http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/samsung-3dtvs-put-to-the-test-with-world-cup-monsters-vs-alien/ Engadget Comments for Samsung 3DTVs put to the test with World Cup, Monsters vs. Aliens and... iCarly? 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/2010/06/17/samsung-3dtvs-put-to-the-test-with-world-cup-monsters-vs-alien/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/samsung-3dtvs-put-to-the-test-with-world-cup-monsters-vs-alien/
And if the glasses cost extra, that doesn't matter so much because ... see "lack of content"! When content starts rolling in, certainly we'll be inundated with 3rd Party alternatives that are much less expensive.

So while there may not be a huge reason to buy in for *right now*, buying in right now for the future seems like the way to go. (And yes, I have seen 3D demos, and I generally like it -- the trick is not just "make all content 3D" but "make *this* content 3D because it really benefits and works.)

-Pie]]>Jun 17th 2010 9:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/samsung-3dtvs-put-to-the-test-with-world-cup-monsters-vs-alien/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/samsung-3dtvs-put-to-the-test-with-world-cup-monsters-vs-alien/Jun 18th 2010 2:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/samsung-3dtvs-put-to-the-test-with-world-cup-monsters-vs-alien/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/samsung-3dtvs-put-to-the-test-with-world-cup-monsters-vs-alien/Jun 21st 2010 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/samsung-3dtvs-put-to-the-test-with-world-cup-monsters-vs-alien/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/samsung-3dtvs-put-to-the-test-with-world-cup-monsters-vs-alien/
I'm sure your TV can convert Black and white to color, or mono to stereo flawlessly too, right? No, it can't because it's impossible. I'm sure a computer could guess what colors a black and white scene might have or which speaker mono sound would go to, but it can't do so accurately. It might produce a neat effect, but it will never, EVER get close to reality. Once you see the difference between the Avatar converted and the real 3d Blu-ray, whenever that comes out, you'll see. Most automatic 3d conversions, especially if done in real time, do little more than an emboss effect in photoshop, translated to a 3d image. Meaning, it might look 3d, but it's not realistic 3d.]]>Jun 21st 2010 1:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/samsung-3dtvs-put-to-the-test-with-world-cup-monsters-vs-alien/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/samsung-3dtvs-put-to-the-test-with-world-cup-monsters-vs-alien/
I like 3D and I think 3D tech will stop being a novelty and will become a standard feature of TVs before too long. But I don't thing there is any reason to pay the silly sums of money these 1st gen sets are demanding for iffy implementations. Especially when there is no content to play on them. ]]>Jun 18th 2010 4:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/samsung-3dtvs-put-to-the-test-with-world-cup-monsters-vs-alien/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/samsung-3dtvs-put-to-the-test-with-world-cup-monsters-vs-alien/Jun 18th 2010 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/samsung-3dtvs-put-to-the-test-with-world-cup-monsters-vs-alien/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/samsung-3dtvs-put-to-the-test-with-world-cup-monsters-vs-alien/Jun 18th 2010 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/samsung-3dtvs-put-to-the-test-with-world-cup-monsters-vs-alien/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/17/samsung-3dtvs-put-to-the-test-with-world-cup-monsters-vs-alien/Jun 18th 2010 7:27PM