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Started long before that...even before House Of Wax.First 3D Movie: Find Out What Was The First 3D Movie
What's Up With The Lack Of 3D Broadcasting
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You're showing your age.
Started long before that...even before House Of Wax.First 3D Movie: Find Out What Was The First 3D Movie
Not sure I get that point. Dish also allows HBOGO with ALL the content, Direct TV does not.
You're showing your age.
First 3D Movie: Find Out What Was The First 3D Movie
Yea, I can remember 3D from the 50's. I can remember watching the NBC test pattern for hours. Not all at once though, I did takes breaks.
Oh? Does Dish have HBO Go on their DVR's now? Last time I checked, it was still the very limited HBO OnDemand.
I have nothing against 3D, and have enjoyed watching a few 3D titles myself, but what irks me is the industry push for it and the subsidizing of the technology for all HD TV consumers to pay. If I want 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound instead of just DD2.0, I can go buy the equipment to make it work, not pay for it up front whether I intend to use it or not.
ESPN has 3d channels and is showing the Masters in 3d this week. But you'll need DTV to see it because Dish and ESPN aren't cooperating. Not a great loss - it's like the early days of HD, repeats most of the time, with a few real jewels every now and then.
I almost forget. DirecTV does allow its HBO subs to access HBO Go. But, not on all devices. PC's are OK. Roku is not.
It costs next to nothing to add 3D, HDMI 1.4 instead of 1.3 and some software modifications, that's all. They do charge a lot more just because they can. My 2007 DLPs came with 3D for no extra cost at all but it's the older 1.3 HDMI version (checkerboard).
Therein lies the problem. They do it because they can, and people are forced to pay for it, or stay with their outdated technology. All marketing nonsense.
Yep, that's the way of things today. Add a $50 option and charge $500 for it. The auto industry has done this forever. With some TV's you do actually get a abetter 2D picture with a 3D TV. Not in all cases though.
As others have mentioned, this is most likely a case where the technology for distributing 3D content just hasn't caught up yet, whether it be for purely technical/bandwidth reasons or a perceived lack of demand. There is a saying we are probably all familiar with "the squeaky wheel gets the grease" so I would encourage anyone who is interested in 3D content to contact their service providers as well as the content producers.
I will relate my own situation as an example of how fast things could possibly change as far as perceived demand goes. As recently as 6 weeks ago, if asked I would have said I wasn't really interested in 3D content. I have never seen a movie in 3D, and although we had been planning an upgrade to an HDTV for quite a while, I was still happily watching my 27" CRT. But then our local (and very poor) cable provider decided they needed a 15% increase in their monthly bill. This was enough of a jump that a Dish system was ordered within days, and since we were getting the free HD for life, we decided is was time to also get a new TV.
We decided since we were going to this this, to "go big" so we chose a 55 inch screen TV. In shopping around and reading reviews, I found two interesting points:
1) The cost of a 3D vs 2D only set was not much more, only about $150 in our case including four pairs of glasses, and the 3D set also has a few other feature upgrades.
2) Nearly every review I had found said that 3D sets have a better 2D picture than an otherwise comparable 2D only set.
I will relate my own situation as an example of how fast things could possibly change as far as perceived demand goes. As recently as 6 weeks ago, if asked I would have said I wasn't really interested in 3D content. I have never seen a movie in 3D, and although we had been planning an upgrade to an HDTV for quite a while, I was still happily watching my 27" CRT. But then our local (and very poor) cable provider decided they needed a 15% increase in their monthly bill. This was enough of a jump that a Dish system was ordered within days, and since we were getting the free HD for life, we decided is was time to also get a new TV.
We decided since we were going to this this, to "go big" so we chose a 55 inch screen TV. In shopping around and reading reviews, I found two interesting points:
1) The cost of a 3D vs 2D only set was not much more, only about $150 in our case including four pairs of glasses, and the 3D set also has a few other feature upgrades.
2) Nearly every review I had found said that 3D sets have a better 2D picture than an otherwise comparable 2D only set.
For these reasons, I decided that it made sense to just go ahead and get the 3D set just in case something comes along that we might want to watch in 3D. I even had told my wife I didn't really care about the 3D as recently as the end of February.
