![]() Later, I tried ‘ Hellboy II: The Golden Army‘ since it’s a nice combination of colorful but dark photography. Well, they looked good, but I felt rather foolish since the native 3D was already available and looked a heck of a lot better. I went with ‘ Tron: Legacy‘ and ‘ Resident Evil: Afterlife‘ because they were originally filmed in 3D. With the player ready to go, I decided to try some live action flicks first. Even my wife commented on the improvement in “Round” versus “Flat.” Anyhow, after that, I can choose to add a border around the picture, select its thickness, and even apply a color: black, gray, green, blue or red. I have no idea how this works or how technicians came up with these names, but apparently I have a round screen. Do you have a “Round” or “Flat” screen? I liked the Round selection because it gave me the best 3D effect. I have the least amount of issues on that setting. ![]() Far to the negative range exposes a great deal of annoying crosstalk. I found that the positive range doesn’t show much ghosting, but makes me feel cross-eyed and a bit dizzy. Since eyesight is different for everyone, this is a very handy way of adjusting what people can handle without getting dizzy. So, in “Manual Settings,” I messed around with the “Distance” option, which is a way of setting depth and distance according to the comfort level of each user, while also reducing the amount of visible crosstalk. Of course, being the crazed hobbyist that I am, I want to set things manually. But again, it only adds depth to existing images it doesn’t actually transform them into real 3D. The “Normal” setting, whatever that amounts to, is actually pretty good. In the 3D picture mode, you can select “Normal,” which is the unchangeable manufacture’s setting, or “Manual Settings,” which speaks for itself. This is one of the things I enjoyed fooling around with. The remote comes with a designated 3D button that will turn the feature on and off, or adjust the effect to each user’s liking. Clearly, I got ahead of myself by getting excited for what amounts to a clever gimmick. It really only adds more depth and dimension to the video, which is cool I suppose. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a nifty feature, just nothing close to the effect that a native disc can provide. Here, the player is expected to judge foreground from background objects and create another eye-view from the existing image. It’s easy to figure out why expectations wouldn’t be met: Native 3D discs already have the layered encodes required for creating a three-dimensional image. While I’m not completely satisfied with the picture quality, I’m not completely disappointed either. Can I really watch my existing movie library in 3D? How would converted 2D discs compare with native Blu-ray 3D discs? Ultimately, the decision to go with the BDT310 came down to that neat little 3D conversion feature. The one thing that made me hesitant was the region code restriction (which of course is no longer an issue), even though I already own a region-free player. The thought of purchasing that one at a later date still lingers in the back of my mind. It’s an excellent, highly-regarded piece of machinery. I had considered the OPPO BDP-93, which Josh already owns, for my next purchase. Yet I wasn’t quite sold until I read that Panasonic was also including 2D-to-3D conversion capabilities in the player. So, when I read Panasonic was releasing a newer model with internal Wi-Fi, I was excited. It’s a good disc player, and I don’t have any complaints except that the lack of Wi-Fi connectivity did bug me on occasion. That one’s now living comfortably in the bedroom with a non-3D display (a Toshiba Regza, in case you were wondering). I already owned a Panasonic BDT300, which I bought to go with my Panny VT25 3D plasma TV. The interesting thing about this model is that it has the ability to convert 2D content to 3D. ![]() Before we get to that, however, I first bought and fooled around with a new Blu-ray 3D player: the Panasonic DMP-BDT310. Soon, I will build my first HTPC, which might be a challenge because I haven’t built my own computer in a while. Once I satisfied the WAF requirements, which were nothing backbreaking really (don’t tell her that!), I received approval to purchase. Rather than deal with any separation anxiety, I wanted to replace it with a new toy. ![]() Last month, I mentioned that I finally made the decision to remove the Toshiba HD-XA2 HD DVD player from my home theater setup. ![]()
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