3D no glasses ?
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"you can really enjoy the show in a very nice way"...
I'm no doctor... but as for side effects... I'd say;
Blurred vision,
headaches,
halucinations
migranes
projectile vomiting,
friction burn on the eyeballs,
the squits,
brain meltdown
gut meltdown,
eventual explosion,
nuts drop off.
However, there should definately be an emoticon with this effect on it.0 -
Non-starter.You only need two tools: WD40 and Duck Tape.
If it doesn't move and should, use the WD40.
If it shouldn't move and does, use the tape.0 -
Seen it a few weeks back. Thought it was a bit rubbish in truth.
Not really a fan of 3D (being serious for a second). PointlessFormally known as Coatbridgeguy0 -
Montevideoguy wrote:Seen it a few weeks back. Thought it was a bit rubbish in truth.
Not really a fan of 3D (being serious for a second). Pointless
Really? I wouldn't spend that much money on the kit tbh... but I had a demo in a Sony store and I was utterly blown away by some fishes... Not seen it in cinema either. How come you're not a fan?0 -
I don't like the colour loss for a start. Then you have the fact it makes everything look small which is fine for doing small things but when you have a film trying to create a sense of huge scale for something
(e.g. the big space ship in Avatar or the ship in Tron:Legacy) it ruins the spectacle (I think the same criticism was levelled at the monsters in Clash of the Titans but never seen that).
Mark Kermode also nails 3D when he says that if 3D is done badly then it detracts from the film and if it's done well then you don't notice it and becomes pointless.
As for the TVs, I've seen them and they do look very nice. I'd be wanting them though for the high definition (2D) than 3D. You also have the consideration that you don't just have to shell out on the expensive TV but also crazy money on the glasses (imagine being married and having 2-3 kids).
I just see it as being a fad and a means for cinemas to charge people more to watch the same films and for electronics companies to get people to shell out all over again for new TVs (having enjoyed a profitable few years as millions upgraded to flat screens).
If they can perfect the technology (maintain colour levels, lose need for glasses, stop people vomiting, etc) then they might have a chance to get more people to take it up. Until then they are just trying to flog another "mini-disc" or "betamax" as far as I'm concerned.Formally known as Coatbridgeguy0 -
I'll just add my experience of 3D has been a few films in the cinema and a half hour demonstration of 3D TV watching football and golf clips (the one advantage of being a foreigner here is that shop folk think you're minted and will let you try stuff...sales dude was gutted when I told him I didn't want to spent $5,500 on his TV hahaha)Formally known as Coatbridgeguy0
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Nuts!
totally nuts!I like bikes and stuff0 -
cool, I didn't notice colour loss on my demo but then, everything under water looks washed out...
I thought it would be a minidisc technology actually but there's quite a few 3D cameras and video recorders now... possibly a fad for people with too much spare cash and not enough sense? I'll be happy with the CRT in the lounge until next year0 -
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You'll find they will try and demo stuff that is normally bright and vibrant to hide the fact you have colour loss.
What surprises me is the lack of acknowledgement for people who suffer headaches/vomiting as a result of 3D. It's something like 10% of people who watch it suffer it. Seems like a big enough number to render it a pretty major problemFormally known as Coatbridgeguy0 -
I quite like 3D in in the Cinema - I think the big screen helps the tech.
As for 3D on TV - I have tried it for films, footy, and games and am utterly underwhelmed by what I've seen. Dark, with poor colour reproduction, and the fact that the TV takes up such a small portion of your field of view, just spoils any emmersive effect.
I really think glasses-free 3D is a non starter for all but solo close viewing distance devices like computer monitors and handheld consoles, and when it comes down to it I just don't want to wear a daft pair of sunglass when I'm in the home watching TV.You only need two tools: WD40 and Duck Tape.
If it doesn't move and should, use the WD40.
If it shouldn't move and does, use the tape.0 -
LG has actually cancelled all it's ranges for 3d glass to gofor passive tech.
They basiccly say any 3d on less than about 60" TV isn't worth the bother as its not imersive and the effect is not good, adn that the glasses have the obcious image problems.
I can see alot of companies following suit as the 3d fad slowly breaks down when people realise the effect off a 40" TV is awful and that you need the image to fill your field of vison
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havent LG got something else up there sleeve? something better than 3d? Plus LG make TV's for something like 75% of all TV manufacturer's.0
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I dunno i half watch gadget show and Stuff.tv, pay partial attention and post silly things on forums
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Samsung and Sony make theirs in the same place, LG make screens for a ton of companies (also the iPad) and Sharp make screens.
