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Owners of Samsung's 3D TVs will soon be able to stream 3D trailers and other clips directly to the TV via the Internet, and Samsung's online apps store.
During a press event in New York, director of content at Samsung's consumer electronics division, Olivier Manuel, made the announcement. "In a couple of years, 3D streaming will be ubiquitous. This is just the first step to make that happen," Manuel said. "The potential is pretty exciting."
The service would first stream 3D trailers, but will soon include full movies and even games.
3D streaming requires more bandwidth than HD streaming due to the fact that a 3D video stream contains twice as much information, one for each eye, although optimization of encoders ensure that the actual file size is only about 1.5 times larger.
When more 3D content is available, it is very likely that existing streaming services, such as Netflix, will be able to add 3D content to their growing streaming libraries, assuming the host player (be it a Blu-ray player, or a TV), has the built in grunt to be able to decode 3D.
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During a press event in New York, director of content at Samsung's consumer electronics division, Olivier Manuel, made the announcement. "In a couple of years, 3D streaming will be ubiquitous. This is just the first step to make that happen," Manuel said. "The potential is pretty exciting."
The service would first stream 3D trailers, but will soon include full movies and even games.
3D streaming requires more bandwidth than HD streaming due to the fact that a 3D video stream contains twice as much information, one for each eye, although optimization of encoders ensure that the actual file size is only about 1.5 times larger.
When more 3D content is available, it is very likely that existing streaming services, such as Netflix, will be able to add 3D content to their growing streaming libraries, assuming the host player (be it a Blu-ray player, or a TV), has the built in grunt to be able to decode 3D.
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