3d will be here forever !!! So get on board

Slinger182 · May 2010

I'm in the "maybe in 2 years" camp.

cstmar01 · May 2010

polkfarmboy wrote: »

If one needs to wear glasses for vision the wearing contacts might not be a bad idea.......cstmar01???

To the cheeky buggers F1nut and nooshinjohn ....... Shooting some poor guy in the face who's trying to defend his country is not what I had in mind

For people who go to the cinema and see a 3D movie like avatar ..... your watching a movie using passive glasses . I saw avatar and it gave me a sore head it realy sucked because it screwed up the color too

True 3D effect uses active glasses that are getting cheaper by the day .The active glasses work fine in a bright room and close on eye and open the other tricking your brain .Although youl get a dimmer image you never want to watch movies with the lights on anyways

To steveinaz..... All the new games are not solely made in 3D they work for 2D so when I said that pretty mutch every game thats in development is being done in 3D its because the gaming markets gona explode this platform . These new games wont flop at all its simply an extra option to give you even more value for your money

You can download 3D drivers for free on you pc for free thats the same high end software that being used by developers in the industry

Theres also tons of games that becoming available thats now converted in 3D

one not everyone can wear contacts so its stupid, and sorry but I'm not just going to switch to contacts to see a freakin' movie, dumb and pointless. If you would want me to switch in order please go ahead and pay for them for me, I'll gladly switch, also please convince my eyes that sticking somethign in them is good and have them stop causing me pain if I would do so as when I tried a corrective lens it was not possible for me to function but you know smart comment there.

I'm glad to see you like your 3D all I'm saying is that its not for everyone, please go read polls of people that stated they would switch and won't switch. Your not going to convince me to switch because "oh it looks cool" or get some contacts, yeah real smart.

nooshinjohn · May 2010

polkfarmboy wrote: »

To the cheeky buggers F1nut and nooshinjohn ....... Shooting some poor guy in the face who's trying to defend his country is not what I had in mind...

The idea is not to "Shoot some poor guy in the face who's trying to defend his country." Rather it is to shoot some poor guy in the face while defending yours:p;):D.... You don't play to many 1st person shooters, do you?

comfortablycurt · May 2010

WTF are you talking about?

I'm never buying into 3D, because I have absolutely no interest in wearing 3D glasses in my house. I've checked out a few 3D displays in stores...it's cool, yes, but nothing more than a cheap gimmick.

I haven't even bought a Blu-ray player yet, or for that matter even an HDTV.

I really just don't see it taking off on any kind of real level.

Realistically, most people don't even own a Blu-ray player yet. Personally, I know very few people that actually own them yet. Most people are still more than happy with DVD's, as am I.

It will be here forever? No it won't. Give it a few more years and the next big thing will come out, leaving 3D as the equivalent of VHS. Thus is the nature of technology. If you think this is where it stops, you're sadly mistaken.

dkg999 · May 2010

Curt's kind of a cheeky bugger also

greg2350 · May 2010

I wouldnt worry to much on the cost of the glasses they will go down in cost. What did blueray players cost when they first hit? saw 1 at walmart for $86 sure its not the greatest 1 but to your regular folk it would do just fine. In the future when the hype settles down I see the glasses being free when you buy a 3d tv, 3d blueray player, or 3d blueray movie. If the set has a great picture in 2d and does 3d why not I would purchase one in the future. My parents bought a LEDTV when they first came out $2200 yes it has a great picture but its just a different backlighted LCD TV.

Demiurge · May 2010

I think it will flop because it's going to make most people physically ill. I can't imagine the long term negative health effects it will cause with consistent viewing. It's completely unnatural.

We don't see in 3D. Anything we think we see in 3D is depth perception.

Even if this takes off, it won't be mainstream for at least 10 years. Most people are finally all on board with HDTVs. They aren't going to running out to upgrade to what right now amounts to a gimmick.

concealer404 · May 2010

I'm a cheeky bugger.

polkfarmboy · May 2010

Active 3D wont make you ill demiurge but the passive glasses will demiurge .As I have said its already went mainstream with multimillion dollar companys adopting the tech

To curt ..... I realy think your WTF comment is a little aggressive

To every one else........ You can buy a 3D computer monitor and active glasses for $400 and download a free driver and use your old games on your existing hardware

concealer404 · May 2010

I guess my question is.... why?

