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HalLane		#81	[-]
Sep 5 11 7:55 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Interesting. But will it replace View Master?
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SAM33		#82	[-]
Sep 5 11 8:23 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Nothing can replace the ViewMaster! But in all seriousness, I too find the "3D TV's in the store" unimpressive. It's the SIZE, and one reason why glasses-free 3D won't be in theaters anytime soon (if ever), because the effect is due to the special screen that would have to be manufactured in huge sizes and then installed in the theater. Who knows, maybe in some specialized IMAX type venues someday. But it probably CAN be put into 40 inch TV's relatively soon, and maybe sports geeks and others will take to it more then. However, at that size it won't equal the effect of being immersed as a good use (like AVATAR, whatever you think of the actual film, I think it's so-so at best) of the technology can do. Even I don't exactly love wearing the glasses, but as a full-time wearer anyway it's not that big a deal to me. I really don't think 3D will ever become the "norm", and that 's actually OK with me. Many if not most films shouldn't be in 3D. It should be reserved for special-effects-driven and other more action type films, not that the occasional clever use in a drama (DIAL M FOR MURDER is actually better in 3D than flat if you ask me) can't work. I just hope the tech sticks around in the fringes (and if you think about it, it always has, i.e. the ViewMaster, 3D comics, etc.) and that as a geek collector I can eventually get decent copies of the 50's classics to show in my home theater. My set up really works as well as the current theatrical versions, and I love it. SAM33 Last Edited By: SAM33 Sep 5 11 8:31 AM. Edited 1 times.
HalLane		#83	[-]
Sep 5 11 8:53 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	<< I just hope the tech sticks around in the fringes (and if you think about it, it always has, i.e. the ViewMaster, 3D comics, etc.) and that as a geek collector I can eventually get decent copies of the 50's classics to show in my home theater. << And in a pinch, there's always turn of the century stereopticon slides, too!
SAM33		#84	[-]
Sep 5 11 11:20 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	As you might have guessed, I have a collection of them. SAM33
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ARGumshoe		#85	[-]
Sep 6 11 10:35 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	http://www.techspot.com/n...sonal-hd--3d-viewer.html Sony announces head-mounted personal HD & 3D viewer By Jose Vilches On August 31, 2011, 3:30 PM EST Sony is ushering in the future (the one we imagined in the 90s) with a new head-mounted "personal viewer" that allows users to enjoy an immersive experience when watching movies, playing video games and listening to music. The HMZ-T1, which resembles something between a pair of futuristic goggles and a visor, will feature two 0.7-inch, 720p displays in the headset supporting 2D or 3D high-definition visuals and 5.1 surround sound. Sony says it has optimized the integrated lenses to give users a wide 45-degree view, eliminating much of the borders surrounding the integrated OLED displays, and simulating a 750-inch cinema screen. The headset comes with a separate processor unit that uses a normal HDMI connection, allowing you to connect any HDMI device to the HMZ-T1. This means it will work with game consoles, a cable box, a Blu-ray player or even your computer. Headphones are also built in the device with support for four modes: standard, cinema, game, and music. Scott Lowe from IGN got some hands on time with the HMZ-T1 and apparently, after dealing with the setup process, it actually worked very well: "Instead of presenting users with a low-resolution, low-fidelity visuals, the HMZ-T1 actually rivals a full-sized HDTV in terms of picture quality. The quality of the dual OLED displays also makes 3D particularly effective. Since you're presented with a dedicated display for each of your left and right eye -- and because they are high-quality OLED screens -- the unsavory effects of stereoscopic video, like blurring, ghosting, and eye strain, are reduced." Sony will be showing the headset off at IFA 2011 this week and expects to begin sales in Japan as early as November for around ¥60,000 ($783). Release information and prices for other markets are not available for now.
SAM33		#86	[-]
Sep 7 11 7:44 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Oh god help me, I might have to have one of these someday if they finally really work... SAM33
HalLane		#87	[-]
Sep 7 11 9:06 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I liked those video glasses they used to sell at my local electronics store ~~ Sharper Image may still do (people got epileptic fits in Japan, and I hear they were discontinued there). A 3-D version seems like a natural.
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