3D TV

Yes, I would like to get one. There are undoubtedly some problems with the tech, though.
 
HD TVs have been on the market for quite a while, yet HD content is only slowly becoming less of a rarity. I currently can order the total of 1 HD channel from my cable provider, in the Sky packet costing an outrageous amount of money on top of the digital cable fee. Two more 720p channels will launch during the Olympic Games. Some of the content on those channels will just be upscaled SD material. Satellite viewers have some more variety, but SD still dominates overall.

The early adopters of 3D displays will only be able to use that feature once in a blue moon. What percentage is produced in 3d? I'd be surprised if it was even 1%. If it ever becomes a mass commodity, which is a big if with the current technology, that won't happen in the foreseeable future. I certainly wouldn't recommend paying extra for the capability atm.
 
I have mixed feeling about it too. 3D puts you into movies and games but at the same time it isn't exactly like reality. It's stereoscopic vision, not 3D. I personally won't be upgrading until the technology matures a bit. I hate the stupid glasses and since I already wear them everyday wearing two pair isn't exactly comfortable. Or cool looking.
 
Suedschleife said:
HD TVs have been on the market for quite a while, yet HD content is only slowly becoming less of a rarity. I currently can order the total of 1 HD channel from my cable provider, in the Sky packet costing an outrageous amount of money on top of the digital cable fee. Two more 720p channels will launch during the Olympic Games. Some of the content on those channels will just be upscaled SD material. Satellite viewers have some more variety, but SD still dominates overall.
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There is a big difference between Europe and the US in this regard.
The vast majority of TV channels and programs that I watch are in HD.
Looking through my DVR timers, it's about 85% HD for me.
The last time I was in Europe at my mothers house (2 years ago or so), there was little HD to speak of, even on my late father's satellite equipment. (He worked for a satellite magazine.)

As for 3D, when I was still using a CRT monitor on my computer, I used to play games in 3D using shutter glasses.
It was pretty neat especially on racing games, but on FPS as well.
It wasn't perfect, but decent enough.
 
As for content, Discovery will have a 24/7 HD 3D station sometime this year, and ESPN will have some stuff as well.
 
It simply won't take-off unless it's possible without glasses for home use. If I heard right, it's possible, but only for those sitting directly in front of the TV.

It won't go anywhere, though, unless the porn market takes it under it's sweaty, oiled-up belt.
 
There are companies making 3Dtv with as many as 8 viewing points without the need for glasses, but you're right. It needs to be just as easy to use/watch as regular tv to really take off.
 
Seems like another gimmick to get people to buy new TVs. I've seen two movies in 3D lately, and while it was cool, towards the end I was ready to give my eyes a rest. I guess I'd get used to it, but I don't think it's necessary to have everything in 3D. Might be better to save it for movies.
 
I'm pretty sure this won't be the next big thing like HD was at the time. I have little interest in 3D TV, HD is good enough.
 
I have double vision, for which I no longer wear glasses to correct. However a side effect is that 3D just doesn't work for me, and it gives me a massive headache after a few minutes.
 
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/...oadcasters-dabble-in-3d-tv-20100118-mfej.html

Australians will get their first taste of the latest trend in home entertainment next year when cable television provider Foxtel screens high definition 3D broadcasts.

Foxtel says it has been watching developments in the technology for more than a year and has successfully trialled 3D in its labs and offices.

The move follows a decision by the US porn industry to adopt 3D and plans by several television manufacturers to launch 3D sets in time for this year's soccer World Cup.

Foxtel said it plans test broadcasts in 2011 and may announce a full 3D rollout soon after.

Foxtel chief executive Kim Williams said: "It will be an exciting addition to our range."

While global cable sports network ESPN plans to trial 3D broadcasts from this year's World Cup in South Africa, local soccer broadcaster SBS has no short-term plans to use the technology.

Channel Ten is planning to jump aboard the 3D bandwagon later this year, with a brief 3D segment in the quiz show Talkin' 'bout Your Generation.

Ten said it would give away the special 3D glasses needed to view the broadcast as part of a national promotion.

Channel Nine said it was monitoring the technology and Seven said it was interested in 3D's impact, particularly on sport.

But Seven's general manager of group broadcast services, Andrew Anderson, said it could be years before there was a large number of 3D television sets in Australian lounge rooms.

Sci-fi blockbuster Avatar has given 3D a huge boost recently but it is more than 50 years since movie-goers first thought the technology had arrived.

3D cinema technology has existed since the 1890s but its golden age was in the 1950s, when American movie-makers made schlocky 3D films, such as Creature from the Black Lagoon.

The latest 3D technology is no passing fad, however, with dozens of Melbourne cinema screens converting to the format in the past six months.

London-based Australian trend-predictor, Benjamin Harrison, said 3D was being heralded as a "saviour" of the film and television industries, mostly because the new format is hard to pirate.

But the technology still has limits. "2010 will see 3D grow in special-event entertainment, but it will not impact on everyday programming. We won't put on glasses to watch the news while doing the ironing," said Harrison.

He believes the economic climate means people will initially stick to watching 3D at the movies, rather than shelling out thousands of dollars to install it at home.

Nic Healey, Australian managing editor of gadget magazine T3, said that it would take time for movie studios and television networks to maximise 3D's potential but the technology would undoubtedly become mainstream.

"I think it's just something people like having. On a cheesy level, it feels a bit futuristic," he said.

How it works

- Images are filmed using two cameras. Frames from each are interspersed and broadcast.

- Glasses trick the brain into seeing different images with each eye to create "depth".

- New 3D TV sets and Blu-ray players are needed for the full 3D experience.
 
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