3DTVs are here, are they worth the hype?
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i was watching one at the sony store. while it looks cool (they had a soccer match playing), the fact that you need to wear those glasses is annoying....and at $125 a pop, no thanks.
BTW, what exactly is "3D" about the tv's? they still show that ghosty image without the glasses, so the TV's themselves arent 3D. its like they broadcast part of the grammys this year in 3D, you could see the 3D on your regular tv if you had the glasses. i would think u can see the world cup and espn 3D channels on your regular tv set if you just had a pair of those glasses. so why exactly do you need a specific 3D tv??? marketing hype?
BTW, what exactly is "3D" about the tv's? they still show that ghosty image without the glasses, so the TV's themselves arent 3D. its like they broadcast part of the grammys this year in 3D, you could see the 3D on your regular tv if you had the glasses. i would think u can see the world cup and espn 3D channels on your regular tv set if you just had a pair of those glasses. so why exactly do you need a specific 3D tv??? marketing hype?
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i was watching one at the sony store. while it looks cool (they had a soccer match playing), the fact that you need to wear those glasses is annoying....and at $125 a pop, no thanks.
BTW, what exactly is "3D" about the tv's? they still show that ghosty image without the glasses, so the TV's themselves arent 3D. its like they broadcast part of the grammys this year in 3D, you could see the 3D on your regular tv if you had the glasses. i would think u can see the world cup and espn 3D channels on your regular tv set if you just had a pair of those glasses. so why exactly do you need a specific 3D tv??? marketing hype?
BTW, what exactly is "3D" about the tv's? they still show that ghosty image without the glasses, so the TV's themselves arent 3D. its like they broadcast part of the grammys this year in 3D, you could see the 3D on your regular tv if you had the glasses. i would think u can see the world cup and espn 3D channels on your regular tv set if you just had a pair of those glasses. so why exactly do you need a specific 3D tv??? marketing hype?
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Well, assuming the price isn't prohibitive (and other than the glasses it doesn't seem there is much of a premium for the hardware) there's no reason not to spring for a 3D set. As I said before, the key will be content. If there's enough good content the format will take off (and that includes broadcast TV, which is indeed coming this year). My own take is that this will take off, ultimately it's probable that most new TV's will come as 3D ready, much like it's close to impossible to buy a TV today that isn't HD ready.
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