Cable Show 2010: Many expensive hurdles stand in 3DTV's way

By Alan Breznick

LOS ANGELES - Cable operators may be able to offer 3DTV pictures to viewers in a "frame compatible" mode right now. But much remains to be done to improve the viewing quality and experience of that stereoscopic video image beamed to the home so that its appealing to consumers.That appears to be the consensus view of industry experts. Speaking on a panel here at the Cable Show last week, four such experts described cable’s current approach as delivering frame-compatible 3DTV signals, which don't require great changes to the industry’s current video-delivery infrastructure. Under this method, the left- and right-eye images...