http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/ Engadget Comments for Poll: Will you still buy home theater equipment that isn't 3D-ready? 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/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/
Im not a 3D fan boy, but I will change eventually. And it doesnt matter what it is, If I'm buying some new AV kit it's gotta be the latest and greatest. (Well, to a sensible point. I'm not rushing out for a 9.3 or other uber surround sound until the standard settles.)

That's the key point, till the standard settles. I didn't buy an HD DVD player. I didn't buy a BD player either until it was a clear winner. In the early days I honestly thought HDDVD would win it...

But as soon as theres an accepted standard - bam, I'm not buying kit without it.]]>Mar 15th 2010 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/the only accepted standard is HDMI 1.4. so far. it's a start at least. i am looking for a new amp/receiver and will not buy a 1.3 now so i'll have to wait a coupla months. but like yourself won't buy a TV until the dust settles, happy with my current one.

who's to say a couple of actual 3D tech standards can't co-exist just like LCD and plasma? if not then just go for the lesser standard, it usually wins]]>Mar 15th 2010 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/Mar 15th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/Mar 15th 2010 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/Mar 15th 2010 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/Active shutter might not be optimal, but that does not mean you should dismiss 3D alltogether. That is just one display technology, while 3D Blu-ray and 3D HDMI are display agnostic.]]>Mar 15th 2010 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/Mar 15th 2010 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/3D Blu-ray and 3D HDMI are already technology agnostic. That combination allows to deliver one image each for the left and right eye view, at full resolution and full color.

How the display device gets these two images to the respective eyes, is a whole different issue. The currently available technologies for that are:
- frame flipping with shutter glasses (Used by Plasma and LCD panels, LCD, DLP and LCos front and rear projectors)
- polarized filter (Used by rear projection TVs, front projectors with a silver screen, and, at reduced resolution, by some LCD panels)
- lenticular lenses (Used by "glasses-free" LCD panels, at reduced resolution and viewing positions)

Even methods that are currently science-fiction, such as a direct feed into the visual nerves, could theoretically be used with the delivery system of 3D HDMI.

As long as you remain with stereoscopic vision, and don't go into holography or multi-view auto-stereo displays, this technology is sufficient.]]>Mar 15th 2010 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/
Agreed. Active shutter will suck for many reasons:
1. Horrible flicker at anything below 400Hz (your eyes are more sensitive to a total transition to black than you think, yes I am certain the flicker will still be obvious up to at least that level if not beyond).
2. Bulkier, heavier glasses that cost stupid amounts.
3. The glasses need batteries

Passive polarized (and pairs of alternately polarized pixels on the screen) like they use in the theatre will be the real 3D tech (no pun intended). There have been computer monitors that do this for a few years now (like Hyundai W240S).]]>Mar 15th 2010 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/Mar 15th 2010 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/But my receiver is working fine and I don't plan on replacing that for another 5 years. I'd get one that would support the 3D. I don't think the price would be all that different in 5 years.
The TV is 2 yrs. old. I expect I might consider replacing it in another 8-10 years. But by then the next big thing will be around the corner and we start the cycle all over again. ]]>Mar 15th 2010 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/Mar 15th 2010 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/
no point in early adopting, unless you can shit cash..]]>Mar 15th 2010 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/Mar 15th 2010 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/Mar 15th 2010 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/Mar 15th 2010 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/Mar 15th 2010 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/
I'll be jumping into 3D as soon as a 1080p DLP active shutter solution is announced with a MSRP of $3-5K.]]>Mar 15th 2010 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/Mar 15th 2010 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/Mar 15th 2010 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/Mar 15th 2010 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/
When they have passive (polarized) 3D for the living room, that will be much better. For now I might consider 3D as an added future-proofing bonus if choosing between 2 consoles, but they'd have to be pretty close anyways as I won't be getting a 3D TV any time soon.]]>Mar 15th 2010 9:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/
2. There is no hope whatsoever that the first crop of 3D sets will be the final version. So there is no "future-proofing" to be had.

3. I am far more interested in stuff I can use, such as autosynching, DNLA, other streaming, really good audio, etc. S**t, I don't even care much for the extended blu-ray features, whatever they call them. this year.

4. If 3D turns out to be a hit and I find I cannot live without Jay Leno in 3D, well, THEN I'll buy something that's a bit more thought out and mature.

There's a fine line between "early adopter" and "sucker."]]>Mar 16th 2010 4:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/Mar 16th 2010 4:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/
I won't say I won't buy 3-D equipment, but I'm not going to look for something good with it. If something I want happens to be capable of 3-D, I'll buy it, so long as I don't have to use 3-D. I have not impressed by 3-D.]]>Mar 16th 2010 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/Mar 16th 2010 4:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/
If someone is buying higher-end gear this year, they're getting 3D whether they want it or not because it is included at prices comparable to the prior year, if not cheaper.

I'm buying a display this year and it is going to be capable of 3D.]]>Mar 16th 2010 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/Mar 17th 2010 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/15/poll-will-you-still-buy-home-theater-equipment-that-isnt-3d-re/
Did anyone see the Masters in 3D when it was on? It looked AMAZING. the depth of field seen was enough for me. I am going to wait for the Mitsubishi 65" DLP to come out and get that one, as it's $1800 with all the other goodies that I want. Need a new TV anyway, my 56" panasonic isn't cutting it in my theatre room. as for receiver, i have no problem upgrading because i have 5.1, and i want 7.2. for BD, i have a PS3, so only a firmware update away from 3d capability there.

I see big use of 3d for sports, as showcased for the Masters, and we've already seen it for movies, and Monsters vs Aliens in 3d looks pretty good, will be nice to see what else they put out. DirecTV already has big plans for it, including the only carrier to initially broadcast the ESPN3D channel, and also a regular N3D channel that is going to be free to all HD customers, 3D PPV movies, and a 3D on-demand channel.

I'm sold.]]>Apr 19th 2010 6:52PM