Well, after I had the TV set up and watching regular stuff for a few days, I "discovered" the Vudu app and their 3D content. And I have to say that really changed my mind. Some of the material, particularly things that appear to be 2D content that is poorly translated into 3D, doesn't look great, but there are several items there that really look good. The videos that really stand out are things like the Queen Mary tour and the documentary about Nashville TN. These seem to be live action shots that were originally filmed in 3D, and at times the look is almost breathtaking in how real it seems. I can only imagine that as time passes more of the 3D content that becomes available will reach this level of realism.
So now I am most definitely someone who can't wait until there is 3D content being broadcast by Dish on a regular basis. I understand the whole chicken-and-egg thing that goes on with new technology, but I do hope that if there is enough of a "squeak" that we will get some grease.
As far as some of the anti-3D sentiments out there (I don't mean those who are indifferent in the way I was a few weeks ago, but rather those who are actively degrading those who are asking for 3D content) I suspect this is akin to something I have often seen when a new technology comes out. After someone spends a substantial sum of money on their equipment to have the "latest and greatest" they will often take an attitude that anything that comes along after that is bad, simply because they don't want to be perceived as being behind the tech curve. As for me, I am still happily using a Windows XP computer I bought in 2003, my newest automobile is a 2000 model, and my Cell phone is about as dumb as they get.
Well, after I had the TV set up and watching regular stuff for a few days, I "discovered" the Vudu app and their 3D content. And I have to say that really changed my mind. Some of the material, particularly things that appear to be 2D content that is poorly translated into 3D, doesn't look great, but there are several items there that really look good. The videos that really stand out are things like the Queen Mary tour and the documentary about Nashville TN. These seem to be live action shots that were originally filmed in 3D, and at times the look is almost breathtaking in how real it seems. I can only imagine that as time passes more of the 3D content that becomes available will reach this level of realism.
So now I am most definitely someone who can't wait until there is 3D content being broadcast by Dish on a regular basis. I understand the whole chicken-and-egg thing that goes on with new technology, but I do hope that if there is enough of a "squeak" that we will get some grease.
As far as some of the anti-3D sentiments out there (I don't mean those who are indifferent in the way I was a few weeks ago, but rather those who are actively degrading those who are asking for 3D content) I suspect this is akin to something I have often seen when a new technology comes out. After someone spends a substantial sum of money on their equipment to have the "latest and greatest" they will often take an attitude that anything that comes along after that is bad, simply because they don't want to be perceived as being behind the tech curve. As for me, I am still happily using a Windows XP computer I bought in 2003, my newest automobile is a 2000 model, and my Cell phone is about as dumb as they get.
Sorry I had to post that it two sections. I have been trying since yesterday to post, and no matter what I changed it said I had too many URLs or forbidden words. Since I have neither, this was the only way to get it to post. Some of this may be a repeat or obsolete since it was written yesterday and others have posted, but I put too much work in it to just waste it!
XP is better than Vista, of course. But, an Etcha-Sketch is better than Vista. But, it is not better than Windows 7. Not at all.Good post(s), Livesaver...
In the case of Windows XP, it truly is better than its Vista and 7 successors.
Windows 7 is worse than XP for the simple fact that many of the APIs are no longer open for 3rd party developers. File search is slower and less flexible. And while the bloat of Vista was largely fixed in Win7, it is still more of a resource hog than XP. Light and moderate users prefer Windows 7, power users and developers prefer XP.
markcosenza said:
We should assume that in a culture of Fahrenheit 451 beginning to happen where everyone gets all upset over words, we're changing the lyrics to songs to suit the demands of specific minorities, and we're limiting people's abilities to even celebrate specific holidays, we can argue that the minority of people with eye problems don't want to see 3D streamlined. Now i'm not being mean, check my previous quotes that cover my friend with a lazy eye in regarding 3D.
What's the point. Lots of people are color blind but that didn't stop the march of TV technology. For some of us life just ain't always fair.
Big difference between not getting the colors right, and trying to mandate people to buy extra equipment to make a blurry picture look like HD. However, he did say that this would only make it easier to let go of his growing cable bill and start enjoying life.
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