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Three-dimensional TV could be the next big thing in home entertainment, or it could be the next big disappointment. Consumers will ultimately decide.

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by the_iceman January 16, 2009 8:28 AM PST
someday our kids will look back at this and say, man, you guys were dumb looking.

too gimmicky for me, sorry.
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by the_iceman January 16, 2009 8:37 AM PST
3D tech= increased frequency of headaches & seizures I wonder?
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by TCrimson05 January 16, 2009 9:09 AM PST
I'm mad dude said "3D porn" lol

It does sound kind of gimmicky tho.

I mean it's cool but in the back of my mind I keep thinking...for what, ya know?

Just because it "can" be done doesn't mean it should. Personally I found the Samsung's Wi-fi T.V.
and their "Wireless" T.V. to be much more promising as the next steps to HDTV. The wireless one lets you hook blu-ray, games, cable to a box positioned wherever you want and stream the content to the T.V. No more messy wires! Which means no more having to put the HDTV by the hole in the wall.

The Wifi TV just has a internet browser built in but that means any video on the web right in your 50' T.O.C. HDTV.

Those make sense. 3D seems to skip a few steps. They shouldn't even offer it until they can do it without the glasses. I can wait 10 years for it to be done right. I don't care how they justify it, the glasses are lame. And that also means if you wanted to watch it just as is...you can't. It'll be all blurry.
(unless they can turn it off.)

"Porn in 3D" LOL WOW!!

"T"
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by robmarreel January 16, 2009 9:27 AM PST
I attended CES and experienced the 3D sets. Most of the shows and video games didn't create a really compelling experience. But watching the bowl game on Sony's huge 3D projection screen was amazing. Sports could easily drive this technology in to rapid adoption since the experience is amazing.

Rob M
ExecTones.com
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by gdmaclew January 16, 2009 9:44 AM PST
You want something new to boost the sales of HDTVs?
Try dropping the prices of "regular sized" TVs (26" to 37").
You'll see a rush to the stores.
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by blusky08 January 16, 2009 9:51 AM PST
So many luddites!
If you supported 1080p and surround sound for realism, why not the next evolution? Forget about the old time 3D, this emerging tech is the REAL thing.

Also, although people laugh at "smell-o-vision", it too will have its day. But it will come when holographic projection becomes mainstream. It's all about immersion, isn't it? The more the better.
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by dbcooper13 January 16, 2009 9:52 AM PST
i dont want to wear any glasses once i bring a girl over. already have it bad enuf i live wit my parents at age 20. anyways no1 wants to wear glasses to watch tv then take them off every second when u got something to do. might as well wait 10 yrs or 15+ for u to be in the center of the movie
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by Kev_Orng January 16, 2009 11:01 AM PST
You do have it bad, did they have to pull you out of school so you could help pay for the TV?

Well, don't worry, if you can pull yourself away from the TV, they have adult ed classes to help you with your spelling :)
by dbcooper13 January 16, 2009 9:52 AM PST
i dont want to wear any glasses once i bring a girl over. already have it bad enuf i live wit my parents at age 20. anyways no1 wants to wear glasses to watch tv then take them off every second when u got something to do. might as well wait 10 yrs or 15+ for u to be in the center of the movie
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by solblack January 16, 2009 10:10 AM PST
NOTHING MORE THAN HYPE!!!!!!!!!!!
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by Hal_9001 January 16, 2009 11:31 AM PST
Nice Pair .... of glasses that is.
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by NeoPragmatist January 16, 2009 7:33 PM PST
Perhaps movie theaters should offer live 3D sports games (football, basketball, etc.). I'd pay to go. :)
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by as901 January 17, 2009 4:14 AM PST
Two factors will effect the results. Are we creating good paying jobs, or outsourcing this as well? Without more good paying jobs the supply and demand rules lower salaries. With less or no disposable income, no one will buy this product?

The second factor is afford-ability?

Recall this. 12 years old sweat shop workers in third world nations will not be able to buy this product. Pay good salaries, charge fair prices and sales will follow. Downsize and outsource your labor to third world sweat shops and sales will drop, as the economy will falls, falls and falls.

Mark Heinemann
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by will2348 January 17, 2009 5:53 AM PST
If a tv is 3D ready, i'm assuming you can still watch 1080p HD tv as well as SD tv?
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by Benf January 18, 2009 9:37 AM PST
As long as glasses are necessary to see the 3D effect 3D is simply a gimmic to get people to buy, it was a gimmic in the 50"s and failed and will fail again, what are these guys thinking anyway?
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by i_made_this January 18, 2009 11:24 AM PST
Nvidia and ATI both have the glasses including the software needed to view 3D. Nvidia has already announced their product which you can find on their site. ATI is nearing completion of their competitive product. These are great (have tried the Nvidia) specifically for 3D gaming and blu ray viewing. And you do forget you're wearing the glasses -- up to a point. For me the point was about 1 1/2 hours at which I got a migraine lol.

ISFA no-glasses, there's no way in heaven or hell we'll see 3D monitors (TV's) at reasonable pricing on the world markets til 2025 earliest. Because our computer games have already told us the apocalypse will occur before then, I'd better stretch that date to 2035. :p

I wouldn't hold my breath for the real thing.
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by mac-os-vs-windows January 18, 2009 11:58 AM PST
i think that 3d texture and graphics will be a big improvement of screens and it will be a big jump in electronics revolution after films will be all produced in 3d , well i don't hope that films will use blu-ray drives because films will be more cost-full .
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by santropico January 18, 2009 8:45 PM PST
LG was showing an animated short movie in 3D which required glasses. I am not easily impressed but must admit that what I saw in that room nearly brought me to tears. No words exist to explain the experience. The clarity and depth was remarkable. I have seen the future and it is beyond amazing. Hurry up LG!!! BTW: I typically get motion sick and all the other 3DTV gadgets at CES 2009 made me sick to my stomach.
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by mouseclick January 18, 2009 9:53 PM PST
I was at CES and 3DTV was a main technology I wanted to check out. I was disappointed. It is 3D, I guess, but it lacks the punch, the wow, that you get in a movie theater. For one, in a movie theater - for whatever reason - when something flies at or past you, it appears to actually do so. In the 3DTV demos I saw it looked more like I was watching a scene from a 10-15 foot distance and things meant to fly at me only popped out some 3 feet out from this distance (if you can imagine what I am saying) thus, lacking the head-popping-back experience of movie theaters. Maybe this will be fixed before the first big wave hits markets but, that alone is enough for me to stick with my current HDTV set. It's just not worht the upgrade. On top of that is the fact that content in 3D will be scarce for some time. This technology is really years (I'd say around 4-5 years) away from being even somewhat compelling to upgrade (now, if game consoles and game designers made most of their games available in 3D, that might speed adoption)...
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by hyghwayman January 21, 2009 3:15 PM PST
I just want my DTV, cut the annalog cord.

hyghwayman
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by blusky08 January 24, 2009 11:50 AM PST
If you have to wear glasses anyway, why not just use the 3D glasses with built in LCD screen (looks like 80" to the eyes)?
http://www.zetronix.com/product_info.php?products_id=124
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