If At First You Don't Succeed...

[Damion Chaplin]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5360742.stm' target='_blank'>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5360742.stm</a><br /><br /></div><i>"3D television could be in homes within three years, according to a European research consortium. Levent Onural, co-ordinator of the multinational 3DTV network, said the technology was already in place for 3D TV and cinema to become commonplace... We think that some people might want to purchase 3D television sets for home viewing. " However, he admitted that he did not "yet know how the consumers will behave and what the commercial success of that project will be."</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/3Dmorons.jpg" /> <br /><br />You know, we've had the ability to have 3D TVs for decades now. In fact, your current TV is capable of displaying those annoying 3D images that can be resolved with funky blue-red glasses. You know why we don't? No one is interested. It seems like every decade or so they try to reanimate 3D movies and TV, and every decade people are completely uninterested. So, here we are in 2006. Anyone interested yet?

[Jason Eaton]

Recently I wanted to see the new Superman Returns, so off to a the theater. It turned out to be a IMAX 3d version. Now the 3d was only for certain parts of the movie and while it was unique I can't say it added much at all.

Some of the visuals were cool but not needed. That and the fact that the glasses were on again off again made it annoying.

Can't say that I have any interest in seeing another 3d flick.

[BugDude10]

Anyone interested yet?

Sure, if it's the right kind of 3-D. My recent experiences with 3-D have been with the (God-awful) "Spy Kids 3-D" and "Shark-Boy and Lava-Girl", both of which were (barely-)live-action films using the traditional red/blue gel 3-D glasses, and the animated films "Monster House" and "The Ant Bully", which used a new 3-D technique. In the live-action films, the 3-D glasses ruined the color of the film, so while the 3-D effects were neat, the overall experience was poor. In the animated films, though, the 3-D technique did not affect the color or image quality one bit, so in addition to stunning 3-D effects, you still had bright, true-color visuals.

If the TV 3-D is the live-action film version, I'll pass; if it is the animated-film version, sign me up!

(P.S. I was recently reading about the various 3-D technologies at the website for 3-D Combine, a program that lets you create your own 3-D photos on your PC. It's at http://www.3dcombine.com.)

[Doug Johnson]

For 3D to ever become successful it would have to be done in such a way that it doesn't require special glasses to view it.