[–] White_Raven 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
3D is a trend/fad I wish had never caught on. It's plain dumb for movies.
[–] LardOn4Bacon ago
I only got one for for co-op gaming. Not bad for that use.
[–] White_Raven 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Is it the kind that allows both players to use the whole screen? Because that is quite nifty, if you play on consoles. I prefer pc, so they are still pointless for me. Still though, I thought that idea up a full 15 years before they ever implemented it and I'm sore about my lack of royalties.
[–] ANGRY_Hippopotamus 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
TV manufactures had an enormous bonanza with the transition to flat panels. Before that, people would keep their CRTs for decades. They have been trying to replicate that event since, but I don't think they can force people into a yearly upgrade cycle as they dream.
Having said that, I enjoyed 3D at home, not so much for movies but for games. Resistance 3, Killzone 3 on a large 3D screen plus the Move/Sharpshooter still are unique, awesome experiences, same with Motorstorm apocalypse and the Move/Racing wheel.
No one is making 3D games anymore, I'll miss that.
[–] GreatDrok 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I've got a 3D TV and it's terrible. Crosstalk mostly. But I also have a 3D projector and that is epic. 3D movies in my living room on a 100" screen is great and the effect is involving and enhances the experience. Small TVs, not so much and I can see why the market would reject them.
My Panasonic UHD set has active glasses but they seem to have gone for brightness rather than clarity so while the image still looks pretty bright with the glasses running, there's a fair bit of bleed through from each channel to the wrong eye. For test cards this is very obvious, but for movies it is less so. Some like Man of Steel look great but that is quite a dark movie with little pop. Others such as animated films like Despicable Me are virtually unwatchable due to the crosstalk.
I've calibrated and gone through every setting to get it looking as good as possible but the crosstalk is still there. I've looked at plenty of other sets in stores and they all have a degree of crosstalk. Passive sets are better in some respects but have issues with the optimal seating position and if you're off axis the crosstalk comes in worse than an active set. For active, there are issues with flicker and then the LCDs can be too slow so the lag as the pixels change can't keep up with the image and you get crosstalk. OLED should fix that but every one I've seen has been curved and I don't want a curved TV. In the end, my projector needed an upgrade anyway so I bought a full HD DLP 3D job and that uses active glasses too but because it runs at a higher refresh rate than the LCD TV there's no perceptible flicker and the crosstalk is completely missing. Image brightness is definitely an issue with 3D and for my projector I had to carefully calibrate to get a good natural image but once that was done, there's no tiring issues and the films look so natural you forget it is 3D because you're pulled into it so much.
I saw Star Wars 7 at the cinema last week in 3D and the passive glasses were letting quite a lot of crosstalk through, especially on the screen edges. Worst I've experienced at a cinema, but it was mostly just when there was a bright object on a dark background. My TV can do that too, but it also does it when there's a dark object on a light background and that's worse. My projector does neither and is simply fantastic for films. Dead 3D with the DTS MA blasting and a screen that fills your wall is worth every penny. Just how long we will be able to buy 3D blu rays is the main issue. There's no shortage of new films coming out in the format currently but the selection of back catalogue stuff is poor at most stores and I have to buy the films when they come out or run the risk of missing out although Amazon is a good option for picking up those hard to find titles at reasonable cost.
The sad thing is, 3D on a good projector really is great and the market is rejecting the crappy 3D on TVs for good reason but both require the same media so the death of one will likely kill the other. We'll see if the new 4K BD format supports 3D or not I guess.
[–] Forbin 0 points 11 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago
This article is almost a year old.
[–] Traveler 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
3d tvs are still dead