The great 3D TV race, how soon will you get yours?.

[tiktok 22]

I just watched Monsters & Aliens in 3D on a new Samsung 8000 series LED TV...not impressed...What a gimmick. It looks horrible and I wouldn't consider 3D if it cost more.

 

[Sgt. LED]

No, not spending any money on "3d" tv sets.

Like I want to sit around wearing 2 sets of glasses at once.:ironic:

 

[adamjh3]

Read this article in NewsWeek the other day:

http://www.dvdtown.com/news/roger-ebert-why-i-hate-3-d-and-you-should-too/7575

3-D is a waste of a perfectly good dimension. Hollywood's current crazy stampede toward it is suicidal. It adds nothing essential to the moviegoing experience. For some, it is an annoying distraction. For others, it creates nausea and headaches. It is driven largely to sell expensive projection equipment and add a $5 to $7.50 surcharge on already expensive movie tickets. Its image is noticeably darker than standard 2-D. It is unsuitable for grown-up films of any seriousness. It limits the freedom of directors to make films as they choose. For moviegoers in the PG-13 and R ranges, it only rarely provides an experience worth paying a premium for. Read more here

 

[LowBat]

I saw the lackluster remake of Journey to the Center of the Earth in 3D when it came out. While somewhat interesting in several scenes, it doesn't make or break a movie. I'm perfectly happy with the lower cost and no glasses 2D movie.

I did see a 3D TV on display in the Sony store recently that used the battery powered shutter screen glasses. Again it was interesting to see depth, but that just isn't such an important feature in my opinion. I hear there are 3D TVs that don't require the glasses if you sit in a very narrow field of vision directly in front.

I'm still on the fence with this HD stuff. Sharpen images are nice, but I don't care for all the added monthly expense from the cable companies. If there's one feature I'd really like to see it would be a TV that doesn't allow commercials to crank up the volume. Better yet would be a TV that muted the sound whenever an advertiser tried to pull that trick. Speaking of commercials, there are so many now that I lose interest in following any new shows. After a series has ended I just don't start a new one anymore.

TV has now become something to watch occasionally. I no longer watch main stream media news as they have swung far to the left; regular programming play ads on the corners of the screen adding yet another distraction; cable/satellite companies charge huge fees to see what amounts to about 20% advertising.

Whatever happened to paying for cable TV to get rid of the commercials? Now it's pay huge fees for cable AND get slammed with as many ads as possible. The only thing I liked about cable TV was basic service didn't require a converter box and yet another remote to keep track of. That changed last year thanks to the digital conversion. All the TV plugs reassuring me my digital tuner TV wouldn't require a converter box were lies. I'm now required to use a converter box and another remote control, and all this basic converter box really accomplishes is filtering out the few channels that used to come in HD. Now it's analog only! The only real significant improvement since color TV came out is LCD/plasma replacing the heavy and bulky CRT sets.

3D TVs will probably occupy a few layers above the betamax players in the landfill.

 

[signal 13]

I won't be getting one... perfectly happy watching movies on my regular 42" Vizio...

 

[Lynx_Arc]

I figure all tv sets may end up 3D capably in the next 5 years, glasses however will end up optional on all but the higher end models. It is possible the low end models will be offered without 3D but I am guessing they will just integrate it into the set and add about $20 onto the cost for the transmitter, the decoding electronics will be integrated into the main chip for a few bucks more like computer video cards can cost less than 50 bucks now that can output 2000 lines and with 500megs ram on them.

 

[mrartillery]

Never, just a passing fad.

 

[Diesel_Bomber]

At my current rate of TV usage, I will never own a 3D TV.

HD, blu-ray, 3D............the adage about polishing a turd comes to mind. My opinion is that TV is garbage being piped directly into your home. Garbage in 3D is still garbage.

 

[saabgoblin]

I'll wait until a friend grabs one first so I can watch the Sham Wow guy's commercials in 3-D and then after that, I am pretty sure that the answer will be a resounding no.

Sometimes certain high definition screens feel a little 3-D'ish and unsettling for my tastes, now where did I put that damn mule, oh yeah, I parked him behind that stack of 8-Tracks.