I can go outside and experience 3d for myself. I'm fine with watching TV, rather than experiencing TV.

specd_out · May 2010

bobman1235 wrote: »

It's an expensive gimmick. Whether it's here to stay or not is irrelevant.

truth. I have been against it since i first heard about it coming out in movies. I hate 3d/4d movies and shows at theme parks and these movies are exactly the same. Its the same cheesy footage with things swinging out or pointing right at you. Up until the other day I had not seen any new 3d movies but then i was at Best buy and they had aliens vs monsters and I wasnt impressed. It hurt my eyes within the first few minutes of watching it. the way I see it is tech is getting so advanced there is no reason for us to have to wear glasses to watch a movie. When they get there maybe i will consider it. But I cannot justify spending thousands to change my system and I still have to wear glasses to view it.

Demiurge · May 2010

polkfarmboy wrote: »

Active 3D wont make you ill demiurge but the passive glasses will demiurge.

I can tell you that you're wrong about that because I have already experienced it for myself. It's not that rare, either, so I'm not alone with this. Even for those whom it doesn't make ill there are adjustment annoyances to deal with.

We have no idea what the long term effects are, but I can make a logical assumption that for many they won't be good.

polkfarmboy wrote: »

As I have said its already went mainstream with multimillion dollar companys adopting the tech

You speak as though they are assuming no risk here. Companies took risks in backing HD-DVD over Blu-Ray and Blu-Ray won. Those who didn't adopt the correct technology suffered losses as a result.

I could very well be wrong about 3D TV just like I was about HD-DVD. It's not that big of deal as I have no vested interest in it succeeding or failing. I see it as a passing fad at worst and a technology that won't be fully adopted for at least a decade at best.

Demiurge · May 2010

concealer404 wrote: »

I guess my question is.... why?

I can go outside and experience 3d for myself. I'm fine with watching TV, rather than experiencing TV.

Not exactly. We don't see in 3D. Two eyes with 2D vision gives us depth perception, nothing more. It's an illusion of 3D, but I do understand what you're saying.

concealer404 · May 2010

Demiurge wrote: »

Not exactly. We don't see in 3D. Two eyes with 2D vision gives us depth perception, nothing more. It's an illusion of 3D, but I do understand what you're saying.

Yeah yeah yeah.....

I guess my point was that i could go outside and experience more "3d-like" "effects" than i could sitting on my couch inside. But i guess there's people out there that feel that Blu-Ray is not sufficient for their viewing purposes. I'm not one of them.

Slinger182 · May 2010

When's smell-a-vision suppose to hit shelves?

polkfarmboy · May 2010

Slinger182 wrote: »

When's smell-a-vision suppose to hit shelves?

I am not for that happening lol

If you are though slinger then you should look into buying some ...scratch and sniff ... adult magazines from japan

Polkitup2 · May 2010

Best Buy demonstrated the problem with 3D TVs to me today when I went in and asked for a demo. The batteries were dead in 1 set of 3D glasses and they could find the second set.

polkfarmboy · May 2010

Polkitup2 wrote: »

Best Buy demonstrated the problem with 3D TVs to me today when I went in and asked for a demo. The batteries were dead in 1 set of 3D glasses and they could find the second set.

and.............

kuntasensei · May 2010

What's awesome to me is that I had eye surgery as a kid that makes my perception of 3-D movies kinda' iffy... so have fun duking this out, everyone! I'll be over here watching 2-D and being happy with it.

Sherardp · May 2010

kuntasensei wrote: »

so have fun duking this out, everyone! I'll be over here watching 2-D and being happy with it.

I got the popcorn, slide over man and let's enjoy the show on that new Epson.

kuntasensei · May 2010

Sherardp wrote: »

I got the popcorn, slide over man and let's enjoy the show on that new Epson.

Heh... Someone actually told me I should wait for a 3-D projector, and I'm like "Why? I don't even think I can see it." Shame it doesn't come in until tomorrow, but at least I've got nothing to do this weekend but tweak it and watch Blu-rays!

tonyb · May 2010

Slinger182 wrote: »

When's smell-a-vision suppose to hit shelves?

Now that I would buy into.:)

venomclan · May 2010

I AM LOVING 3D!

