We still have no idea how to bring this tech home, but Zero Creative has recently been showing off its glasses free 3D setup, bringing 1080p 3D to events and retail locations near you. Overall this autostereoscopic display seems to be offering better contrast ratio (1,800:1) than the (now discontinued) WOWvx based Philips screens we were drooling over last year, at a much lower price of just €6,795 for the 46-inch version. We won't claim to understand how the lenticular lens works, but without a way to experience the 3D effect on your own screen you'll have to take the word of overly excited conference attendees on how impressive it is, videos are embedded after the break.

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What we're watching tonight:

• NBC (1080i) airs Merlin at 8 p.m.
• CW (1080i) has Valentine at 7 p.m.
• History (720p) has Ice Road Truckers at 9 p.m. and Expedition Africa at 10 p.m.
• ESPN (720p) has Rays/Rangers baseball at 8 p.m.

Once upon a time, a smattering of new HD channels in one major metropolitan area was a huge deal. Nowadays, it's almost expected that one area or another will experience some HD expansion each week. In order to keep things nice and tidy around here, we deliver high-def expansions, market expansions and anything else dealing with HD channel growth right here. If we missed an area that you're familiar with, drop us a line in comments so everyone can catch up. The more the merrier, we say!

Read - Mediacom offers high-definition boost (Central Illinois)
Read - Charter reveals upgrades
Read - Dish, Time Warner Cable In New York Next For MSNBC HD
Read - DIRECTV to Offer HD Local Channels in 133 Markets
Read - Dish Dishes Out Four More Local HD Markets
Read - Comcast to change channels once again (Pennsylvania)
Read - Cox Cable adding 9 HD channels in Orange County (California)
Read - Comcast to shuffle channels in August

Here at Engadget HD, we'd prefer not to just focus on high-def happenings in the US of A. Thus, we round up the best of the best from the international front each week and present it here, bundled together in a single, easy to digest list. If something went down in your corner of the globe over the past seven days, let the rest of the world know it in comments. 'Til next week, Doei!

Read - History Channel UK becomes AETN UK
Read - Parasat sets digital launch into new era
Read - Discovery HD channel launched in Taiwan
Read - New Launches for AETN Channels
Read - Kabel BW adds all seven Sky HD channels
Read - RTL to launch 4 Dutch HD channels

What we're watching tonight:

• NBC (1080i) has Kings at 8 p.m. and the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular at 9 p.m.
• ABC (720p) brings Eli Stone at 10 p.m.
• ESPN2 (720p) has United/Crew MLS action at 7 p.m.
• PBS (1080i) presents A Capitol Fourth at 8 p.m.
• TNT (1080i) has NASCAR Sprint Cup @ Daytona at 8 p.m.

What we're watching tonight:

• MyNetworkTV (720p) has WWE SmackDown at 8 p.m.
• Fox (720p) has Mental at 9 p.m.
• ABC (720p) has 20/20 at 10 p.m.
• ESPN (720p) has NASCAR Nationwide @ Daytona at 8 p.m.

Less remarked upon in our CES 2009 coverage was the green factor consistently mentioned in many presentations, with various manufacturers promising more responsible production facilities, and plans to offer recycling for all the old televisions that will be replaced in the years to come. Courtesy of AV Watch and Google Translate, we can take a tour through one of Panasonic's recycling facilities, where the latest breakthrough uses a laser beam to separate the front and rear glass of CRTs, allowing for three times faster processing. If there's anything better than machine translation, old TVs headed for certain doom, and lasers, we have no idea what it is.

The British Video Association is back with some more happy stats on how well Blu-ray is doing, claiming 3.1 million discs sold since the start of 2009. Still, even with a claimed 231% jump over last year's YTD figures, that hasn't offset a 9.5% drop in sales of DVDs. that should move the needle well past last year's figures, where only 1.5 million were reportedly moved by October, but we doubt that's much comfort to employees of the nearly 900 retailers that have closed this year. Even with consumers "continuing to spend money on the product" once they've experienced it, according to BVA director general Lavinia Carey, expect a greater focus on downloads to offer an alternative to piracy, though no word on when that can be expected.

What we're watching tonight:

• ABC (720p) has Samantha Who? at 8 & 8:30 p.m.
• TNT (1080i) has Wedding Day at 8 p.n.
• WGN (1080i) airs WWE Superstars at 8 p.m.
• History (720p) has Gangland at 9 p.m.
• NBC (1080i) has The Listener at 10 p.m.
• Spike TV (1080i) has TNA: Impact at 9 p.m.

