDMI cable for 3D?

No, these standards are virtually meaningless for consumers – they simply refer to electronics and not to the cables themselves. Think about it: when did you last experience an 'HDMI failure'?
A well-made HDMI 1.1 cable purchased five years ago is already 'high speed', will almost certainly carry 3D and almost everything that an HDMI 1.4 cable can. For short HDMI cables under five metres, 'high speed' is meaningless marketing jargon for 'over-specified for the task'.
You couldn't even argue a future-proofing standpoint for 4K resolutions; any HDMI cable with a decent amount of copper, good geometry and good shielding should be able to do 4k, though that can only be said for sure for five metres-or-under HDMI cables. Above that you really do need a very well put together cable for 4k transmission.
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It's not as cut and dried as your website quote makes out...

For a start, all HDMI 1.4 cables are high-speed by default. So the idea of "upgrading to a high speed version of a 1.4 spec cable" is nonsense.

Nor is it true that " 'A well-made HDMI 1.1 cable purchased five years ago is already 'high speed' " It's only guaranteed High Speed if it states either High Speed or Category 2 on the cable. That's not to say that a Category 1 cable (max 720p/1080i) can't exceed its spec and actually do 1080p which does happen a lot.

What we can say with a fair degree of certainty is that a short Category 2 High Speed cable will be able to handle the extra data required for 3D. It's double the data rate of standard 1080p full HD Blu-ray. If it doesn't then it's probably a fake or poorly made. A replacement is cheap enough that it doesn't really matter anyway.
 
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