http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/ Engadget Comments for 3D stole the show at CES 2010 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/Jan 21st 2010 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/
Actually it is. The first crop of 3D displays available at retail will require glasses and should bring the content creators to the table. So eventually when glassless 3D displays are released the content will already be there. Expect this to happen on laptops and PCs first, since the current glassless technology is perfect for a single viewer sitting directly in front of the display.]]>Jan 21st 2010 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/I have to agree, personally I would never buy any 3D equipment that required glasses. Maybe there are people who would, but to me this whole 3d craze smacks of marketing hype to try and create 'the next big thing'. I watched a 3D soccer match at a Sky tech demo last year, and although the 3d was well implemented and looked quite cool, it honestly didn't do anything to enhance my experience of the soccer match. In fact if anything it distracted me from time to time.
Oh well, not for me but I'm sure there could be benefits to the medical science world etc.]]>Jan 21st 2010 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/I think there are a few laws of physics that will prevent glasses free 3D to ever happen. I will go as far as saying it will never take off.]]>Jan 21st 2010 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/
I personally have no use for an ATSC tuner in my TV. I never intend on using it, but good luck finding a decent price on a big screen 1080P monitor. So in the end I don't' rule out a TV with an ATSC tuner and buy one anyway. Same will apply to 3D. At first it will be an upsell (probably pretty small considering the competition), but then will be a standard feature.]]>Jan 21st 2010 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/there are oned that requre no glasses]]>Jan 21st 2010 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/
That's probably because nothing could make soccer enjoyable to watch.]]>Jan 21st 2010 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/
Now buying the glasses on the other hand is another story. Hopefully they can get rid of the time-sync cable in favor of something RF.]]>Feb 5th 2010 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/
Let me give a prediction......it won't be. In a year you won't be hearing anything about 3-D]]>Jan 21st 2010 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/unfortunately... you will hear about it for more than a year. these companies have invested a crapload of money... they are prepared to ram it down your throat for a hell of a lot longer than a year to try and force its adoption.

it will fail. glasses are a distraction, and something that can be fun from time to time at a movie theater, but certainly not fun enough to spend thousands of dollars on equipment for the home. when they make a glasses free version... i might pay attention.]]>Jan 21st 2010 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/
I think it will survive as something for very specific applications, but until a technology comes along that doesn't cause headaches or eye strain, I doubt people will want to view most of their content this way.]]>Jan 21st 2010 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/3D failed in PC gaming 10 years ago. You didn't even have to buy a new monitor - companies like ASUS bundled LCD 3D glasses with their video cards.

If consumers wouldn't even spend $200 on a new video card for 3D, what chance does it have when people need to spend $2000 on a new TV?]]>Jan 21st 2010 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/Jan 21st 2010 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/Jan 21st 2010 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/Jan 21st 2010 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/

http://hdgear.highdefdigest.com/news/show/3D/Don’t_Love_3D__It_Might_Be_Your_Eyes/4089]]>Jan 21st 2010 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/Jan 21st 2010 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/
It's called Uncharted 2, look into it. ]]>Jan 21st 2010 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/Jan 21st 2010 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/Jan 21st 2010 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/Jan 21st 2010 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/Jan 21st 2010 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/
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Plus the fact that a substantial portion of the population has been reported in multiple news services as being unable to view 3D. ]]>Jan 21st 2010 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/Jan 21st 2010 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/I think they're doing the whole 'redirect to other Engadget sites rather than repost same story' thing they mentioned a while back.]]>Jan 21st 2010 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/
I'd much rather have a better picture on a larger screen on my next TV than 3d technology. Unfortunately Kuro TVs aren't in our future which is a shame because they were all about picture quality and rumor had it that they would have at least a 75" screen available in their 10G series.

While Panasonic plasmas are getting better and LCDs continue to get better, they are still IMHO a good ways away from the great screens even the 9G Kuros were. Yes Pansonics now claim blacker blacks - but the picture quality still doesn't seem to compete with Pioneer TVs released 3 years ago. And why the heck are we still stuck on 65" screens? Seems like we should have a few production quad resolution 80" screens right now.

I realize the economy sucks but without better TVs there isn't much point in buying new ones which in turn hurts the company's and the economy.]]>Jan 21st 2010 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/Jan 21st 2010 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/Ben, Richard get on the same page as your listeners and ditch the 3d talk. It will be just as big a hit as flapping your arms like a chicken to change the channel.]]>Jan 21st 2010 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/I kind of agree with what you're saying, especially the awkwardness in day-to-day watching. This felt more like a way for these companies to push out new TV's (along with the supporting tech) in a down economy, and in general.]]>Jan 21st 2010 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/Jan 21st 2010 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/I think I'll decide what's a waste of my money.]]>Jan 21st 2010 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/
I agree, they did this in the 1950s and it failed, and now they are trying it again in a generation where 30% of the population wears contacts or corrective lenses, and a majority of those people "3D" doesn't work well with their eyes, such as mine. I get headaches and just generally want to puke, especially after seeing UP in theatres.

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It is fun, and I do not like playing WoW in 2D anymore.]]>Jan 21st 2010 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/
Think about commercials and promos and how now, when watching a program in HD and an SD commercial comes on, it is completely obvious and somewhat annoying to the point that you would immediately start fast forwarding (assuming you're using a DVR).

Now imagine that same problem with 3D. Do you really expect companies to shell out for production of 3D commercials and promos when some of them won't even do it for HD? This means that you'll be in the middle of whatever sporting event you're watching and a 2D commercial will come on while you're wearing your glasses. Basically, people will start using commercial breaks as a chance to rest their eyes from the 3D, probably walking away from the TV in the process.

Some of you may say "who cares", but like it or not, the bulk of TV programming is still largely ad supported and I can't really see advertisers being jazzed about 3D, at least until it's ubiquitous. And if advertisers aren't on board, good luck funding the production of 3D content for broadcast.]]>Jan 21st 2010 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/]]>Jan 21st 2010 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/21/3d-stole-the-show-at-ces-2010/
So you're going to buy a new player, a set and a few pairs of pricey glasses to watch a few movies on a loop in standard def?

This thing is never going to take off.]]>Jan 21st 2010 3:53PM