You'd have to be living under a rock to miss the flurry of 3D content and standards flying around during the last few years, though very few have actually bought in up to this point. But what about someone ready to get a jump on things, and set up their home theater for the full Captain EO experience right now? That's Joel's question, we'll let him take it from here:

"I just moved into a new house with a room I'm specifically planning for my home theater setup and need something that will beat all the equipment my friends have. The way I figure, a 3D setup should keep me ahead of the curve for some time, but I can't decide who to go with. Dual projector, plasma, LCD? Samsung & Mitsubishi are two I know already offering 3D ready equipment, but is there anyone out there that's tried them out yet?

Well, there it is, instead of just keeping up with the Joneses some people want to get way ahead of them. So c'mon, if anyone's been brave enough to invest in the future, let us know where you found the proper equipment right now (and content) for a 3D experience worthy of an upcoming Avatar viewing party.

Got a burning question that you'd love to toss out for Engadget HD (or its readers) to take a look at? Tired of Google's blank stares when you ask for real-world experiences? Hit us up at ask at engadgethd dawt com and keep an eye on this space -- your inquiry could be next.

News of another delay should be absolutely no surprise to anyone that's followed the details of this case, as DISH was granted a stay by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit pending its appeal of a $190 million ruling in favor of TiVo which will allow its customers to continue using their DVRs, at least for now. For its part, TiVo repeated its praise of the "thorough and well-reasoned decision finding EchoStar in contempt of court for violating the injunction and awarding further damages" and is confident the ruling will be upheld, again. Did anyone really think this one would just end so easily?

Read - DISH Network and EchoStar Statement Regarding Tivo
Read - TiVo Statement on Decision by U.S. Court of Appeals to Stay Permanent Injunction Issued by District Court in Lawsuit Against EchoStar

Remember that tru2way-related Memorandum of Understanding that was all the rage about this time last year? It appears the 6 cable companies haven't lived up to at least one part of their agreement, collectively missing the deadline of July 1 to have 100% of their digital cable headends compatible. No word on how close they got, but Comcast, Cox, Time Warner, Charter, Cablevision and Bright House still insist it's "not that far off" though we don't see how missing important milestones is helping move the technology forwards.

A few days after blocking PlayStation 3 users, Hulu has yet to respond to questions concerning the change which has only helped to fuel rumors it is related to the Microsoft ad campaign currently featured on the site, but that seems less likely now that we've confirmed it also began blocking the Flash-enabled Skyfire browser on Windows Mobile devices at the same time. Whatever the cause is, if you prefer a homegrown hack over something like PlayOn or TVersity, Eric over at ypass.net has put together a simple enough walkthrough for creating an "unblockable" workaround by setting up a locally connected PC running Linux or Windows with the freely available Squid proxy server software that will make your PS3 look like appear as a PC running a Firefox (or whatever you prefer) browser to any website that asks. Of course, just like the other solutions your computer will need to stay running to keep you connected, but we figure it's a small price to pay for enjoying relatively low res Flash video running on an HDTV.

Read - Got a PS3? Want Hulu Back? Easy enough...
Read - Squid-setup for Windows NT /2k /X

What we're watching tonight:

• ABC (720p) has Wipeout at 8 p.m., I Survived a Japanese Game Show at 9 p.m. and Primetime at 10:01 p.m.
• NBC (1080i) has America's Got Talent at 9 p.m. and the series premiere of The Philanthropist at 10 p.m.
• Discovery (1080i) has the season finale of Pitchmen at 10 p.m.
• MTV (1080i) has The Real World at 10 p.m.
• A&E (720p) has Tattoo Highway at 10 p.m.
• TBS (1080i) has Meet the Browns at 10 & 10:30 p.m.
• Comedy Central (1080i) has Reno 911 at 10:30 p.m.
• ESPN (720p) has Giants/Cardinals baseball at 8 p.m.

Apparently blissfully unaware of how much the Engadget staff has paid for the events of the last CES to be forgotten, Panasonic is promoting the UK launch of its FreeSat+ compatible series of Blu-ray recorders (£999 for the 500GB DMR-BS850) by promising to archive ones most valuable memories. Is that enough for you to navigate the various copy protection flags towards Blu-ray disc archival, or will you risk the family Christmas video (worth £542) on something less than a 50GB Blu-ray disc?