Mavs fans at the Magnolia theater Tuesday night watching the game in 3D (Photo: NBAE/Gettyimages)
First off, if you’d like some more background on the technology used in the broadcast, you can read some detail here.
A couple interesting points:
1) The video was actually broadcast in a sort of ultra-high definition: 4096×2160, aka 4K, which is obviously much sharper than the 1080p (1920×1080) resolution found in the best home televisions.
Well, except for one television: Panasonic’s enormous 150-inch plasma also has 4K resolution.
The Mavs broadcast used two Sony 4K projectors to create the 3D effect.
2) As Andrew noticed, tilting your head to the side just a few degrees while wearing the 3D glasses destroys the 3D effect. I’m not sure why, but I’m sure a physicist could explain it.
3) Our broadcast didn’t have any commercials. During timeouts and halftime, we got to watch the players in the huddle, the cheerleaders and blubbery Mavs Maniacs, and the various entertainers and mascots who perform for the crowd. I loved it. And I learned that while Clippers center Chris Kaman (who didn’t play last night) didn’t pay much attention to what his coach said during timeouts, he was really into the Mavs drum line and various other goofball performers.
People who sit on or near the court probably get to soak up that atmosphere all the time, but the average fan never gets to see that stuff, either because they’re sitting too far away from the court or they’re immediately shuffled off to a commercial if they’re watching on TV.
I think it would be great if the Mavs could offer some kind of subscription service where regular home television viewers could get the same nonstop live feed that we got at the Magnolia. As a basketball fan, I found it fascinating to watch the players close up when they weren’t actually sprinting around the court.
4) Watching the game up close in 3D in ultra-HD on a huge screen made it clear just how ferociously quick and strong Clippers forward Corey Maggette is. I can see why the Mavs were interested in trading for him.
Some additional photos of fans at the 3D broadcast after the jump.
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