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3D TV’s humm… not yet thanks

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Yesterday my friends Robby and Gem took me to the Sony store, and we got to try out these new 3D TV’s that will be out for this 2010.  I was not expecting much, but was quickly blow away by the effects.  I fully expected the effect to look like those blue and red glasses you got with Mad magazine, but in fact the 3D was truly amazing.  It was like watching Avatar again, but without the heavy depression and the need to paint my wife blue.  It even felt more real because the screen was smaller and you were closer to the screen.  Now ….watching the sporting events and the animals really made me feel immersed.  It was all good, until my friend Gem took the controller to play a 3d racing game.   Needless to say Robby and I nearly lost our lunch after watching Gem crash into wall after wall.  (although if you ever ride with Gem in his fancy car, you would not be surprised at his game performance.)   Robby and I came to the conclusion that 3D while cool will become a passing novelty, but only because of one important factor that Sony is not taking into account:  (Expensive battery powered heavy goofy glasses).  We thought… what if you have a an Oscars party, or a Super Bowl party, you going to shell out $1000 for your friends to wear glasses (in a big pile)?  What if you forget to charge your glasses and then you out of luck.  Also if the 3D is on, 2D watchers cannot see the picture?  I am all for forward thinking and all, but I have to say that 3D on TV’s will be a slow uptake.

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  1. ETdoFreshJanuary 21, 2010 at 1:56 PM

    3D is cool and all, but what I really want is a window to another world! It doesn't have to be 3D to start, but basically, I want an overblown picture in a TV. When I look at it straight on, I get the main content. If I look at it from below, I see the sky. If I look at it from above, I see the floor. And same thing side-to-side. So whether the TV is small or huge, it seems like a new world just on the other side of the screen.

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