NBA's 2007 All-Star Game in HDTV... and 3D

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<p>Filed under: <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117959252.html?categoryid=14&cs=1"><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.engadgethd.com/media/2007/02/nbaallstargame2007021207.jpg" alt="" /></a><span style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 7px;"> <script> var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/NBA_s_2007_All_Star_Game_in_HDTV_and_3D'; </script> <script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span>If you can't afford a courtside seat at this weekend's NBA All-Star Game festivities, the league is testing a new way to "<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/06/26/is-hdtv-in-david-sterns-black-box/">change the way we see the game</a>" -- sans the chance of rubbing elbows with various celebrities. Guests in Las Vegas, will go to the Mandalay Bay hotel instead of the Thomas and Mack Center where the game is being played, and don special glasses to view view a 3D high definition version of TNT's broadcast of Saturday and Sunday night's activities. Five 3D camera systems have been installed around the arena by Pace, and according to the NBA's VP of operations and technology, the HDTV widescreen broadcast will allow them to avoid many cuts and camera movements, hopefully minimizing any shaky cam effect some complained about during the special <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/04/12/did-you-catch-the-nbas-dual-skycam-special-hdtv-broadcast/">SkyCam broadcast last year</a>. If you can't make it to Vegas to check things out, you can still see this technology at work this season, as a similar broadcast during the NBA Finals is already planned. No word on plans for a "belligerent drunk" simulator, so either way we still have a long way to go towards simulating the real game experience in a theater and someday in the future, at home.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117959252.html?categoryid=14&cs=1">Read</a> - Variety<br /> <a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6415657.html">Read</a> - Broadcasting & Cable<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">*</p><p><a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/2007/02/12/nbas-2007-all-star-game-in-hdtv-and-3d/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/forward/752537/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://hdtv.engadget.com/2007/02/12/nbas-2007-all-star-game-in-hdtv-and-3d/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr /><p><a title="Sponsored By" href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v2|3747|0|0|%2a|u;44404524;0-0;0;13519412;31-1|1;17996600|18014495|1;;%3fhttp://www.fordboldmoves.com/default.aspx?bannerid=%esid!|%epid!|%eaid!|%ecid!" target="_blank">BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD</a> A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time<img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/imp;v1;f;44404524;0-0;0;13519412;1|1;17996600|18014495|1;;cs=g%3fhttp://m.doubleclick.net/dot.gif"></p><p><a title="Sponsored By" href="http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=432220&cm_ven=360i&cm_cat=Media&cm_pla=engadget&cm_ite=rsslink" target="_blank">Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System</a> Packs the power to bring games to life!</p>

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