3D TV - here to stay?

It's a gimmick, and no.,.. it won't stay... if you can even get people to fork that much for a migraine maker.
 
It's hype.

The industry is looking at the success of Cameron's Avatar as a green light to push much more 3D films. With the advance of the 3D Bluray spec it seems Sony and others distributers want in too. TV and media player manufacturers also don't want to be left out on this hype and are taking the opportunity to push 3D tech more quickly to the home.

Only problem is, there is a big difference between what you see at the cinema's (RealD) and what is going to be pushed onto the home user. The hardware behind RealD projection is expensive, but it allows for cheap circular-polarized glasses so it makes sense when you look at how many screenings you can do per day at the amount of viewers. The silver screens that are projected on are also costly and can be damaged easily even by touching. Is this something you will have in your home? I don't think so.

Look at the Panasonic TV mentioned in the thread above as an example: Shutter glasses @ +- R1200 a pair. Flimsy, expensive, doesn't fit comfortably over regular spectacles and eye strain when used for a while. Sounds like the 1990's all over again. Plus 3D is not so cool when you sitting two or three meters from the TV and everything looks small and unimpressive compared to the cinema.

So this is the beginning of the tech, but headaches are not something that will go away as long as we are cheating the brain via stereoscopic tricks. The eyes are trying to focus at different depths on something that is actually all at one flat distance.

The upgrade from black-and-white TV to colour was something that almost everyone could enjoy without changing anything but the TV. Current 3D TV tech requires a bunch of hoops and caveats.

I'm excited for the future of real 3D viewing, but it seems a very long way off.
 
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I have made few observations abouth this article from the forum!

Firstly - At present the cost of 3D set/glasses is high - no doubt! More so for for 1 person let a alone 3 or more people in a home. However, nearly all technologies are expensive in the early days of introduction. Remember, nearly everyone in a home of 3,5,6 and God knows how many has a cell phone. Perhaps not a good comparison but the best I can think of thus far.

Second - All glasses when used for the first time need some sort of adjusting to it. Same with 3D glasses, eventually it will get better.

Third - It does sound great if used in the gaming industry. I would be happy to try it on a playstation.

Fourth - We don't see many complementary devices along side television sets, this is a cash-in idea for the vendors - great idea i should say!

Lastlty, its business as usual!
 
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