3D Queries

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Apologies in advance if this is a stupid question but my knowledge on 3d is pretty basic; how come we will all need to buy new 3D TV's and 3D Blu-Ray players etc when we can already purchase movies on blu-ray such as Final Destination 3D and My Bloody Valentine 3D? What is the difference? I haven't bought any of these movies bit I assume I would still be able to watch them in 3D through my existing blu-ray player? Please can somebody explain this to me?

Kind Regards

Andy

 

[Andrew Everard]

That's old-spec 3D, using coloured glasses. The new 3D spec promises greatly enhanced definition, better colours, blah blah blah...

 

[Anonymous]

Gotcha' ... thanks for the sharp response

Is the quality of the existing 3D movies in blu-ray any good then do you know?

 

[Andrew Everard]

The ones I've seen have been OK, but more about gimmicks than anything else, and I've found them a bit murky and tiring to watch.

New 3D should solve all those problems (he said, looking for a tongue in cheek emoticon)...

 

[Anonymous]

Keeping up with technology is hard work ... and expensive!

Hope it falls flat on it's face; I'm not even that fussed on 3D ... I'll be the first to admit that I'd probably be only spending £4k on new 3D technology so I don't feel left out

 

[Anonymous]

Andrew

In the latest WHF Mag there was a first review of 3D TV obviously using a 3D Blu Ray player

No mention of requirement for a 3D reciever which has been mooted as a requirement , is this rumor false then , are existing AV receivers 3D compatable?

 

[Tom Moreno]

lesmor:
Andrew

In the latest WHF Mag there was a first review of 3D TV obviously using a 3D Blu Ray player

No mention of requirement for a 3D reciever which has been mooted as a requirement , is this rumor false then , are existing AV receivers 3D compatable?

The unofficial whispers I've been hearing are that 3D Blu-ray, which sends 1080p images at 48Hz, will need a receiver compatible with that framerate, though Sky 3D which will be transmitting the L/R eye images side by side in the same 1080i frame could be passed through existing equipment (though if your receiver was to overlay any onscreen graphics this could get hairy).

 

[Clare Newsome]

lesmor:

In the latest WHF Mag there was a first review of 3D TV obviously using a 3D Blu Ray player

No mention of requirement for a 3D reciever which has been mooted as a requirement ,

Erm, yes there is - whole, 13-line paragraph on 3D-capable receivers half way down the second column of the full-page 3D Blu-ray player review on p17...

 

[dcanham001]

sorry to hi-jack but...

many of my films are displayed in 2:35:1 (or whatever it is) which means you get black borders at the top and bottom of the picture. presumably all 3d films will look much better without these borders and displayed in 1:78?

companies releasing these 2:35 films at the moment state that its how the director intended the films to look - i assume the directors will change their mind if 3d looks much better with a full screen display?

 

[Tom Moreno]

dangalf:
sorry to hi-jack but...

many of my films are displayed in 2:35:1 (or whatever it is) which means you get black borders at the top and bottom of the picture. presumably all 3d films will look much better without these borders and displayed in 1:78?

companies releasing these 2:35 films at the moment state that its how the director intended the films to look - i assume the directors will change their mind if 3d looks much better with a full screen display?

Not if it was filmed to be presented in 3d on a 2.35:1 screen in the theatre. If that was the case I would imagine (hope) that the originally intended aspect ratio will be preserved.

After all most directors don't frame their film for tv screens rather than theatre screens.

 

[Anonymous]

Clare Newsome:lesmor:

In the latest WHF Mag there was a first review of 3D TV obviously using a 3D Blu Ray player

No mention of requirement for a 3D reciever which has been mooted as a requirement ,

Erm, yes there is - whole, 13-line paragraph on 3D-capable receivers half way down the second column of the full-page 3D Blu-ray player review on p17...

DOH

Reminder to self to revisit article

 

[dcanham001]

Hi Tom

yeah thats kind of what i mean. the films are full screen at the cinema and the 3d is quite effective. When you buy the blu-ray version there's gonna be black bars at the top and bottom of the picture. Surely that'll be annoying when watching something in 3d?

 

[The_Lhc]

dangalf:yeah thats kind of what i mean. the films are full screen at the cinema and the 3d is quite effective.

They're only full screen at the cinema because the screen is 2.35:1, the same as the picture!

 

[professorhat]

dangalf:Surely that'll be annoying when watching something in 3d?

Why?

 

[dcanham001]

i guess its just the idea of a smaller screen (or smaller display) being less effective for 3d compared to a larger screen