Not the technology or the gear itself, but because it has and will continue to crash the pricing of all non-3D equipment. The LED tv's are falling in price much faster than the LCD's and plasmas did. The need for the HDMI 1.4specs are making the 1.3 stuff obsolete and they will continue to fire sale. Me happy

Venom

Willow · May 2010

Demiurge wrote: »

I can tell you that you're wrong about that because I have already experienced it for myself. It's not that rare, either, so I'm not alone with this. Even for those whom it doesn't make ill there are adjustment annoyances to deal with.
We have no idea what the long term effects are, but I can make a logical assumption that for many they won't be good.

You speak as though they are assuming no risk here. Companies took risks in backing HD-DVD over Blu-Ray and Blu-Ray won. Those who didn't adopt the correct technology suffered losses as a result.

I could very well be wrong about 3D TV just like I was about HD-DVD. It's not that big of deal as I have no vested interest in it succeeding or failing. I see it as a passing fad at worst and a technology that won't be fully adopted for at least a decade at best.

We, (my wife and I) couldn not stand the 3d. It almost seemed blurry and it gave us headaches. Rubbish! I say...Rubbish!!

digitalvideo · May 2010

Do any of you know why James Cameron didn't shoot the movie with IMAX cameras and would it have produced a better 3D picture and experience than the cameras he used for Avatar? Why in general don't the studios use imax cameras more?

kuntasensei · May 2010

digitalvideo wrote: »

Do any of you know why James Cameron didn't shoot the movie with IMAX cameras and would it have produced a better 3D picture and experience than the cameras he used for Avatar? Why in general don't the studios use imax cameras more?

Because the IMAX cameras are FRIGGIN' HUGE and heavy as hell. Watch the special features on The Dark Knight to see how much of a pain it is to shoot with IMAX cameras, and you'll understand. The PACE 3-D camera system that he and Lee Pace developed for this has the advantage of being small enough for handheld and steadycam shots, but stable enough for mounted/crane shots as well. It also lets you do on-set realtime pre-viz because it's digital, which shooting on film wouldn't let you do.

digitalvideo · May 2010

When it's converted over to bluray on a MPEG AVC transfer wouldn't film look better than a digital camera would? I've read on different websites and on wikipedia how film gives it a more real look with more depth.

I don't know if any of you seen Baraka on bluray, they had it playing on one of the flatscreen displays in Best Buy, it's still considered the best bluray for PQ which was filmed using 70mm film negative and then scanned at 8K Ultra Digital HD resolution. I really don't think any digital camera can look that good.

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Baraka-Blu-ray/1055/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baraka_(film)

Toxis · May 2010

This is the first run of 3d tvs out. Therefore I'm not saying if a technology is going to stay or go bit it's very gimmicky right now and is a complete blur. I personally get a headache after about 30 seconds of viewing. Literally! It's not focused at all, blurry all over except one image and when you have depth, blurry hurts my eyes. No thanks. I'll wait to see if they get better with time (and everything does) but for now, my tube still stomps everything's **** in PQ. Too bad I took it down for sheer size and that's fun in a different way.

comfortablycurt · May 2010

Polkitup2 wrote: »

Best Buy demonstrated the problem with 3D TVs to me today when I went in and asked for a demo. The batteries were dead in 1 set of 3D glasses and they could find the second set.

polkfarmboy wrote: »

and.............

I think that is the problem in itself.

Getting ready to watch a movie?

Whoops, the batteries in one of your sets of 3d glasses are dead. Now you have to either...

A. rummage through 12 different drawers in 3 rooms, trying to find the correct batteries.

B. run to the store and buy batteries.

See the problem?

PFB-my "WTF" comment wasn't really directed at you, but more or less the entire concept of 3d...I'm sorry if you took offense to it.

By the way, I certainly am a cheeky bugger.:p;)

Slinger182 · May 2010

Running out of batteries would suck but I know for more money you can get rechargable glasses. The fact that they actually make ones that aren't rechargable when they obviously can is just so they have something else they can charge you more for. I checked out the display at bb yesterday. My first thought was that it looked pretty cool. I realized pretty quickly though that to really enjoy it you would have to be watching on a really big screen. I wouldn't consider getting 3D unless I had a PJ and unfortinately I won't be getting one of those for a while.

3d will be here forever !!! So get on board

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