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twesterm on 02 July 2010
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joeorc said:
Killiana1a said:
joeorc said:

Sony's not trying to compete with the 3DS with their 3D

but Nintendo is trying to compete with Sony in the Home theatre market with the 3DS

makes you wonder.

Well, that is quite a logical leap and an astute one. Imagine this:

1. Nintendo 3DS drops in the US during the 2010 holiday season or March 2011 at the latest.

2. Meanwhile, Sony is spending quite a bit of R&D and marketing on their 3D television that require glasses.

3. Consumers buy the Nintendo 3DS in droves, become fascinated with the 3D without glasses, and wonder why Sony is pedaling 3D televisions upwards to $3k

4. The media reports on the Nintendo 3DS ushering in a new, glassless 3D experience.

5. Sony is proverbially screwed.

I see this happening and what this call for collaboration really then is, the worst form of corporate espionage masked under the form of collaboration.

Sony is done.

omg..

Sony is not the only one: the majority of Tv manuf. are all doing 3D TV's

the freakin D@MN 3DS is not built for the Home theatre..there is no way the 3DS is going to have that effect.on the Entire Home Theatre industry because the screen is too d@mn small. which is the same problem for every portable. they are not even in the same target Market.

the simple truth is:

a) the resolution of the Screen in the 3DS is made for portables, not home theatre

b) 3D movies are being made for Home Theatre, yes the 3DS can get portable version's, but the simple truth once again in order to have that 3D theatre experience at home you will still need 3D glasses to experience it.

c) I very much doubt that many if any is going to want to watch the 3DS as their main unit for 3D movies as a replacement for Home theatre.

d) the replacement for a glassless 3D for home theatre is quite a way's off because of several problem's but also, the very fact that its going to be real expensive for screen's 32" and above. any way mean while 3D enable LCD sceen's that use the 3D shutter technology work and they know it will be priced for mass consumer adoption well before any pratical solution of a glassless option that would be anywhere within that price range. Before The Current 3D is well established.

1. Just type damn.

2. Killiana does have a good point.  If someone pays roughly $300 for a 3D experience without glasses and then are asked to pay $3000 for a 3D experience with glasses, they're going to feel confused.

I agree that watching Avatar or whatever on the 3DS is silly, but it's just as silly as putting up with the glasses.

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Also, the idea that if 3D with glasses fails then it will be the end of Sony is stupid.  Sony is pushing 3D for the same reason they push BluRay.  It's a buzz word that the competitors can't say (well, now at least one of them can and can say it better).