/ 01.10.2011 12:00AM
Panasonic and Verizon Demo 1080p 3D Video Streaming Over FiOS
LAS VEGAS: Verizon and Panasonic collaborated to
demonstrate Full HD 3D streaming over Verizon’s FiOS platform at the Consumer
Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The demonstration, using Panasonic’s Blu-ray 3D
player, was billed as a first of its kind.
“We’re proud of our work with Verizon to develop this Full HD 3D streaming
capability,” said Eisuke Tsuyuzaki, chief technology officer of Panasonic of
North America. “Panasonic has always believed that the best way to view 3D is
via a full HD, 1080p resolution image, but until now the only option available
has been on Blu-ray Disc media. Over Verizon’s high-bandwidth FiOS network, we’ve
now shown that this kind of innovation can be accomplished by a premium
television service like FiOS as well.”
Verizon says that unlike cable, its full HD 3D transmissions over FiOS preserve
the complete 1080p picture resolution, while cable degrades the 3D image,
typically reducing resolution by half. In a demonstration at the
Verizon-sponsored Blogger Lounge, FiOS engineers showed a selection of 3D
content streaming to a Panasonic Full HD Blu-ray 3D Disc player at a bit rate
of up to 18 Mbps--double the bit rate currently used by most cable
providers.
Last year, Verizon televised its first National Football League game
in 3D, the New York Giants versus the New England Patriots, as well as the
first Major League Baseball games in 3D, between the New York Yankees and
the Seattle Mariners. The telco launched a 3D movies-on-demand
channel in November, and is expected to begin carrying the ESPN 3D
network sometime this year.-- from
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