didn't this site write an article a few months ago saying that 3d tv was a fad and it would never become popular? can you say flip flop?

http://dvice.com/archives/2009/01/shift-why-3d-hd.php

Thanks for the warning. But this is fad technology. No one is going to want to watch 3-D TV all the time. I doubt this is even a blip on the tech radar next year.

Honestly it sounds like a way for the TV companies to try to hock Plasma screens, the big loosers of the flat screen wars. Sure they were best tech, but they also cost way to much and had the shortest lifespan.

maybe itll work. i mean if these 3d movies with those funky electric glasses are badass like people in imax 3d say theu are then it may take off. prob not significantly. i imagine it mostly being discovery/science channel programs and movies. "The dual-scan/dual-driver plasmas display alternate 1080p frames every 60th of a second, one set of frames mimicking what your left eye sees, the other set mimicking what your right eye sees; current HDTVs are single-scan so can't display alternating stereoscopic 1080p frames." so im sure that these 3d hdtvs would have the option to display a regular 2d image.

I know that Dvice is basically a shill for NBC, but did you question anything you were told?

This is kind of late. Nvidia has the same setup as the article describes, and it hasn't made a huge shift in PC gaming. Nvidia's system seems to have been around for a while considering that it supports a number of older games. And a company called IZ3D has a monitor that that uses polarized glasses that don't require a USB cable tethering you in place.

I'm blind in one eye, so no 3d for me. Bummer!

Do not buy an HDTV, I cant see anything about 3D is coming

@Jerry
Yes nvidia does have polarized glasses to use with computer games, but you will be required to have a decent NVidia graphics card, and a compatible 120Hz monitor.
And there aren't many compatible monitors available, that is why it hasn't taken off yet.

Let me just put these glasses on, hmm, they don't seem to fit over my current glasses. Oh well, it's not like anybody wears glasses so I'm just the odd man out.

I rather have 3D video than motion control in video games. Any technology that makes me spill my beer is a failure.

i saw a set on a building trade show round about feb this year.

it was like a 22"model and you did not had to wear any glases.

at 1st i walked right past it and thought it was just a lame tv stand.

then when you get in front of it you see the 3d effect....

the only thing withe it that it was inward insted of outward.

so insted of al those movies where stuf came out of the screen , whel this set had more depthe in it....

and whel i have a 46" hd lcd tv withe hd tuner and whel i sometimes get that feeling already.

specaly when i'm watshing like nature programs etc.... you get the feeling that there is more depthe...

what i've also herd is that "philips"here have created a tegnologie where they can convert 2d stuf to 3d stuf , even withe recordings made 10 years ago....

and if i think it was worthe it ??

whel if it was the sort i saw i rather have my normal tv....

if the picture came outside the frame , whel maby i would have to think about it....

i saw a set on a building trade show round about feb this year.

it was like a 22"model and you did not had to wear any glases.

at 1st i walked right past it and thought it was just a lame tv stand.

then when you get in front of it you see the 3d effect....

the only thing withe it that it was inward insted of outward.

so insted of al those movies where stuf came out of the screen , whel this set had more depthe in it....

and whel i have a 46" hd lcd tv withe hd tuner and whel i sometimes get that feeling already.

specaly when i'm watshing like nature programs etc.... you get the feeling that there is more depthe...

what i've also herd is that "philips"here have created a tegnologie where they can convert 2d stuf to 3d stuf , even withe recordings made 10 years ago....

and if i think it was worthe it ??

whel if it was the sort i saw i rather have my normal tv....

if the picture came outside the frame , whel maby i would have to think about it....

Requiring the viewer to wear glasses is a deal-breaker. Also requiring Blu-Ray is a deal-breaker.

There are several technologies that work quite well with no glasses on the viewer's head; one that I have seen uses a hemispherical display with the video projected on the inside of the hemisphere and the effect is at least as good as the migraine-inducing LCD-shutter glasses, without requiring dual-scan or high-speed display technology.

Note that you can count on the BD disk producers to try to jack up the price of 3D BD movies to US$50, even though actual production costs remain exactly the same as audio CDs and "old school" DVDs.

I'm sorry but 3D does not work for me nothing really pops out to me while watching 3D and after or during the movie I have to take the glasses off because they screw with my eyes to much so I hope this is just a fad that goes away soon.

how is this going to be different than the Mitsubishi DLP that I have right now? it claims to support 3d:

http://www.dlp.com/hdtv/3-d_dlp_hdtv.aspx

...Or buy a 3D ready TV like the Samsung Plasmas that have been out for a year already.

