CableLabs to host 3DTV interoperability event

CableLabs said it plans to tout the latest 3DTV implementations at an Interop event which it will host at its Lowville, Colo., headquarters next month.

The event, running Feb. 13-17, will demonstrate cable set-tops and 3DTVs that are based on OpenCable 3DTV requirements. While CableLabs didn't say which consumer electronics manufacturers will attend, likely candidates included Panasonic (NYSE: PC), which is sponsoring NBC's 3DTV coverage of 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

CableLabs said it has added a suite of calibrated 3DTV video test streams to its 3DTV Lab which were supplied by Allegro DVT.

As more cable operators launch 3DTV networks such as ESPN 3D and n3D--which is owned by Discovery Communications and Panasonic--CableLabs has increased its focus on 3DTV technology.

In 2009, as 3DTV was beginning to gain momentum, CableLabs built a 3DTV Pavilion at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo which displayed 3DTV products from Sony, Hyundai, LG and Panasonic.

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