Do I need a new Blu-ray player, cable box, game console, or AV receiver?
With one notable exception–the Sony PS3–the answer for Blu-ray players is “yes.” No Blu-ray player maker has said it will upgrade existing standalone players to work with Blu-ray 3D movies, so a new 3D Blu-ray player will be required for many viewers to view the new 3D Blu-rays Sony told CNET at CES that the PS3 will support 3D Blu-ray playback with full 1080p resolution to each eye via a simple software update, available later this year. On the other hand, other manufacturers, including Panasonic, have told us HDMI 1.4 is required for full HD 3D, and as far as we know the PS3 does not have HDMI 1.4. As a result, we’re skeptical of Sony’s “full resolution” claim, although we are fairly certain the PS3 will support 3D, both Blu-ray (at some resolution) and for gaming, at some point this year. We’ll update this article when we know for certain. As for the Xbox 360 and the Wii, neither Microsoft nor Nintendo has outlined its plans for 3D gaming. DirecTV has said that its lower-resolution
