3DTV Play software lets you connect any compatible NVIDIA GeForce GPU-powered PC or notebook to 3D TVs for the ultimate, high-definition, big-screen, 3D entertainment experience. By leveraging the processing power of NVIDIA GeForce GPUs, 3DTV Play software delivers the best the PC has to offer: play hundreds of standard PC games in stunning 3D environments such as World of Warcraft - Wrath of the Lich King, Battlefield Bad Company 2, and James Cameron's Avatar™: The Game. You can also watch upcoming Blu-ray 3D™ Hollywood blockbusters, view digital 3D photographs, and even watch streaming 3D movies for the ultimate viewing party. The active-shutter glasses bundled with each VIERA full HD 3D TV sold work seamlessly with NVIDIA GPUs and off-the-shelf PC gaming titles and other 3D entertainment content.
Facts about NVIDIA 3DTV Play:
- Can be run on GeForce GPU-based desktop or notebook PCs equipped with an HDMI or DVI connector
- Full support for all HDMI 1.4-compatible 3D TVs, including Panasonic
VIERA Plasma full HD 3D TVs
- Enables 1080p24, 720p60, and 720p50 3D formats
- Supports any type of 3D TV including active-shutter TV glasses or passive polarized glasses
- Enables 1080p24, 720p60, and 720p50 3D formats
- Advanced NVIDIA software and graphics drivers automatically convert more than 400 games to stereoscopic 3D in real time, without the need for special patches.
- Enjoy full HD Blu-ray 3D playback with real-time GPU accelerated decoding and playback on GeForce GPUs(1)
- Watch streaming 3D movies
- View 3D photographs directly on the 3D TV
- NVIDIA 3DTV Play software will be available later this spring and sold separately with an anticipated U.S. MSRP of $39.99. It will also be available for free for current NVIDIA 3D Vision™ customers.
Quotes:
"NVIDIA is a premier choice for gamers, and 3D Vision TV delivers an easy
way for them to game on the big screen, for the ultimate, immersive
experience," said Bob Perry, Senior Vice President, Panasonic Consumer
Electronics Company. "We're pleased that NVIDIA shares our commitment to
providing awesome technology to savvy consumers, and we are happy to offer
NVIDIA the opportunity to highlight their 3D solution as part of our
nationwide road show."
"NVIDIA is all about raising the bar of PC gaming, and gamers are going to love playing in 3D on one of the new Panasonic VIERA 50-inch full HD 3D TVs," said Phil Eisler, general manager of 3D Vision technology at NVIDIA. "This is truly one of those 'must experience to believe it' moments, and we are ecstatic that consumers will have the chance to try it for themselves on any of our 15 stops across the US."
About the Panasonic Touch the Future Tour
The 2010 Panasonic Touch the Future Tour will give consumers the chance to
experience hands-on demos of exciting new Panasonic products, including its
first full HD 3D home theater system. The tour will spend three days at
popular venues in 15 national markets between March 15-April 17, and one
lucky sweepstakes winner in each market will receive a complete Panasonic
full HD 3D home theater system -- featuring a Panasonic VIERA® 50" full
HD 3D TV, a Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Disc player, and a pair of Panasonic 3D
Eyewear. Visit
www.panasonic.com/future for tour locations and details.
Tour dates and locations are:
3/15 - 3/17 New York Penn Pavilion 401 7th Ave at 33rd St
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3/15 - 3/17 Chicago Tribune 445 445 S. Michigan Avenue
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3/15 - 3/17 Los Angeles Hollywood and Highland 801 Hollywood Boulevard
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3/20 - 3/22 Boston Copley Place 2 Copley Place
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3/22 - 3/24 Detroit Detroit Opera House 1526 Broadway
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3/22 - 3/24 Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall 7014 East Camelback Road
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3/25 - 3/27 Philadelphia King of Prussia Mall North Gulph Road
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3/29 - 3/31 Minneapolis IDS Tower 80 8th Street South
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3/29 - 3/31 San Francisco One Market Plaza 1 Market Street
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3/31 - 4/2 Washington, DC Union Station 50 Massachusetts Ave, NE
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3000 Grapevine Mills
4/6 - 4/8 Dallas Grapevine Mills Mall Parkway
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4/6 - 4/8 Seattle Top of the Market 93 Pike Street, Suite 307
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4/7 - 4/9 Atlanta 595 North 595 North Ave, NW Atlanta
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4/12 - 4/14 Houston The Warehouse 4108 Dupont Street
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4/15 - 4/17 Miami Ice Palace 59 Northwest 14th Street
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Useful Links:
http://www.nvidia.com/3Dtv
http://www.panasonic.com/promos/touch-the-future-tour/
About NVIDIA
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Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to,
statements as to: the benefits, features, impact and capabilities of the
NVIDIA 3DTV Play software, are forward-looking statements that are subject
to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially
different than expectations. Important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially include: development of more efficient or
faster technology; design, manufacturing or software defects; the impact of
technological development and competition; changes in consumer preferences
and demands; customer adoption of different standards or our competitor's
products; changes in industry standards and interfaces; unexpected loss of
performance of our products or technologies when integrated into systems as
well as other factors detailed from time to time in the reports NVIDIA
files with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its Form 10-Q
for the fiscal period ended October 25, 2009. Copies of reports filed with
the SEC are posted on NVIDIA's website and are available from NVIDIA
without charge. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
future performance and speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as
required by law, NVIDIA disclaims any obligation to update these
forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