I doubt 3D will be a fad. After coming back from an IMax 3D movie 2 weeks ago, I felt convinced: You feel like you're in the room with the actors. Pretty cool stuff!

Hopefully the screens that don't require glasses for the effect will be affordable in 5 years or so.

if, instead of flipping back and forth, both eyes went at the same time, it could be used to play games. Instead of left eye and right eye, it could be player 1 and player 2.

two player full screen head to head action

Love the article. One correction: 3ality Digital is an independent company; we own our technology, not Sony. However, we do use Sony cameras on our 3D camera rigs, and we are very proud of that fact. And we wholeheartedly believe in the future of 3D TV, for which we offer display optimization technologies. Please note that other manufacturers are also offering 3D LCD TV's, which use passive glasses (the same kind you use if you see a movie in a RealD theater), and which offer a viewing experience that is just as good as what Panasonic is offering with active glasses. For more information on what's happening in 3D, please visit our website: www.3alitydigital.com.

It would be nice if it became a standard, 3d is definitely a plus.

When are they going to get around to just piping micro-led images straight into your retina? Or is there no way to get around horrible eye damage w/ that method?

One more step towards the top, anyway. Thousands more to go before we get to full fledged virtual realities :D

Tiki God - you can use your DLP tv and a sony playstation or an xbox to play stereo3d games right now - invincible tiger : the legend of han tao will work today as well as all the PC stereo3d solutions. http://www.mtbs3d.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=4154&hilit=han+tao

Lol at the previous article about how 3d TV is basically worthless and you shouldn't buy it. but now your saying buy it. Can you say, epic fail?

jay jay, I hope you didn't go searching for that link since the author cited it in the article.
("well, mea culpa, it made me snigger eight months ago").

Can you say reading comprehension?

Hmm... for multiplayer gaming, each glass could be offset for a different player so instead of four player split screen, each player gets a signal of a full screen.

"Requiring the viewer to wear glasses is a deal-breaker. Also requiring Blu-Ray is a deal-breaker."

Where have you been for the past few years? Blu ray a deal breaker? Get a job,

"There are several technologies that work quite well with no glasses on the viewer's head; one that I have seen uses a hemispherical display with the video projected on the inside of the hemisphere and the effect is at least as good as the migraine-inducing LCD-shutter glasses, without requiring dual-scan or high-speed display technology."

You do realize we are talking about the CONSUMER market right? No one wants a hemispherical display in their homes. Also I believe your opinion of shutters giving headaches would differ if you had tried nvidia 3d vision with a 3d ready dlp.

"Note that you can count on the BD disk producers to try to jack up the price of 3D BD movies to US$50, even though actual production costs remain exactly the same as audio CDs and "old school" DVDs."

Aside from the bitterness there is ignorance, S3d movies will cost more to make because the cameras cost more (because there is two of them) and the post production process will be more difficult especially in the beginning, So while I appreciate your comments I would appreciate more if you did some research first.

this is pointless and fad tech... you can already watch 3d movies with glasses right now on standard tvs. Admittedly the technology and picture would be better but... if you still have to have special movies and glasses then I see no real difference...

So - this will take over the market? right?
The market consisting of people who want to replace every AV device they have and can afford a 65" plasma screen and new HDMI cabling and a new 1st gen 3d blu-ray player. It's taken years for blu-ray to get out of the starting blocks, and is still slow to go after winning the format war. 3D will just be a niche in that market - at best!

In the "How's It Work" section, Wolpin says to "chuck those...glasses," but when he writes about drawbacks in the last paragraph, he writes that "Wearing glasses to watch TV will definitely take some getting used to." So which is it? Glasses or no?

3D Ready TVs are here!

www.3DReadyTVs.com

My Amiga computer did this like 25 years ago. This is nothing new, it was a fad when I was a kid, but it quickly wore off.

The author is obviously either joking with us or is truly a boob and a non-thinker rolled into one. The rule on electronics purchases should be to never put off a purchase for "technology x" because if you do, by the time "technology x" is released, you'll only then put off your purchase for "technology y" and "technology z", etc. and never make a purchase.

The author of this article is a moron if he really believes what he said, it's that simple.

I can't seem to find a way to play this 8-track tape.

Maybe it's time for me to upgrade?

