Has 3D tv taken off ?
Discussion
As the title really. When flat screen came along, everyone threw the old TVs in the bin and adopted the flat screen. Then hd popped up, again if your tv did not have HD, it was replaced with a HD set. Now 3D has been about for a while but the up take has imho been slow. Smart TVs seem to be getting alot of traction now, more so than 3d. Is there a future in 3D or was it always just a gimmick, or im i wrong and its the big thing just now?
3D was a desperate attempt from the manufacturers to keep up the sales volumes that HD generated. It failed.
In the UK it's really a flawed concept as most people don't have a big enough screen (because living room sizes generally aren't that big) and sit close enough to it to make it genuinely immersive. If you have a f
king massive TV positioned at eye level, sit strait on to it and within 6ft away from it works pretty well.....if you don't it doesn't.
Smart TV's are generally have much more use but I think the interface is generally pretty st. I have a Panny VT50, great screen with decent Smart Tv functionality but it's just a bit clumsy....just really not that well executed....the Remote Control App for my iPhone is just really poor for example.
If Apple do actually ever do a genuine "Apple TV" and no the box they currently do (which I have and really like) they will blow the opposition away IMHO.
In the UK it's really a flawed concept as most people don't have a big enough screen (because living room sizes generally aren't that big) and sit close enough to it to make it genuinely immersive. If you have a f
king massive TV positioned at eye level, sit strait on to it and within 6ft away from it works pretty well.....if you don't it doesn't. Smart TV's are generally have much more use but I think the interface is generally pretty s
t. I have a Panny VT50, great screen with decent Smart Tv functionality but it's just a bit clumsy....just really not that well executed....the Remote Control App for my iPhone is just really poor for example.If Apple do actually ever do a genuine "Apple TV" and no the box they currently do (which I have and really like) they will blow the opposition away IMHO.
conkerman said:
No. But Call, of duty is awesome in 3d.
Amen to that! 
I've had a 3DTV for about 3 years.
It's fine for a 'spectacle' but not for everyday viewing. Cricket is great in 3D. As is football. That's certainly worth watching in 3D. Then there's the odd 3D film. Hugo was great. WWZ OK.
I really enjoy watching certain content in 3D. I don't believe it was even intended to totally replace normal TV viewing, but we use ours a couple times a week to watch 3D movies and content on.
Most of the new movie releases are on 3D which is why I wanted one, and I've been really impressed despite only having a 47" telly. Digital camera's are also including the ability to take 3D photo's, and then view them on a 3D telly, so there is enough content out there to justify it.
Once you've watched a few movies in 3D, you do appreciate how much extra it can add to a movie (the Hobbit was incredible), and I have a passive 3D set so less of the hassle and weight that active glasses involve (like recharging), the passive glasses are light, cheap, and simple.
Most of the new movie releases are on 3D which is why I wanted one, and I've been really impressed despite only having a 47" telly. Digital camera's are also including the ability to take 3D photo's, and then view them on a 3D telly, so there is enough content out there to justify it.
Once you've watched a few movies in 3D, you do appreciate how much extra it can add to a movie (the Hobbit was incredible), and I have a passive 3D set so less of the hassle and weight that active glasses involve (like recharging), the passive glasses are light, cheap, and simple.
Edited by Iklwa on Thursday 19th December 11:03
My 60" LG is an active 3D TV meaning the glasses are powered. Bloody useless. Watched a bunch of 3D movies when I first got it but the glasses kept turning themselves off so it did my head in. Flogged the glasses and the 3D blu ray player and haven't given it a second thought.
Avatar was amazing though. If the tv was passive 3D with the cheap £2 glasses that never shut down I would still be heavily into 3D movies etc. So I blame the tv,
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Avatar was amazing though. If the tv was passive 3D with the cheap £2 glasses that never shut down I would still be heavily into 3D movies etc. So I blame the tv,
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3D could have been a success, but it flopped due to poor use in feature films, in both technique, and relevance (some films just aren't worth making in, or for, 3D). Too many poorly converted films were made just to cash in on the potential increased revenue.
4K / UHD resolution has taken over the mantle, but honestly, most households have no need for it. Given that the percentage of the UK with a 1080p HD TV is quite low, 4K is more useful for AV enthusiasts. Visual acuity also comes into it, and the fact that the average living room / viewing distance / diagonal screen size, only warrants 720p as the human eye cant detect a resolution increase above that.
Back onto 3D though - when it's released on Blu-Ray (Feb 2014), Gravity 3D is worth watching. After so much tosh being produced, this was a very good leaving present to the technology.
