3D TV
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my friend has one. it's absolutely MASSIVE. i don't know how many inches it is but i reckon it's about 5 foot across! anyway, for 3D is ok, but for Xbox kinect is absolutely brilliant. we went over to play ten pin bowling and i wasn't much looking forward to it, having already played Wii ten pin on a normal size TV (the truth is, i was looking much more forward to her home made pizza) but i have to say, combine that TV with the Xbox Kinect and we had an absolutely fab night in. i don't think i could play a kinect on a normal size TV now.
It was soo big that it actually felt like you were in the bowling alley.
It was soo big that it actually felt like you were in the bowling alley.
Cletus Van Damme
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I have watched a 50" Sony that my mate has. It was ok I guess but I certainly would not bother with one. I just could not sit with those glasses on all the time, and some of the 3D just looked like layered cardboard cutouts to me. It also gave me a bad head after a short time. My problem with 3D is the majority of the films made in it are not the kind of films I would bother watching anyway. I also played a few games in 3D on the PS3, Wipeout HD 3D just gave me a bad head as it is far to fast, I much prefer the game in 2D. Super Stardust 3D was however stunning and very impressive. I am not a big gamer so I am not interested. I think 3D is just another way to push technology and get the public to part with their cash, HD was shoved down our throats when hardly any channels were broadcast, there is much more available now but it has taken several years. It is however a good thing for people whom are not bothered, as I would guess that it makes the price of non 3D televisions cheaper.
twowheelsgood
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It's hopeless, reduces brightness and colour and gives you a headache. And a good observation about the "cardboard cutouts". It doesn't really look 3D in a rounded natural way.
I'd rather broadcasters do a better job of high definition and put decent bitrates on channels.
Same in the cinema, it's ok as far as it goes but it does rather smack of an excuse to charge a couple of extra quid and foil the odd pirate rather than add to the experience in any meaningful way.
I agree it seems a way of pushing new technology, especially given the relative failure of bluray, which would even with today's cheap players be almost nowhere without playstation 3.
I'd rather broadcasters do a better job of high definition and put decent bitrates on channels.
Same in the cinema, it's ok as far as it goes but it does rather smack of an excuse to charge a couple of extra quid and foil the odd pirate rather than add to the experience in any meaningful way.
I agree it seems a way of pushing new technology, especially given the relative failure of bluray, which would even with today's cheap players be almost nowhere without playstation 3.
byegad
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Yes to all of the above. I get a bad head in seconds watching 3D and using the 3D glasses over my prescription glasses is a PITA.
The answer to 3D is holographic projection which is viewed without artificial aids and uses our natural 3D vision the way it works in the real world. Such projection is a long way off in my opinion.
The answer to 3D is holographic projection which is viewed without artificial aids and uses our natural 3D vision the way it works in the real world. Such projection is a long way off in my opinion.
Ghost Donkey
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I've seen a big sony one with tylhe glasses and watched some of alice in wonderland 3d. I enjoyed it but wouldn't spend the money if I had it. There's versions without glasses to look forward to. I haven't even gone HD yet.
Sleeping Menace
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seen a couple.. not impressed at all. .. at this point, they;re a clumsy 1st generation of the technology.
If/when they become more life-like, and the price becomes real-world.. then I'll consider one. For now.. I put them in the 'useless' category
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If/when they become more life-like, and the price becomes real-world.. then I'll consider one. For now.. I put them in the 'useless' category
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terry_gardener
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never seen it in someones house yet as i dont know anyone with 3d tv.
i have looked at the tv on display at pcworld with the glasses for couple of mins. i must say it doesn't impress me at all.
most the tv's it didn't look 3d even with the glasses and you see all the layers and blurred, don't know if this is a setting issue and the store not setup properly or the screen itself.
did however found one without the above problems but still not impressed and not worth the extra £'s for one. especially since i wear prescription glasses, so i would have to wear my normal glasses and then 3d glasses over the top which would easily get annoying.
i have looked at the tv on display at pcworld with the glasses for couple of mins. i must say it doesn't impress me at all.
most the tv's it didn't look 3d even with the glasses and you see all the layers and blurred, don't know if this is a setting issue and the store not setup properly or the screen itself.
did however found one without the above problems but still not impressed and not worth the extra £'s for one. especially since i wear prescription glasses, so i would have to wear my normal glasses and then 3d glasses over the top which would easily get annoying.
Cubist
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I think they're really realistic. I nodded off during the Liverpool game the other night, and when I woke up my wallet had gone.
Ghost Donkey
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Not to detract from the valid points you made but this bit caught my eye. This was a common problem (for me at least) when HD TVs first came out. A massive screen selling for a couple of grand being displayed in shops with a low quality noisy SD feed into them on a crap RF system. They still sell of course.
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o yea, have to say, i did watch some sports previews on my mates 3D TV and it was much better than normal TV. definitely worth it for the sport. Especially Rugby. You can actually see whether the ball, during a conversion, is going to go between the posts. It's brilliant for Rugby, and i suppose footie fans would love it too. but yes, the glasses can get on your nerves so, as said, if i was gonna get one, I'd wait for a later generation (one that didn't need the specs) when the technology gets better. don't knock people that have them now though, they are paying for the next generation to be built 
PBancroft
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I don't see the point, if I'm honest. Our main (and only) TV is a six year old cathode ray tube which I have no intention of replacing before it goes pop. In those six years, the "next big thing" has gone from digital, to flat screen, to LCD, to plasma, to digital again, to HD and to 3D. IPTV coming soon...
I'm yet to see what tangible benefit any of the above give, with perhaps the exception of digital and I have a set top box for that. HDTV and IPTV will converge over the next few years when fibre optic cabling becomes more ubiquitous and will probably become much more useful.
As for 3D, I've seen a few 3D movies, and whilst they were fun enough most of the fun came from the film itself and I'd quite happily watch them again in 2D (and in the case of Avatar and Toy Story 3, I have). Ignoring that, its still very much early days for the tech, and I reckon that if there is any genuine benefit it offers to the end user over the next five years its going to evolve very rapidly, to the point where the current TVs will be unrecognisable as "3D" - to buy now would be a mistake, in my humble opinion.
I'm yet to see what tangible benefit any of the above give, with perhaps the exception of digital and I have a set top box for that. HDTV and IPTV will converge over the next few years when fibre optic cabling becomes more ubiquitous and will probably become much more useful.
As for 3D, I've seen a few 3D movies, and whilst they were fun enough most of the fun came from the film itself and I'd quite happily watch them again in 2D (and in the case of Avatar and Toy Story 3, I have). Ignoring that, its still very much early days for the tech, and I reckon that if there is any genuine benefit it offers to the end user over the next five years its going to evolve very rapidly, to the point where the current TVs will be unrecognisable as "3D" - to buy now would be a mistake, in my humble opinion.
The future for them looks a bit dodgy. Talk within the film industry is that 3D cinema will have run it's course in a couple of years due to the high production costs and underlying customer dissatisfaction. So without major film productions to generate revenues the broadcasters loose some financial justification for providing a 3D service and the whole thing will probably die away.
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