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3DTV is finally dead

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By *hyllyphylly OP   Man
over a year ago

Bradford

The last bastion of hope that 3D TV had has gone, with sky announcing that they are shutting their 3D channel in June after 5 years. All the 3D movies are going on-demand.

So who fell for the hype?

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By (user no longer on site)
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Someone I know who has to buy the latest in everything spent 1000s on one the minute they came out

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Me Bought a Samsung 3d plasma TV and 3d bluray player for Christmas 2011. Didn't subscribe to Sky 3d channel though as it never seemed that good tbh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nah.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

3D is like wanking, it makes your eyes go funny, as for me I would much rather be wanking to make my eyes go funny

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Me as well. Hook line and sinker.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I paid a pound for a pair of 3d specs to watch footy at the pub - does that count? It was rubbish to be honest, camera angles all seemed to be chosen to emphasise the depth of field (ie. to show off the technology) rather than to give the best view of what was going on. Funniest thing was walking into the pub during a popular game - the door was on the same wall as the big screen - and seeing a room full of blokes in giant glasses staring in your direction. spooky!

good riddance as far as I'm concerned.

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By *hortieWoman
over a year ago

Northampton

Nope - but even if I could have afforded it, wouldn't have been any point, as my eyes can't register the 3D effect on screen

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My other half at the time spent over 2500 on a TV and blue ray player

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I haven't seen it, but I had heard that the only sport where it made a real difference to the watching experience was golf, as it gave a real sense of undulations etc. I don't watch 3D films as they give me a headache

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I knew 3d would die a death because they tried to introduce it in cinema way back in the 70s.The paper glasses they supplied you were o.k.but as one person said on here when you came out of the cinema your eyes took a couple of minutes to readjust.R.I.P. 3d.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've got a 3D telly....

Well its got height width and depth anyway,,,,...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Picked our 3d stuff up cheap, don't mind watching films using it so will continue to do so for as long as they sell them. It's an acquired taste, and a bit marmite for most I guess but we dig it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Slightly off topic, but I was hoping that the video game industry would be all over 3D

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nah, never liked it tbh - stuck with good old 2d LED

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I didn't. I resisted. I even discussed 3D TV technology with someone on the BBC stand at EXPO at Earls Court a few years ago (EXPO is an exhibition for the TV and film production industry)

My argument was that there was a dalliance with 3D in the 80's which entailed the end user having to wear a pair of 'glasses' and that, though much improved, we hadn't reached a point where such eyewear was no longer necessary.

I suspect that 3DTV will be back in a few years. It seems to follow a cycle.

It's a shame, because I'd quite like to get one now, along with a 3D Blu-Ray player for watching the occasional film in 3D

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Made my eyes go squiffy in the cinema, so I was never interested. HD is good enough for me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

any tv channel can be made 3d by exploiting exploiting the "pulfrich effect". get sunglasses, preferably not polarised, wear the lens over one only (ie.. darken one eye, leave the other normal).

now watch tv. it's not 3d all the time, butdepends on whether the picture on tv is panning sideways. you'll see a 3d effect depending on the direction of pan and the eye you chose to darken.

cool eh?

works well for football, so I hear.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Nope - but even if I could have afforded it, wouldn't have been any point, as my eyes can't register the 3D effect on screen "

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By *dam_TinaCouple
over a year ago

Hampshire

We have a new 3D TV but only because the TV we wanted happened to have it, not because we wanted it.

Would love to watch a porno in 3D though.

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By *inkxRabbitWoman
over a year ago

Mostly in GU24

We recently had to buy another TV after our full HD Samsung died. We almost bought a 3D TV before seeing a 4K one for the same price. Now, that IS SUPERB! Shame hardly any channels show 4K HD but netflix have a few and I know that the next series of the lion documentary filmed in Kenya for BBC1 is filmed on a new 4G camera. How do I know? I went to school with the cameraman lol. It's amazing what you find out on Facebook lol

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"We have a new 3D TV but only because the TV we wanted happened to have it, not because we wanted it.

Would love to watch a porno in 3D though."

The porn industry has for some time been acknowledged as the leading indicator as to whether a new technology will take off...They loved DVD, they loved Blu-ray, they hated WAP, they loved the internet, they obviously weren't that keen on 3D, hence it failed!