4K / UHD resolution has taken over the mantle, but honestly, most households have no need for it. Given that the percentage of the UK with a 1080p HD TV is quite low, 4K is more useful for AV enthusiasts. Visual acuity also comes into it, and the fact that the average living room / viewing distance / diagonal screen size, only warrants 720p as the human eye cant detect a resolution increase above that.
Back onto 3D though - when it's released on Blu-Ray (Feb 2014), Gravity 3D is worth watching. After so much tosh being produced, this was a very good leaving present to the technology.
Cheib said:
If Apple do actually ever do a genuine "Apple TV" and no the box they currently do (which I have and really like) they will blow the opposition away IMHO.
Yes, basically the Apple TV as it is now, but opened up to App developers so all sorts of media can be streamed (basically all TV stations) and with the ability to plug in harddrives and play any media files. It would be perfect.I don't think 3D tv will ever really take off, as already said, trying to watch 3D on a normal telly in the living room just doesn't work. I have a 40" tv and never use the 3D as its just crap.
On the other hand, I have a small cinema room with projector and 100" screen, and all I can say is this is what 3D was made for. Such films like avatar, titanic, Jurassic park, Spider-Man, life of pi and any Pixar films to name just a few are truly epic in 3D!!
I find myself only looking for blu rays that are in 3D now its so good.
3D is only amazing when its used as it was intended. A BIG screen like at the cinema or a designated room with big screen at home.
On the other hand, I have a small cinema room with projector and 100" screen, and all I can say is this is what 3D was made for. Such films like avatar, titanic, Jurassic park, Spider-Man, life of pi and any Pixar films to name just a few are truly epic in 3D!!
I find myself only looking for blu rays that are in 3D now its so good.
3D is only amazing when its used as it was intended. A BIG screen like at the cinema or a designated room with big screen at home.
fuelracer496 said:
Visual acuity also comes into it, and the fact that the average living room / viewing distance / diagonal screen size, only warrants 720p as the human eye cant detect a resolution increase above that.
Do you have anything scientific to back that up? Reason I ask is that I'm sceptical, as I think there's a massive, and noticeable difference between 720p/1080i and 4k, even on relatively ordinary (42" isn) tv's. I should add a minor caveat, in that I'm used to seeing uncompressed HD, on glass or expensive OLED monitors, so perhaps am more attuned to picture quality than the average viewer. However, I'm not convinced that you can't see the difference, and that viewing distances are only a guideline.
3D television, as opposed to films, is dying out. Everyone is looking to 4K as the next big thing, of the few 3D capable OB trucks in this country, most spend most of their time covering events in HD nowadays, no-one is spending money on 3D production now, or at least, there's a lot less than there was even a year ago. The BBC recently announced that they were suspending 3D production for the foreseeable future, and SKY are scaling theirs back too.
thehawk said:
Yes, basically the Apple TV as it is now, but opened up to App developers so all sorts of media can be streamed (basically all TV stations) and with the ability to plug in harddrives and play any media files. It would be perfect.
In a way it has been, just unofficially......Jailbroken ATV2 is awesome I've watched some great films for free and have plenty more content on there.A cheaper alternative is the raspberry Pi which i also have. works the same as it runs the same software, just the ATV is more refined.
I struggle to see how 3D TV's are dying a death? Every mid to high range telly out there has 3D incorporated into it, the manufacturers are pushing the tech, and the public are obviously buying it. Most major releases come on 3D blu ray, and as a non AV techy type, I really enjoy the experience of watching in 3D.
Is this more a case of a few people going "well I don't like it", and therefore proclaiming it is dying a death? As the incorporation of it into TV's and players, and sales of 3D TV's and technology seems to say otherwise.
And most notably, the 4k TV's are all 3D, so it's not like 3D is being dropped in favour of 4K, 4K is additional to it.
Is this more a case of a few people going "well I don't like it", and therefore proclaiming it is dying a death? As the incorporation of it into TV's and players, and sales of 3D TV's and technology seems to say otherwise.
And most notably, the 4k TV's are all 3D, so it's not like 3D is being dropped in favour of 4K, 4K is additional to it.
Edited by Iklwa on Friday 20th December 09:02
Well, 3D television production is dying, by production I mean SKY/BBC/ITV etc. Films are still being produced in 3D and probably will be for some time to come.
Personally I think 3D is a short term fad that will be non-existent in a few years time. However, that's just an opinion, but it's slightly more than just a guess.
Personally I think 3D is a short term fad that will be non-existent in a few years time. However, that's just an opinion, but it's slightly more than just a guess.
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