The PSP was shipped with Sharp screens in Japan and Samsung screens elsewhere (the Sharp ones were a wee bit better in terms of resolution).
All of this is off the top of my head so might be wrong nowFormally known as Coatbridgeguy0 -
Im annoyed with myself cause i dint want to like 3d tv with silly glasses bearing in mind i have to wear prescription glasses but just b4 xmas i was in comet (i think) buyin a present for my dear old mum when i saw a row of them so went and had a look.
They were only showing demo material like a few clips from avatar (which i still havent seen), a promo video for australia (??) and clip of some pixar movie for the kids. I have to say i was actually impressed with it, it wasnt what i was expecting though it was more like looking through a window with no glass at things outside than things coming out from the screen like i was expecting.
There was a definite sense of real depth to things though that did actually take me by surprise, im currently weighin up the pros and cons on whether i should actually now buy one or not.
I currently have an LG plasma that i've had ISF calibrated and the picture is very good but all the time now when im watch ing something i can hear a little voice sayin 3d 3d 3d 3d....0 -
jayson wrote:Im annoyed with myself cause i dint want to like 3d tv with silly glasses bearing in mind i have to wear prescription glasses but just b4 xmas i was in comet (i think) buyin a present for my dear old mum when i saw a row of them so went and had a look.
They were only showing demo material like a few clips from avatar (which i still havent seen), a promo video for australia (??) and clip of some pixar movie for the kids. I have to say i was actually impressed with it, it wasnt what i was expecting though it was more like looking through a window with no glass at things outside than things coming out from the screen like i was expecting.
There was a definite sense of real depth to things though that did actually take me by surprise, im currently weighin up the pros and cons on whether i should actually now buy one or not.
I currently have an LG plasma that i've had ISF calibrated and the picture is very good but all the time now when im watch ing something i can hear a little voice sayin 3d 3d 3d 3d....
If you listen to that little voice I promise you'll have another one in your ear going "idiot idiot idiot! you could have bought a new bike for that..."Formally known as Coatbridgeguy0 -
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Why would you get a loss of colour with 3D?
I can't currently see it catching on in homes, it's just prohibitively expensive, and it's at a time when a ton of people have just gone HD - they don;t want another expense.
But 3D gaming, yeah, I can see that becoming more commonplace.
Nvidia must be sooooo pi**ed off. They've been trying to push their 3DVision solution for what seems like aeons, and now everybody's getting all excited about 3D, and yet they STILL don't get any real mention!0 -
I have a question... you know the 3d tv's out now that you do use glasses with...
Can you watch normal 2d tv on them as well?0 -
erm, yeah.
Lots of "normal" tellies can show 3D as well, as long as they've got a high enough refresh rate.0 -
ahh I never knew that... i've had a try with the glasses in store and was pretty impressed but there was nothing to say they would work with normal 2d tv lol!0
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The real bugger is that (as far as I know), the new 3D "standard" has a different connector to a standard hi-refresh rate telly, making it impossible to connect them.
Which is a complete load of bollocks.
you can have 3D computer screens on any 150Hz+ (although, theoretically, 100Hz should be fine) screen (which is why Nvidia's system dissappeared underground for a bit when flatscreens became commonplace, with their 50Hz refresh).
CRTs always needed higher refresh rates anyway.0 -
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Nevermind. I'll give you the simple version.
Basically, lots of modern tellies are technically capable of showing 3D programs, but there's no way to connect them to Sky3D etc. (I think so, anyway).
Computer monitors were once very capable of displaying 3D, then flatscreens came along, and so they couldn't show 3D stuff anymore.
Now, computer flatscreens are getting better so they CAN show 3d images again.0 -
ahhhhh fair enough... wonder if there will be a converter thingy... like avi > hdmi etc etc0
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Doubt it. It seems to be done like that purely to get people to buy new tellies.0
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Yes, you just need to close one eye.The Northern Monkey wrote:I have a question... you know the 3d tv's out now that you do use glasses with...
Can you watch normal 2d tv on them as well?You only need two tools: WD40 and Duck Tape.
If it doesn't move and should, use the WD40.
If it shouldn't move and does, use the tape.0
