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disolitude said:
theprof00 said:
haha, this is from another article on yahoo!

"The world is about to witness the rebirth of Nintendo's Virtual Boy debacle -- only on an epic scale worthy of James Cameron."
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Why-3D-TV-Will-minyanville-3976255288.html?x=0

3D will only fail if they try to mass market it...which they are. So yeah, it will fail :)

To do it properly it is expensive and a lot of people won't thik its worth it... Its a nice little niche form of entertainment for people willing to spend 1000s of dollars. But mass market wont bite...IMO

yeah, the only to mass market would be to do the stream with glasses only, a tv is just too much and 3d just isn't that popular



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OH LORD.
1. With a firmware update the PS3 will be a 3d game AND 3d Blu-ray player, so if you want 3d games AND movies buy a PS3.
2. Pseudo 3d is not anything compared to true 3d. Example: in a scene in a room where there is no camera movement, the fake 3d software will have a hard time figuring out the placement of objects in 3d space. For instance, try to convert a static nature photo from 2d to 3d! It will also make 3d mistakes on all material, and games, which would annoy the hell out of me. (I've been into 3d all my life, I have a Victorian age stereo scope, a 3d adapter for my old pentax, and I played Half life 1 with 3d shutter glasses years ago.
3. Sony could add pseudo 3d to the PS3 with a firmware update to upscale 2d to 3d also, but...
4. Pseudo 3d will suck compared to a true 3d source. There will be 'card board cut outs' of objects in the scene instead of true complicated 3d objects.

As far as buying a 3d tv, which I plan on doing this year, i'll wait for the reviews to come in on ALL 3d sets, Sony, toshiba, Pani, even HDI's new Laser (the coolest so far) before I decide which set to buy. And remember, it has to have great 2d specs also.

5. So why is Sony doomed again? They will have the best 3d player, the PS3, they will have 3d tvs, they may have 2d-3d firmware (but so what). If your worried about 2d to 3d upscaling by toshiba, relax, it won't be exclusive and it will suck compared to a true 3d source, period.



I already had a 2D to 3D converter 6 years ago, I still has it today, its called VirtualFX. With a converter it add depth to image, but there nothing that stick out of it. Its better than nothing but its not really that impressive either. Between, 2D to 3D is really easy and cheap, nothing for Toshiba to be proud of there. You can purchase a computer software like 3D plus for 30$ or Virtual FX hardware for 60$ with a pair of google.



I've said it before, and I'll say it again: When we get true stereoscopic 3D HDTV that does NOT require me to wear glasses to see it, and the units are under $1000, I will probably start thinking about getting one. Cheers to all the early adopters and to Sony for pushing these out there, but the glasses thing is just a stepping stone.

Almost forgot:  What's with all the new Sony is doomed crap?  I don't get it.  They have momentum, strong sales, and a decent (and quickly growing) install base.  They're killing it right now.  I fail to see how they are doomed at all.  I don't care what anyone says, 3D IS going to take off.  The only people saying it won't are the people who are bitter that they won't have the hardware to do it.  (Believe me, I've only had my HDTV for 2 years, and I'm a little annoyed at this whole idea too.)  But it WILL take off.  People love 3D and it has progressed WORLDS beyond the red/blue glasses technology of the 70's. 

Don't be bitter about 3D.  You will probably have to wait a couple of years before a truly refined and cost effective 3D TV hits the market.  Relax.




woah i forgot i even made this thread , why always my most random threads gets the most replies? =s



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"JmCraddock (4 hours ago)
wow vgchartz is for queers such a pussy site

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i guess this thread attracted too much attention o_O;



I live for the burn...and the sting of pleasure...
I live for the sword, the steel, and the gun...

- Wasteland - The Mission.