3D TELEVISION, YES OR NO.

[Anonymous]

Ive had demos in big commerical stores and they were AWEFULL!! i had a demo at my local specialist, in a back room, on a sofa, as you would do at home, it wasn't the best tv so there was a little cross talk, but the footy they showed along with a demo of a ps3 game and the aquarium were AMAZING! if that is the picture and 3d effect you get from an inferior Sony to the one i have on order, then i can wait to get mine!

 

[Anonymous]

TheHomeCinemaCentre:I am sure that the same was said about surround sound. People are still raving on about surround sound versus stereo. If you like it go for it, if not dont
i totally agree,, its a add on to the tv so you dont have to use it but nice to have as an extra, so to all who dont want it stop bleeting just dont use it simple as that.

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[cliffster]

3d at the cinema is ok I think, if you can stand the glasses. Same goes for large screen projectors but I don't think 3d on a tv screen is viable, too many issues and too 'gimmicky'.

I do think that the time and money that manufacturers are spending developing 3d would be better spent getting the basics right e.g.the threads on the pana v20 and problems with Sony backlighting etc.

Besides which, if you invest in 3d, there doesn't seem to be that much content that you can actually watch on it !

Cliff.

 

[kinda]

Not sure the comparisons with surround sound are valid. I think surround sound would have struggled to take off if there were performance issues compared to stereo sound and if everyone had to wear earphones to hear it correctly.

I do take on board the comments on learning to mix surround sound, but I feel that's just learning how to record and present the realistic sound field and ambience correctly, a bit like learning to record film in realistic colour.

My issue with 3D is when there's talk about learning how to shoot scenes to take advantage of it, which is going further down the road of spectacle rather than story. I don't feel that script writers and directors have needed to envision scenes to maximise surround sound, though maybe a few have added the odd deliberate fly through or whatever!

I just don't think it will take off fully until the experience of 3D is clearly superior to 2D, and that's not the case currently for a number of reasons.

But no bleeting here, just opinion, as it was being asked for. Made my decision for the time being a while back and bought a 2D projector.

 

[Anonymous]

Im sure when blu-ray started there was very little content available even though as with a lot of early disks they were not cleaned up and painstakenly restored like they are now. Its taken a few years and even now is still a small part of the sales for dvd. I dont expect 3D will ever become the norm more like a now and again experience. I guess if theres not enough cash in it it will be dropped like a hot potato.

 

[cinemafan]

No!!! imo it's a fad and it won't last! So much hype, all very silly.