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Im using this 3D player with my Mitsubishi WD-60737 and the Xpand X102 glasses and I couldn’t be happier! The player came with a demo disc with several short clips of 3D material and its a very good intro into 3D! You can tell, though, that the demo makers are still learning how and what to film for 3D. It is still so new.

I started out with the corral reef demo, I read so much about, and I was initally overwhelmed! There was so much stuff going on I couldn’t focus and it was distracting. After a few more viewings I just focused on a single object like a section of corral or an individual fish and now I can see just how amazing this really is. The other clips are good but it was the grand canyon demo the looked increadible. It was as impressive as Avatar(3D)! Period!

My tv is pre HDMI 1.4 so im not entirely sure my 3D is 1080p to each eye but it is very close. Mabey 720p L/R. Anyway this panny is a great buy and I cant wait until 3D movies become available for the home. This is not a gimmick or a niche market, this is the future and it is already saturating the A/V industry. Get yours when you’re ready. You wont want to go back!

Rating: 5 / 5

This is the only player I’m aware of that supports the 3D “Checkerboard” output format needed by 2008 120Hz “3D Ready” Mitsubishi and Samsung DLP HDTVs. I have a Samsung HL67A750 and it works great with this player. I’m using the Xpand X102 DLP-link glasses. Combo is working fine for me – not quite as flicker-free as the newer 240Hz TVs, but still very good.
Rating: 5 / 5

I bought this Blu Ray player last week for use with my Mitsubishi 3D ready TV model WD-73736. The 3D effects work perfectly with no additional adapter or computer needed. You just need to select “checkerboard” as the 3D output type during the setup menu for the Panasonic BDT350. Then connect the Blu Ray player to your TV with an HDMI cable {no need to break the bank with expensive cables, just use a high speed Cat2 v1.3 cable). If you have an audio amp, the Panasonic has an additional HDMI output jack designed to feed the Blu Ray’s player’s audio to your audio amps input. On your Mitsubishi TV name the input DVD Blu Ray, or HDMI1-4 depending on which TV input you plugged into. Enable the TV’s 3D mode and use the reverse option. Put on a 3D disc and enjoy eye popping 3D as good as any theatre. I used Expand shutter glasses model X102 DLP link. These glasses do not require any adapter or emitter and will work with all models of Mits and Samsung 3D ready DLP TV’s. This Blu Ray player should work equally well for all the legacy Samsung DLP TV’s without any adapter being needed, just select 3D checkerboard and follow your TV,s directions to enable 3D. If you choose a different type of shutter glasses, you will need a compatable emitter which plugs into the VESA jack on the back of the TV to properly synch the glasses . I tried an experiment and routed the Panasonic’s Main output HDMI cable directly through my Sony AV receiver HT-CT100. This receiver has V1.3 HDMI and both the 3D video and audio were both routed perfectly through it. The audio being processed by the receiver and the 3D video going to the TV’s HDMI input also V1.3. I saw no degradation of the video or audio signals. So for all of us 3D DLP users, The Panasonic’s second HDMI audio output is not needed and we should not have to buy newer V1.4 HDMI switches or receivers to route 3D audio and video. The Mitsubishi 3D adapter 3DA-1 will still be needed to watch Direct TV’s 3D format. This adapter retails for about $99. The Mitsubishi$399 starter kit is not needed unless you also need glasses and an emitter. Now if Mitsubishi would just start shipping the adapters…

Rating: 5 / 5

I ordered this player so I could play the 3D “checkerboard” format on my older (2008) Mitsubishi model WD-60735 TV. It worked beautifully with my TV in the 3D mode using the newest technology 3D blu-ray discs (Monsters vs Aliens). The player also came with a demo 3D blu-ray disc that really displayed the 3D capabilities of this player with my TV set. I felt like I was swimming with the fish in the coral formations in the ocean. You have to select “checkerboard” mode in one of the menus to use it with the older Mitsubishi/Samsung DLP sets. The rest of my setup was a pair of XPAND X102 DLP link glasses that require no emitter for use (only works on DLP TV’s and projectors utilizing the light bursts from the screen/display to sync with the 3D effect for your eyes). The 3D experience easily exceeded my expectations and was definitely impressive, as good as being at the theater in my opinion. I had to select the reverse option after I turned on the 3D mode on my TV’s menu as the 3D effect looked inverted in the normal option. You don’t need the Mitsubishi adapter (3dc-1000 starter kit with 2 sets of emitter type glasses-$399.00 or the 3-DA1 without glasses $99.00) with this player. The adapter will be needed to watch 3D on Directv or cable or the updated PS3 as all of these methods don’t provide the checkerboard format output (the adapter changes the new format to checkerboard format for these older DLP TV sets note: adapter may not work with older Samsungs-we will find that out when someone hooks one of the adapters to their older Samsung DLP set when it becomes available). So if all you’re going to do is watch the new format 3D blu-rays, this player will accomplish that without the adapter for both Mitsubishi and Samsung older DLP TV sets. I really enjoyed watching the 3D movie and demo disc much more than I thought I would and feel it’s worth the expense and additional equipment. I’m very glad I made this purchase.
Rating: 5 / 5

Awesome Post!! I’m purchase this player few days earlier. Cool products and satisfying performance!! Thanks buddy for writing about this blue-ray disc player.