Lets not forget the major draw back with any plasma, at least to me. the black was milky and never ever "BLACK" But also he never said anything about watching without the glasses, will it look like garbage like the stuff in theaters dose now if you take them off ? Not to mention i would much rather have Holographic anyway like in the movie Paycheck, or does anyone remember that arcade game from the 90's "Time Traveler" that cost too much to play($5 a min or 2 I think) that was super cool. drop 3D I want Holographic instead it would be more fun I think, Like "Always letting the Wookie win" "Time Traveler video link for those that don't remember or were too young to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lyTasMAYic

lol I also forgot to mention that I got a set of glasses at a comp show about 6-8 years ago that mostly do the same thing and still work today only better on my 22" LCD monitor. Well maybe not better, it's probably only cuz the resolution it self is better so things seem sharper but i would be interested in seeing this tech tho. I did forget to pose the question, If you could buy a 65" 3D or a 65" Holo which would you rather have ? Personally I would rather have the near Life sized action going on in front of me without having to put on stupid glasses. Oh and the game I don't think was really Holographic it looked like it was but im not sure how they made it work i believe it was a perspective thing rather than holographic but a good start none the less I think....

Well, to be honest...I've never seen a 3D movie that made me think after seeing it that it was worth it or overall a better experience.

Superman was meh even in Imax (imo), My Bloody Valentine 3D was far too dark and the latest Final Destination wasn't anything special...

The film always seems a bit dark and somewhat blurry imo.

It's a gimic, and I just don't see the fascination...unless the tech gets a lot better than it is currently.

Give me normal hi-def 2D anyday!!!

Regards

Stuman, go see a good 3D film instead of the junk you cited. Any computer graphics film made in 3D that I have seen has been spectacular.

Up used 3D well, no shockers or stuff coming out at you, but they used it to improve the story.

I love 3D!!

gaming in 3d would be worth it by itself in my opinion lol

I did see Up in 3D but it was too dark and caused a bit of eye strain. I would have preferred if it were in 2D even though the 3D was well done.

I think I'll wait until you don't have to wear the glasses to watch it in 3D, OR I could just wait until they design the holographic TVs...besides I just bought to HDTVs!

Okay, HD3DTV! Could we add a few more letters to our television sets? I would like to know why we're supposed to act all excited about a non-Star Wars technology. If everyone will please recall, from the movies, when any distance communication was made or even the game between R2D2 and Chewey in Episode 4 after they leave Mos Eisley, ALL used 3D images. I can't imagine purchasing a 3DTV that doesn't use this technology.

Imagine seeing a concert video come to life in a projected 3D image that comes out at you, the same way you would see it at the show.

AND THUS, we would then step into the Holo Deck on from the Star Trek series. Things become solid and interaction is possible.

Why should I buy an HD3DTV when I could wait for THAT technological break through.

Thanks Gene Roddenberry, Walt Disney, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and so many others for having the foresight and inspiration to steer science, engineering, and imagination in the direction they have gone. Without those guys and many others we would still be using rotary telephones that were big enough to defend yourself from wild animal attacks.

3d sux. My sharp hidef is the shizznit

This writer is an idiot; 3D is a horrible fad!
Gamers epsecially you FPSers the last thing you want is a translucent dulled image of what your looking at especially if your tracking a target . the details are dulled with 3d because of overlapping lines so there goes the crisp picture of HD and good graphics and lets not forget the eyestrain and headaches.
Its a stupid fad, dont waste your money

This could be great for gaming

"This writer is an idiot; 3D is a horrible fad!
Gamers epsecially you FPSers the last thing you want is a translucent dulled image of what your looking at especially if your tracking a target . the details are dulled with 3d because of overlapping lines so there goes the crisp picture of HD and good graphics and lets not forget the eyestrain and headaches.
Its a stupid fad, dont waste your money"

You what? haha...
With the active glasses, each frame will be displayed independantly on the TV, and each eye flipped between using LCD shutters in the glasses themselves, so, no ghosting/double images of any kind possible. Each eye gets a 100% seperate image.

I have seen the ghosting effect a couple of times, but with RealD for example, where its using polerisation technology in a circular fashion; I haven't seen any, and I've seen 3 3D films to date in RealD

You people are morons! I'm a 3D game artist and we've been playing with this stuff for weeks from the Sony guys, its insanely cool, trust me its not a fad. I remember HDTV and DVD and BlueRay and Plasma and the Airplane being a fad. Nothing is a fad when companies like Sony have enough money to pump into the technology, and make everyone who doesn't have one look like a poor loser. I thought it was a joke too, now its like I hate my stupid 2D HDTV. You'll all want one the moment it becomes the it thing to have.

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