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Past following the instructions in the 3D section below, yous'll be able to become a free pair of ColorCode three-D Glasses to view the bridesmaids in 3D while waiting for Superbowl XLIII. (photo courtesy of ColorCode 3-D)

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Plan on watching the Superbowl in HDTV?  Now is the time to become prepared.  Here’s what y'all need to know.

The HDTV

Already have an HDTV?  You’re halfway in that location.  If not, this is a great time to buy one.  Prices have never been lower!  Hd Guru has written many articles on HDTV technology, viewing distances, reception and getting the best price.  The Hard disk drive Guru’due south viewing distance nautical chart is at hd-guru-viewing-distance-chart.pdf and y'all can use the HD Guru Website Google search box in the right column of this folio to larn more well-nigh the unlike types displays and their performance.

LCD or Plasma?

Either technology will provide you with a great picture if you’re going to view the Superbowl alone or with simply a few friends because then everyone will be sitting on-axis. A larger crowd ways some people will exist sitting off-centrality and and then your choice of technologies is more important.

Plasma sets provide superior off-axis dissimilarity than LCDs.  Higher contrast always makes the motion-picture show seem sharper and clearer.  In improver, plasmas accept better motion resolution than standard fluorescent backlit LCD (as opposed to the acme of the line, expensive) LED backlight sets from Sony and Samsung0.

While near HDTVs reproduce all the resolution of a static (non-moving) image, Hard disk drive Guru’southward tests of over 100 2008 models, revealed resolution drops whenever at that place is a motion component in the image.  This is known as motion blur.  Standard 60 Hz LCD flat panels have a movement resolution of around 320 lines, (which is less than 1/3 of the static resolution), 120 Hz models get effectually 600 lines, while plasmas score nearly 850 lines or better.  The bigger the screen and/or the closer yous sit to the screen, the more you will find motion blur.  The bottom line is that overall, during movement or camera pans, football activeness will exist sharper with a plasma brandish.  Plasma HDTVs are available from 42” to 65” and typically toll less than LCD models in this size range.

The Viewing Environment

With kickoff at 6:20pm Eastern Fourth dimension yous won’t have to worry nigh sunlight, its way past sundown on the east coast.  On the west coast, the dominicus will set at 5:22 pm, two hours afterward kickoff.  No HDTVs tin can handle direct sunlight, then make sure the sun’s rays aren’t going to land on the TV or your guests eyeballs during game time.

Reception

NBC will circulate this year’s game in 1080i,  (as opposed to 720p when the game is on Fox or ABC).  Please refer to the Hd Guru’s Guide to Superbowl Reception articles at (Link) and here (Link) for viewing the game in Hd on cable, satellite or via an over-the-air antenna.

3D HDTV

The game won’t be in 3D this yr, merely there will be two commercials in 3D, one for Dreamworks' 3D animated movie, â€Å"Monsters vs. Aliens” and another for SoBe Lifewater.  Both will employ a new procedure by ColorCode that will exist viewable in 3D on any HD set (you can also see it in 3D on a standard def TV too, only of course it wouldn't be in Hard disk drive).  Technically, ColorCode is a subset of an old 3D process called "anaglyphic" that requires special glasses.  Withal, different previous anaglyphic 3D processes, the ColorCode 3-D system requires blue and amber lens spectacles, instead of the blue and red ones used with previous 3D anaglyphic systems.  The 3D issue is supposed to be more dramatic with the new ColorCode glasses and will appear clearer (in 2D) for the viewers that didn’t go their 3D glasses.

Intel is giving abroad 125 one thousand thousand free three-D glasses (they come four to a sheet as seen in the photos above) via Pepsi’s distribution network.  They are officially bachelor at K-Mart, Safeway, Vons, Ralphs, Kroger, A&P, Frys, Supervalu, Food Lion, Pathmark, Coburn, Fairway, Fresh Brands, Hy Vee, Nash Finch, Dollar General and Winn-Dixie.  Mine were picked at the local Store Rite yesterday (even though they were not on the list). They had a sign taped over the â€Å"Free 3D Glasses” display saying y'all must by a Pepsi production to take the glasses, I ignored it without any consequences.  Target and Meijers are reported to stock them likewise, but will only accept them bachelor on January 31.

If yous don’t have i of these stores virtually yous or can’t find the 3D glasses, you lot can obtain free pairs by calling 1-800-646-2904 while supplies concluding.  They limit you to viii pair, then if you are having a large party yous will demand a friend to order more to be shipped to a different address.

Hold onto the glasses later the game.  NBC will exist broadcasting a complete episode of â€Å"Chuck” in 3D HD using the same ColorCode process on Monday February. ii, 2009 from viii-9 pm. Eastern Fourth dimension

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