Anyone Watching ESPN 3D?

[Scott Greczkowski]

So is anyone watching ESPN 3D?

I had a chance to stop by ESPN last night and they were getting ready. Also ran into and hung out all night last night with Ben Drawbaugh of Engadget who is actually at ESPN in Bristol now watching the 3D launch and broadcast.

You can follow Ben's reports from inside ESPN at Ben Drawbaugh (bjdraw) on Twitter

 

[darrencp22]

I honestly hope this is a complete bomb. 3DTV is just another gmmick to sell more TVs.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I have been browsing all the satellite and AV forums and not a SINGLE person has reported watching ESPN 3D in 3D.

Someone has to be watching!

 

[Tvfan24/7]

Comcast added the channel in some areas, but mine wasn't one of them. Not that it would matter much, since I don't have a 3D tv.

 

[tigerfan33]

Someone better be watching. The money the industry has put into 3D is enormous. I hate that hd has been side tracked for the time being. I for one will continue watching the 2D!!

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Even at AVSforum not a single post from anyone watching the game in 3D. I find that almost hard to believe...

 

[harshness]

There pretty much has to be a perfect storm to even be able to tell if DIRECTV is broadcasting 3D:

• You must have a 3D enabled TV
• You must have received the appropriate software release on a 3D capable box
• DIRECTV must have included support for your 3DTV model

 

[loves2watch]

In any case it will only be broadcast in 1920x540 per eye which is not ideal for full in depth 3D...Kind of like HD Lite.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

Even at AVSforum not a single post from anyone watching the game in 3D. I find that almost hard to believe...

They're probably all suffering from severe headaches and double vision, so much so that they can't post on message boards about it...

 

[harshness]

I find that almost hard to believe...

This seems familiar from an earlier post.

 

[gatekeeper]

They(the providers) need to worry about fullfilling the rest of the HD that is out there, besides worrying about 3d.I for one are not going to buy another tv any time soon.Its just another gimmick to get more money out of us consumers.There are still alot of homes in America that havent even adopted HD yet.What makes them think this 3d thing will work.?

 

[rica]

ESPN 3D on a plasma Panasonic is very, very impressive.
I'm quite pleased I changed to Directv and was amazed by the image quality in 3D of the game today.

 

[Digital Logic]

well, Scott... i would think that most people who could afford a 3dtv would be at work on a Friday morning.

 

[ramimac]

I would not watch 3D TV if they payed me to. I checked it out breefly at Bestbuy Display and it sucked.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

ESPN 3D on a plasma Panasonic is very, very impressive.
I'm quite pleased I changed to Directv and was amazed by the image quality in 3D of the game today.

How did you watch it? On Comcast or DIRECTV?

If I get a 3DTV I am going to get a Panasonic Plasma, those are nice sets.

 

[whitewolf8214]

is dish getting espn 3d and when?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

No DISH is not getting ESPN 3D nor ESPNU in HD.

 

[whitewolf8214]

thanks scott i figured no espnu but was wondering about espn 3d

 

[DodgerKing]

Not I.

Don't have a 3D TV and have no desire to buy one.

Don't have 3D glasses, and have no desire to spend hundreds of dollars on a couple. Plus, I wear glasses and glasses over glasses don't work well

Never cared too much for 3D to begin with

 

[dfergie]

I don't understand the complete hate for 3D, I liked what I saw at CES from Panasonic with Directv...