By Liam Peters

Why have 2 dimensions when you can have 3? That is the simple message and proposition consumer electronics giants like Sony, Samsung and Panasonic are preaching to consumers who have shelled out significant cash to upgrade to a flat panel LCD, LED or Plasma TV.

The most obvious drawback to 3D television is the need to wear 3D glasses, in a classic maneuver the electrical giants have developed different formats of 3D, and guess what each format will require unique 3D glasses. So if you buy a 3D Sony for your living room and you want to enjoy the benefits of 3D in another room you will have to buy Sony or buy a new set of 3D glasses. With a typical pair costing £99 the Japanese executives must be rubbing their hands in delight, not only will consumers have to pay a stiff premium for extra glasses, household warfare between children will probably create the need for replacements.

However, it has come to light that the technologies used by some companies are so similar a degree of compatibility exists, Panasonic and Samsung’s technologies are so similar that if you wear the glasses upside down they will provide the full benefits of 3D TV technology. This highlights just how greedy the manufacturers have been when they could have easily agreed on a standard format, clearly fear of outrageous profit margins being slashed they have developed individual 3D formats. They made this “mistake” with cantilever TV stands for LCD TV’s with the VESA bracket format, almost every flat panel TV has mount bracket spacing in the same place meaning that third party manufacturers were able to produce and sell similar products for a fraction of the price.

So how will this affect the growth of 3D TV, with tough financial conditions throughout the vast majority of the world market conditions look bleak for such a lavish innovation. However the benefits of 3D are very real and the potential for movies, sport and gaming is arguably much more promising than high definition technology which clearly has taken off now.

3D is being supported with most cinemas offering 2D and 3D versions of the blockbusters. Additionally SKY have got behind 3D and are heavily investing. Brand new 3D blu ray players are on the way and expected to be released in 2010. As son as the games consoles inevitably jump on board maybe 3D will have enough momentum to successfully penetrate the mass market, unfortunately we will all have to pay horrific premiums on 3D glasses until a standard format is agreed.

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Liam Peters is an expert in the field of consumer electronics, he has wide industry experience matched by a technical understanding. Currently Liam is working at Big AV an e-commerce website specializing in TV Stands. His wide understanding of new technologies provides insight into future market developments.

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By Peter Nisbet

Why is it better to rent movies online than to buy them? In today’s age of cheap supermarket DVD prices is better to purchase your movies or are online movie rentals the better deal?

1. Once you have purchased a movie and then watched it, what do you do with it? Retain it in your ‘video library’ for future viewing? But will you? By the time most people watch videos twice it has already been screened on TV and you could then record it free of charge: so where is the benefit other than for your first viewing? Online movie rental allows you to watch a Blu-ray or DVD movie at home immediately it has been released on video and then replace with another movie – something you cannot do if you purchase the movie.

2. When renting for the price of just one movie each month you can choose three in your own home at any time and change them as frequently as you want. In theory, it is possible to view about thirty rented movies for the same price as you would pay to buy just one. Not that it would be possible for you to view a movie a day – or would you? If you are housebound 24/7 then perhaps you would welcome this opportunity. It is something to think about.

So these are the two major reasons to rent movies online rather than buy them, although there are many other reasons for doing so. Among these is the large choice of movies you have with an online video rental site, and generally a lot more than you would expect to find in any offline video rental store. An additional, and very important benefit, is that you would be enabled to make advanced bookings of videos of any newly released movies. According to where you are in the queue, you would be provided with these videos in your next order.

Another benefit is connected with the great classic movies, such as ‘The African Queen’ and many of the Charlie Chaplin movies, that is one of the main reason for some movie buffs joining online movie rental sites. Many of these older movies are difficult to purchase online in good condition, and this can be a major benefit.

Other benefits such as being able to search for any movie you want by means of title, actor or genre, and having free self-addressed envelopes back for your video returns are added bonuses, but all in all, there appears to be few arguments against renting or in favor of purchasing DVDs. You can not only rent standard DVDs, but also Blu-ray discs, so if you rent movies online you are likely making the better decision.

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Further information on the benefits of online movie rentals are available on Pete’s website http://www.blogging-profit.com/rent-dvd-movies-online.html where you find how you will benefit if you Rent DVD Movies Online rather than purchase them.

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