 

[blasterman]

The problem with 3D TV is programming needs to be encoded in 3D, and as we've seen with bad reviews on current films it's not that easy. Native 3D capture (live) is still complex and requires a big re-think on the part of production. If not done right, it comes off as hokey and cheezy.

The only possible cool thing that might come about is advertisers might have a pretty good time with 3D and actually start making commercials worth watching. Kinda of like, the days before the big network shows weren't done in HD, but commercials were. So, a lot of us actually waited for a high production commercial to show off our sets.

I still think this would be cool for gaming, and have been dissapointed at why high tech 3D hasn't become more popular in this format.

 

[Kestrel]

Garbage in 3D is still garbage.

Something like garbage perhaps? :ironic:

 

[RA40]

I've been debating killing the TV portion of my cable service. For the few shows we might take in, paying the $60 month is marginal. Combined with net access, it keeps the rates down but VOIP telephone for the three package doesn't interest me. As it is, I get nailed $102/month and if I want digital cable, there goes another $10 plus the ludicrous taxes on top of it. I don't sit on ESPN so there is minimal digital HD content that we would watch.

3D TV...ugh. There was this:

http://www.techeye.net/internet/woman-says-3d-porno-made-her-pregnant

An American woman claims she became pregant after watching a 3D porno.

US military man Erick Jhonson came home from a stint in Iraq to find that his wife was pregnant. Clearly he assumed she had an affair, but his wife Jennifer claims the "other man" was actually someone a little less physical.

It seems he actually buys her story, however. "I see it as suspicious. The films in 3D are very real. With today's technology, anything is possible," he said.

What's even more interesting is that both Jennifer and Erick are white, but the child is black. Jeniffer claims the kid looks like the black pornstar she had been ogling. She also claims this was one of the first times she's watched porn and only went with friends for the 3D effect. TechEye did a survey of one person and found 100 percent would say the same thing in a similar situation.

"Even though my husband believed in me, my marriage could be at risk," Jennifer said. "But he knows I'm faithful." It just shows you what joining the military does to your head.

Jennifer explained that "a month after watching the movie, I started feeling dizzy and the results were positive." That must have been one good porno.

3D movies have gained renewed popularity since Avatar, but there have been some concerns raised over how bad they may be for your eyes. Now you'll have to worry about conceiving in the cinema.

You may have jumped when an object in film was thrown at the camera, but now you'll have to be careful of other, far more uncouth things flying at you. TechEye recommends contraception for your next trip to the cinema. You never know.

 

[Lynx_Arc]

I've been debating killing the TV portion of my cable service. For the few shows we might take in, paying the $60 month is marginal. Combined with net access, it keeps the rates down but VOIP telephone for the three package doesn't interest me. As it is, I get nailed $102/month and if I want digital cable, there goes another $10 plus the ludicrous taxes on top of it. I don't sit on ESPN so there is minimal digital HD content that we would watch.

I have OTA (over the air) television with a homemade antenna and get all the local stations. digital tv OTA is a lot better in some ways than tv used to be as some stations have subchannels now and we get some older movies from networks like THIS, and RetroTV and we also have 3 channels of IonTV too with some stations even adding in a separate weather channel. It costs the price of a converter box if you don't have a digital tuner but after a few months vs paying for cable or satellite you have free tv. I used some of the money saved to buy used DVDs some of which are box set tv shows.

 

[LEDninja]

I only use one eye at a time (lazy eyes) and cannot see 3D. I'll buy a 3D TV when 2D TV is no longer available. Canada will not switch to HDTV over the air broadcasts until 2011 so I'm still watching 525 line 4:3 NTSC TV.

 

[Diesel_Bomber]

3D TV...ugh. There was this:

http://www.techeye.net/internet/woman-says-3d-porno-made-her-pregnant

Holy hell. These people VOTE and they just reproduced. That child, raised by those idiots, will be the future of this country. I think I'm going to throw up. :sick2:

 

[Wattnot]

3D TV of today = Quadraphonic audio of the 1970's.

Pass.