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"We recently had to buy another TV after our full HD Samsung died. We almost bought a 3D TV before seeing a 4K one for the same price. Now, that IS SUPERB! Shame hardly any channels show 4K HD but netflix have a few and I know that the next series of the lion documentary filmed in Kenya for BBC1 is filmed on a new 4G camera. How do I know? I went to school with the cameraman lol. It's amazing what you find out on Facebook lol"

That's all well and good but it will still be broadcast at 1080i, at best, unless that put the ultra-HD out via iPlayer.

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

not me.... i was thinking of getting it... but the bloke in the shopping centre was probably too honest and said it works much better for movies than it did for sport...

and i tried those sky 3d specs on and after 10 minutes got a blistering headache....

so i'll stick to super duper HD!!!! lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've got a 3D telly....

Well its got height width and depth anyway,,,,...

"

I've got a 3D kindle

It's called a book

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By *lactontogMan
over a year ago

Clacton on Sea

4K was supposed to take over 1080p but the Japs have already got a 25K TV ready for sale so battles to get a user friendly format will always go on.

I use an MKV player which plays dozens of formats including Blu Ray & 3D, Blu Ray is another format which has not taken over DVD like we were told and the only time i get to author BR discs now are for weddings etc.

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

25k? You'd need to be sitting on top of a giant screen with the majority of it outside your peripheral vision to even begin to take advantage of that resolution!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

At least if your watching through someones window the picture will still be clear though

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley


"At least if your watching through someones window the picture will still be clear though "

Where's the 'Like' button?

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By *mgdaveMan
over a year ago

paisley

I've got a 3d TV and blue ray player never used the 3d doesn't interest me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Iv still got a good old black and white with them big valves in. Takes a few minutes to warm up though..

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead


"At least if your watching through someones window the picture will still be clear though "

true... till they call the police .... they have a name for people like you!!!! pervert!!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It gets rolled out every few years, stereoscopic in the 50's, radio times specs in the 80's, it's never took off for home viewing and never will.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ


"I've got a 3D telly....

Well its got height width and depth anyway,,,,...

I've got a 3D kindle

It's called a book"

Braile?

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By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset


"Picked our 3d stuff up cheap, don't mind watching films using it so will continue to do so for as long as they sell them. It's an acquired taste, and a bit marmite for most I guess but we dig it."

This!

My tv (42" 3D LED Smart) was £449 over two years ago - no different to many others in price.

The 3D Blu Ray player was £79 from Amazon - with two pairs of active specs. Hardly a wallet buster!

Most of my 3D movies have been downloaded at bugger all cost.

The tv also upscales normal tv to 3D so you can actually watch soaps, sport and anything else (even embarrassing bodies of you're really brave! ) in 3D, which can be amusing.

And I doubt films will cease to be made in 3D just because Sky shut a channel.

A

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Iv still got a good old black and white with them big valves in. Takes a few minutes to warm up though.."

Isn't that the norm in Mansfield?? Lol (ex resident hoping that you have the local sense of humour)

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By *onConformistLikeUMan
over a year ago

Chorley

3D technology is about to be rendered obsolete by VR. Still don't think I'll be rushing out to buy a VR headset on day one but it looks interesting.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh IIIIIII CCCCCCCCCCCCC

I was looking for Sky 3D the other day. I wondered why I couldn't find it

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've got one, but we stopped using the 3D feature ages ago. Two pairs came with the tv and it's very expensive to buy any additional ones as our ones are the glasses we have to stick the little batteries in.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"We have a new 3D TV but only because the TV we wanted happened to have it, not because we wanted it.

Would love to watch a porno in 3D though."
We HAVE a 3D TV - Blu ray - AND a 3D porno - but unfortunately teenagers who are never out of the house enough for us to get to watch it lol

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By *ohnaronMan
over a year ago

london

People are so shallow

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I knew 3d would die a death because they tried to introduce it in cinema way back in the 70s.The paper glasses they supplied you were o.k.but as one person said on here when you came out of the cinema your eyes took a couple of minutes to readjust.R.I.P. 3d.

Apparently it was invented in the 60's & failed.

Reinvented in the late 70's - failed.

re-reinveted in the naughties -

.....It just will never work on a flat TV.

& no, I wasn't sacked in!"

Re-reinvented*

Sucked in*

fckn autocorrect needs reinventing too!

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By *osieWoman
over a year ago

Wembley

I was waiting for the 4D TV to be released; I guess that won't happen now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So if you watch too much 3D telly do you get cube eyes instead of square eyes?????

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