At this point, Panasonic's
50-inch 3D plasma is just another one joining the fray, but considering how highly hyped the technology behind this was, we couldn't pass up an opportunity to throw our eyes on it for a bit at
CEATEC. The 1080p panel was strikingly thin (or well mounted to give that impression), and the viewing angles were fantastic. The glasses that Panny provided, however, were relatively annoying (no surprise there). It should be noted that the actual spectacles sit pretty far off of your face, which simultaneously enables those with
actual glasses to partake in the 3D experience while frustrating those without by giving them a cute blue rim that refuses to leave the periphery. As for image quality, the G-Force demo looked downright stunning, with depth being easily perceived and fast moving action whisking about seamlessly. Still, we're having
a hard time believing a family of four would sit down and use these glasses for a two-hour presentation, but hey, we're not going to give up on the marketing squads just yet.
posted Oct 6th 2009 10:26PM
Whoa.
But does it do 2D.....
im starting to think the only people that dont like 3D are geeks who think it will make them look less geeky if they make a big show about how unimpressed they are.
normal everyday people will jump on this.
The question is, what kind of technology does it use? At SIGGRAPH, JVC showed a system that polarizes each horizontal line alternately, so each eye gets full horizontal resolution but only half vertical resolution. It's a compromise, of course, but probably the best one so far.
It's pretty insufferable that our ATSC standard didn't account for 3-D in the first place, but what do you expect from an organization that permitted interlacing in our "modern" TV system?
@polo: Yeah, I'm with you. Worrying about how cool you look? That makes you not cool.
Also, to respond to the original article, I wear glasses all the time and always have a rim in my peripheral vision (beyond which stuff is pretty blurry). The complaint is that the user sees a border around the periphery of their vision, when they should be focusing more-or-less straight ahead at the TV anyway? I'm sure people will learn to cope... or else they can suffer along in 2D while the less image-conscious and sensitive among us enjoy their third dimension....
where´s the popcorns.
I could easily just be a weird one, but I'd totally sit down with the glasses and all to watch some 3D sweetness.
Perfect.
Now how about a 3D movie worth watching.......
Wearing glasses has never felt greater....
Ooh, plasma...
I think that setup is more attractive looking than the TV itself. Funny how the lighting reminds me of the Apple TV box colors.
They had one one display parked in a trailer type thing on the corner of 52nd and 6th in NYC. I went to take a look after work.
The display looked really nice and the 10 minute or so presentation they had running on it looked downright amazing. I was told by the guy running the show that these 3D movies would be included along with a 2D version on Blu-ray disks in the near future so you can choose to watch either one.
The glasses are also really nice because when you turn to look at the person sitting next to you, or anything else, it is not distorted at all since the glasses actually sync with the TV and that display is the only thing affected by them.
Pretty sweet...
if a crowd of 200 can do it, a family of 4 can do it too, specially with better snacks.
And you can run your big mouths all through the movie and not disrupt the rest of us down at the theater.
The question is how much. How much are televisions like this going to cost and how much content will be available to actually watch on them.
Neo Geo's were really cool and advanced too, but they never caught on.
Long as they kick me some Night Court and Mr. Belvedere in 3D, I'll pay twice what they want.
Can anyone tell me what speakers those are beside the TV????
Please/Thanks
I wouldn't mind wearing the glasses if its dark and you don't get any other light bouncing of the rims or something.
I would hope they make another type of glasses that would sit closer to your face.
The thing is, I find this a good idea for movies. But I think the possibility is bigger with Video games.
I mean think of playing Natal (no controller) in a 3d world! Or even wii sports on a 3d TV!!!!
If I was Microsoft or Sony or Nintendo I would be spending my time trying to figure out how to do this on the gaming machine. Now days the TV has to be built for it. But if they can figure out how to do this on Plasma and 120mhz LCD's, even with some glasses in HD. Would be way worth it! They need to buy that Nvida Technology that does 3d for games on your computer.