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Friday, April 01, 2011

Stupid 3D TV

I am putting on my curmudgeon hat today in order to rant on about a technology that I think is about as stupid as they come. Yes, I am talking about 3D.

Like you, I can only focus on one thing at one time, and my eyes tend to wander all over the place - picking out details to focus on, and letting the rest remain in the periphery. The trouble with 3D is that it doesn't work, and cannot work (at least for now) the way my eyes work. It may be that in future days someone will invent a 3D system that tracks my retina's as I watch a movie, and immediately centers the 3D effect wherever my eyes are looking - but until they do that, 3D ends up being a bit of a headache because even when the direction of a movie is excellent, my eyes are not always focused on the exact pinpoint necessary to make the 3D effect work properly.

What ends up happening is I see a color washed movie that has broken moments of 3D effect at the expense of a headache. Frankly, I find it hard to put up with that for an hour and a half - and I certainly am never going to put up with it in my home.

Don't get me wrong, 3D televisions have better refresh rates - which means less ghosting and blur - so I am all for better TVs - I just think getting a 3D TV for the sake of watching everything in 3D is stupid.

Weren't 3D movies originally just a gimmick? The "sideshow freak" of entertainment, that you went in at looked at just to say you did? What happened to this generation that it has gone off the deep end chasing down headache inducing, color washed entertainment?

For me, at least, this is one trend that can't die soon enough.

There. I said it. You were all thinking it, so don't look at me like that.

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posted by Daniel @ 9:18 AM

4 Comments:

At 2:06 PM, April 02, 2011, sewa mobil said…

Nice article, thanks for the information.
At 3:29 PM, April 02, 2011, Gabriel said…

An even better option is to get rid of the television completely. You'll be amazed and how less de-sanctified your house becomes...
At 3:36 PM, April 02, 2011, Daniel said…

Gabriel - Rather than getting rid of the screen - which doubles as a 32 monitor - we got rid of "television" over ten years ago. We don't watch TV, though we do rent the occasional movie.
At 7:21 PM, April 10, 2011, David said…

I've never seen a 3D movie. Now, I will no longer wonder if I'm missing anything.