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They probably take note that most people who would want a HD TV will likely already have one (I made this up but doubt it's far from true) and therefore they need another reason to make people fork out for something else. Sony even say in their promo that they're going to convince people that they need 3D. I can't remember the exact words, but they do say it. That's just how it works unfortunately. Just "don't believe the hype" - you'll get along just fine in life without it.
You know, I like technology. And i don't mind it moving fast - if it is gonna be affordable enough. But when technology moves ridiculously fast, so fast that you feel cheated by your recent purchases - then it's time to wise up. Take a back seat, and get real on what your best options are...
I recently bought an HDTV, 1080p and all that jazz. Waitied around for the inevitable January sales. It's future proof enough to not make me feel like I need something higher spec for at least a couple years, and knowing me, more likely 5 years or more even :lol Point is, 5 years ago (2004/2005) I bought a Sony rear projection LCD 42" TV, and Plasmas were'nt even reliable at that time, not to mention ridiculously overpriced. I know coz I was considering buying one at the time. Oh, and HDTVs were'nt on the market then either. So I bought the SOny coz it was the best on offer at the time in my limited opinion. But a year after my purchase, Plasmas were all the rage, because the technology got better, screens got brighter... and RRPs got cheaper :bomb whilst my (then) year old Sony rear projection 42" LCD was already starting to look diminsihed in picture quality... Iw as gutted!
Not a wise purchase on my part, I should have waited... Do yer homework, and forget about 3D until it is accepted technology... and cheaper to buy :) that's what I think ;)
Here's a small interview with James Cameron on the uptake of 3D that I lifted from a news report in Australia.
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Avatar director James Cameron says a seismic shift is about to occur in television in Australia with the advent of 3D programming.
Cameron, at Warner Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast to check progress on his new 3D movie Sanctum, says 3D will be the norm before we know it.
"Oh, it's all happening at an accelerated rate," he said.
"For the last five or six years, there's been more content than there has been screens. People were making 3D films at a rate faster than the exhibitors were adopting the 3D technology in the theaters.
"That's now going through a fairly seismic adjustment, and over the next few months we're going to see a real change in that and the number of screens worldwide is probably going to double I would say, in the next year."
But he believes it will take time for consumers to take real advantage of owning a 3D TV or home computers because of a lack of content.
"I think they've jumped the gun," Cameron said.
"They're all now making 3D screens, and the quality is very good, but there's not going to be enough content to drive them."
Cameron said he's been asking the networks what their strategy is for the past five years.
"Their eyes have been glazing over, thinking this is something that might be coming in 25 years, and now it's banging on the door,' he said.
"But everything is going to change in the next couple of years very, very rapidly, and ... I think you'll have sports coming into the home in 3D within a year.
"The sets are available, they'll be expensive at first, but they'll come down just like high definition, everything will be with glasses initially but within three to five years we'll dispense with the glasses and we'll have auto stereoscopic screens.
"That will allow us to have laptops and small portable devices and i-phones and all that sort of thing all in 3D as well."
Cameron said we could eventually see things like American Idol, Dancing With The Stars and the Olympics leaping out of our screens in 3D.
"3D for everybody," he proclaimed.
I've been saving up for a 52" TV for a while now (an upgrade from my 11") and I'd buy one right now if it weren't for the thought of playing Wipeout in 3D. I had heard that most of the TVs that had been released in the past year or so would be compatible, but no. I'm ready to buy a Samsung 950 series with a bazillion-to-1 contrast ratio with local dimming and 120hz, but can it do 3D? Nope. Argh, curse this waiting!
The latest to be reviewed on CNet is the Sony Bravia NX800, which doesn't do 3D either. It looks like they won't be released until the summer. They haven't even said how much they'll cost. Lastly, there's no guarantee that Wipeout will actually be updated for 3D, is there? They could just sit and forget about it. I just hope it's worth the wait.
Just bought a KDL42W5500 for the main room in January. Damn knew i should of waited.... Did pick it up for a good price...... i think:|
No need to get a 3D tv anytime soon.:dizzy
Well Sony aren't as dumb as I thought,they have just released some new budget receivers,at least one that has 3D pass through.
See link for details.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10455738-1.html
Pioneer have done the same.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10463850-1.html
HD and Blu Ray are hardly out the door and now they want to shove 3D down peoples throats as well? Wheres the bookie cos I'm putting my money on this being FAIL for a very long time.
Someone else agrees! http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/articles.a...ntid=152892155. Might stop a bit of fighting in pubs as you can't hit a man in glasses :).Quote:
Originally Posted by KGB1971
Well the first review of one of these 3D TV's has just come out.
It's of a Samsung model .
It seems the manufactures have been reading the negative comments about 3D TV's people have been posting at forums,even before the set's hit the stores.
So they have made some BIG alterations to the sets, well at least Samsung has,[ I expect the others will do the same] ,there is a lot more feature wise,to those that were shown just 3 months ago at CES 2010.
After reading the review it makes me think that the manufacturers have all along been able to make TV's that "Do it all", but hadn't shown them because their business plan was to stagger the introduction of the technology over a few years, there by maximizing profits.
We consumers have seen this coming, and have by our collective comments, basically told the manufacturers that 3D will be an epic failure if they released the set's as they were previously shown, hence the rapid change.
We still have the memory of the HDDVD V's Bluray debacle.
A small but important WIN for the consumer
Hell, Sony has even gone to the extent of waiting till later in the year to release their set's, a wait an see how the others go approach.
Anyway , read the review , if your in the market for a new TV you might actually consider one of these now.
http://www.avguide.com/review/samsun...8?src=Playback
I think all TV's will have these features as standard within the next 5 years anyway.
I laid down a total of at least $1700 on two 1080p HDTVs (42" @ $1100, 32" @ $600) over the course of the last year and a couple months.
Neither will be replaced until they've died. I can't imagine people welcoming the 3D sets with open arms, even IF their prices ARE competitive. Aside from the requisite early adopters with ANY kind of technology, how many people do they really think are going to bust a gut to get their hands on this? Half the people who finally bought into HDTVs in general still don't know how to even operate their sets properly :/
Maybe this is something I'd have to see in action to actually appreciate it, I don't know. If that's the case, though, these companies had better put a display up in every Walmart, Sears, BJ's, and any other major suppliers LONG before it's set to hit the market.
edit: that soccer match that KGB linked to is prime example. If they really want this to take off, they need to build hype with tangible demonstrations like that really early.
I'm of the opinion that people that might of been considering buying their first HD TV or maybe their second ,to replace 720p Plasma for example, might of been putting off buying a set till the 3D ones hit the market.
Apart from the obligatory early adoptees ,I think these people will be the major deciding factor if 3D really takes off.
I don't like the fact that they are intent on bring out HD 3D Plasma displays,basically only to make a cheaper entry point for the take up of 3D. That's just asking for problems.
Reason being is the screen burn-in that Plasma sets suffer.
Bluray disc playback will cut black bars into the set due to the movies aspect ratio differing from the screens, and the often stationary HUD/Menu/health bar/Targeting etc of video games do exactly the same thing.
Considering that these will be the main things that get played back on these 3D sets, you're going to have a lot of the less tech savvy consumers complaining about this about 10 months after purchase.
Not good when your trying to sell a new technology that's long term success is already touch & go.