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Xiaou2:

--- Quote ---It isn't 3d, it's stereoscopic imagery.  BIG difference.  When a camera can shoot an image and obtain a fully skinned 3d render of the scene.. THEN we have 3d... until then we just have a lame gimmick. 
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 Stereoscopic 3d, is when both eyes can see different perspectives.
You dont have to have full 360 degree holographic display for 3d.

 And I dont believe 3d will 'Fad' away.  This isnt the 1950s Red/Blue mess.
As more and more Good content becomes available, it will just get more and
more popular.

 I remember when I played a old FPS in 3D on the PC.  It was the only time I ever found an FPS to actually be interesting in the least.  Adding the depth really made the game feel completely different.  Much more immersive and realistic.

 And the last Harry Potter movie that just came out, was jaw dropping in certain 3D sections. Added real value and detail that you just cant get with a 2d display.

 I can only guess that maybe you are bitter because you may be one of the people who does not have good 3d depth perception.  For the rest of us, content in 2D, is like Mono Audio. Flat, un-detailed, boring.
 
 We hear in 3d, and see in 3d, and our content should be in 3d.

 As for holographic content... dont hold your breath.  The amount of data storage needed alone wont be commercially viable for ages.  Let alone holographic projector technology...

Xiaou2:
Btw - with Stereoscopic glasses, and using Johnny Lees Wii head tracking... You could make a version of Mame that displayed an entire cabinet.

 Unlike todays mame, where artwork bezels get in the way of the display, you would be able to see around them, depending on your relative head position.

 All the artwork would be completely viewable, on all levels, and all depths, as was designed and intended to be experienced.

 Stereoscopic 3d is the future,
 (and should be the future of mame)

Ond:
Just thought I'd slip in some observations amongst these expert opinions.  I sat down last night and thought I'd try out something from my '2D' DVD collection in 3D viewing mode. I grabbed Jurassic Park 3 which seemed to be a good candidate.  For starters the video quality on this DVD is pretty good as is the sound - especially in DTS.  Sooo, fired it up switched on the glasses and sat back.  Whatever the conversion algorithm is that's used its most effective on scenes with a mix of objects across the depth of field, especially in pan shots.  A really distinct feeling of separation and depth is achieved, close ups etc much less so.  One problem I noticed is with shiny highlights on faces in close ups.  For some reason the 3D processing gets confused with these making them appear to 'pop out' in front of the skin.  That aside I was quite impressed, short lived novelty or not it's a lot of fun! I watched the whole movie in 3D except for some breaks to see the difference in 2D.  I'll just say this, switching from '3D' Stereoscopic - whatever  ::) back to 2D on a movie like this leaves you feeling well (dare I say it  ;D)  FLAT and kind of disappointed.  With yells of “put it back in 3D dad” I got me a beer and switched back.   The kids  ooh'd and ahhh'd at all the right moments. There was no flicker and we managed to avoid going into blinded convulsing spasms on the floor.  Of course the Blu-Ray 3D titles look better than the converted 2D DVDs but it is fun to revisit some of these titles.  It certainly won’t be a big part of our TV viewing I haven’t bothered to try it out on broadcast material but it a fun thing to do now and then.  Here’s my prediction, it will just be another feature which separates consumer choice, buyers want choice – look at the mobile phone market for that proof  “this phone has 300 applications, oh and you can use it for calls too”.  “This TV connects to the internet as well as your NAS devices and consoles blah blah blah and it has 3D”.  “Does that model have 3D?”  “No”.  OK I’ll take the fully featured one”.

Xiaou2:
Ond,

 What were you using to convert the 2d to 3d? 

 Is that a feature of the new 3d blueray / dvd players?
 
 Or is it a stand-alone unit?  Or PC software conversion?


Ond:

--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on October 15, 2010, 01:29:11 am ---Ond,

 What were you using to convert the 2d to 3d? 

 Is that a feature of the new 3d blueray / dvd players?
 
 Or is it a stand-alone unit?  Or PC software conversion?


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It is a feature of the Samsung LED/LCD TV I've purchased  details here   http://www.samsung.com/au/consumer/tv-audio-video/television/led-tv/UA46C7000WDXXY/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&returnurl=

This unit does its own processing of the image regardless of the source.  It’s just an option on the remote labeled ‘3D’.  It’s by no means perfected and yeah ya gotta wear the glasses (for now).  I just thought a bit of feedback from a users point of view might be worth adding.  I hear a lot of talk about weird effects, flickering, blindness! etc etc. After sitting down and actually using the technology for a while, well, that (seemingly) sensationalist hype seems all a bit ‘overblown’.  It’s just a neat novelty, a bi-product of TV technology today.  To declare it a transient fad or whatever is, in my opinion, probably a bit premature.  Having said all that, queue the  report of somebody  having watched 3D TV and going apeshit and killing half the people in his home town or something  :P .

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