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Ruined · 04-11-2008, 05:13 PM

Blu-ray looks like it will have everything in the long run to satisfy home theater enthusiasts with one exception - 3-D!

I am not talking about the crappy anaglyph red/blue glasses, but rather the newer technologies we are seeing in theaters. With consumer HDTVs now shipping at 120hz refresh rate, the hardware is there to do 3-D on home TVs - even if it is something like Wireless LCD shutterglasses, that is better than nothing.

Reason I am bringing this up is because 2 years ago 3-D was a gimmick you saw every once and a while. But now with movies like Beowulf and Disney making a good chunk of their animations 3-D, a real market is developing for 3D content. As film viewers we are missing out on how the movie was originally intended to be watched. I have heard Beowulf in 2-D is crap compared to the theatrical 3-D presentation.

Blu-ray has the bandwidth and the space to dedicate to a true 3-D presentation in full color. This needs to be incorporated into the format ASAP imo, otherwise manufacturers will shy away from releasing 3-D discs due to most hardware not supporting it.

I know Mistu is developing a 3-D BD player, but again there is no standard. Without a standard we won't be able to get 3-D versions of movies. And 3-D is much more enticing to J6P than simply higher quality video - in fact that is why theaters are warming up to it, it is bringing people back to the movies. I would hate to invest all this money in Blu-ray just to have it replaced by a true 3-D format a few years from now... Thoughts?

04-11-2008, 05:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ruined It's Good to Play Together Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NJ, USA	BDA needs to develop a 3-D "profile," and soon! Blu-ray looks like it will have everything in the long run to satisfy home theater enthusiasts with one exception - 3-D! I am not talking about the crappy anaglyph red/blue glasses, but rather the newer technologies we are seeing in theaters. With consumer HDTVs now shipping at 120hz refresh rate, the hardware is there to do 3-D on home TVs - even if it is something like Wireless LCD shutterglasses, that is better than nothing. Reason I am bringing this up is because 2 years ago 3-D was a gimmick you saw every once and a while. But now with movies like Beowulf and Disney making a good chunk of their animations 3-D, a real market is developing for 3D content. As film viewers we are missing out on how the movie was originally intended to be watched. I have heard Beowulf in 2-D is crap compared to the theatrical 3-D presentation. Blu-ray has the bandwidth and the space to dedicate to a true 3-D presentation in full color. This needs to be incorporated into the format ASAP imo, otherwise manufacturers will shy away from releasing 3-D discs due to most hardware not supporting it. I know Mistu is developing a 3-D BD player, but again there is no standard. Without a standard we won't be able to get 3-D versions of movies. And 3-D is much more enticing to J6P than simply higher quality video - in fact that is why theaters are warming up to it, it is bringing people back to the movies. I would hate to invest all this money in Blu-ray just to have it replaced by a true 3-D format a few years from now... Thoughts? __________________ For every shadow, no matter how deep, is threatened by morning light. Last edited by Ruined : 04-11-2008 at 05:19 PM.