3D TV From A 2D Tv ?

Posted by: Neill Ferguson on 28 April 2012

Like most I've been interested in 3d tvs and blu-ray players watched the Demo's in the shops and some have been decent some very poor. Yesterday I bought a film which was 2d and 3d when I got home and opened the case there was two pairs of those 80's glasses and you could watch the film this way. 

 

I tried it and it worked fairly well not sure it's as good as a proper 3d tv but it certainly produced a decent 3d image. With flagging 3d sales and a format thats not taking off in blu-ray and 3d wouldn't it be a better idea to sell more blu-rays like this to try and hook people to 3d ?

 

Or perhaps we actually don't need a 3d tv and our normal Tvs are capable of producing images with a better developed style of glasses ?

 

Anyone got any views of this ?

Posted on: 28 April 2012 by james n

I'd rather good content than 3D. Utterly pointless and from the sales figures, the general public think so too.

 

James

Posted on: 28 April 2012 by Mr Underhill

Got to say that I deliberately watch 2D at the cinema. 

 

I love digital, but don't want to lose detail and colour saturation by putting on sun glasses.

 

That said, I am looking forward to The Hobbit and 48fps. Although there have been comments about it being over-bright I am wondering whether this will mean that 3D will also keep the colour saturation levels up?

 

I won't be going 3D at home whatever happens, at least not while I have a choice.

 

M

Posted on: 03 May 2012 by 17

We went to see Titanic 3D a few weeks ago, very impressed to be honest. Forgot about the effect quite quickly and got drawn into the film which to be honest isn't even close to being a think about watching film. I think the involvement it gives is or will be a winner in the future.

Posted on: 21 September 2012 by Gandalph

Since I needed a new TV, I opted for a 3D model based on the simple fact that it offered better 2D. Before having to purchase the TV, and admittedly in my initial shopping for it, I had no interest whatsoever in 3D TV and stayed away from it like the plague. But now, I must say I am quite pleased with the picture and 3D is a bonus, like a cherry on a sundae. Not all 3D productions are great, but animation in general and some live acting movies, such as Titanic are worth it. Animation in 3D is quite amazing and enhances the pleasurable aspects of the movie.

 

Ironically, though, my Naim system seems to go haywire, for no particular reason, when viewing some 3D content. Last weekend, when I was watching Titanic, this was the first to my knowledge that this was happening, every time I hit the volume control on the remote the preamp would light up and the light would stay on, as opposed to turn itself off automatically, and/or the CD player would do the same and also show a track number in the display, although there was no CD in the player. Very bizarre, but mostly annoying...

Posted on: 21 September 2012 by winkyincanada
Originally Posted by Mr Underhill:

 

 

That said, I am looking forward to The Hobbit and 48fps.

Anything other than 24fps and I won't/can't watch. High frame rates in scenes with actors makes it look like an out-takes reel shot on video (to me). Scenery and wildlife documentaries are OK at high frame rates, but not regular movies.

Posted on: 27 September 2012 by Eloise
Originally Posted by Gandalph:

Ironically, though, my Naim system seems to go haywire, for no particular reason, when viewing some 3D content. Last weekend, when I was watching Titanic, this was the first to my knowledge that this was happening, every time I hit the volume control on the remote the preamp would light up and the light would stay on, as opposed to turn itself off automatically, and/or the CD player would do the same and also show a track number in the display, although there was no CD in the player. Very bizarre, but mostly annoying...

If you have active 3D glasses then they often communicate using IR which could be affecting the Naim...