http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/
This panasonic is $2500. If the price isn't really up your alley, wait 5 years. 3d will be dead like it should be, and you can get a TV with useful features.]]>Mar 10th 2010 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/
"3d will be dead"

Avatar and Alice in Wonderland box office numbers disagree.]]>Mar 10th 2010 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Correction: 3D TV will be dead on arrival. Don't confuse a 100 ft immersive IMAX screen showing a 3D movie, with a 32 inch TV showing 3D using LCD shutter-tech. I'm sure it'll look like you're staring at a moving blurry diorama, at BEST.]]>Mar 10th 2010 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/
The inevitability of technology is it has to die, or has to be superseded. When's the last time you bought a technology and said to yourself "there, that's the last time I'll have to buy one of those, I am set for life" and something more advanced or more efficient comes along a couple years(days) later?

I don't believe that 3D television will die on arrival, nor do I think it will become the standard, however, I am interested to see what other advances in home media viewing we will see from it.

12 dead technologies, precursors to current technology:
http://brainz.org/12-dead-technology-advertisements/]]>Mar 10th 2010 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/
I'll have to disagree on this one and agree with dez.

I would pay to see a movie in 3D once or twice a year in a theatre.
I would NEVER pay some thousands of dollars to watch them at home.

Why ?
Because there aren't that many movies worth the technology.

Just take the IMDB Top 250 and tell me how many movies you would actually like to watch in 3D.]]>Mar 10th 2010 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/
Total for my setup:

DLP 3D projector: $420 shipped (Amazon)
88" Pull Down screen: $57 shipped (Amazon)
nVidia 3D Vision Glasses: $199 shipped (Amazon)
A computer I already had: $0

$677 total and the 3D is clearer than any 3D theater I've been to (including IMAX) except for a Sony 4k Digital 3D theater (Alamo Drafthouse) that was insanely clear.

@Janvito5:

I'm assuming you have an HDTV and a Hi-Def player. If so, then you already paid "thousands of dollars" to upgrade to that. Also, when HD-DVD/Blu-Ray came out, there wasn't TONS of content yet either, better yet... no one thought they wanted or needed HD at all! I have no doubt that 3D releases will flow like water once the 3D equipment hits it to retail in large numbers. You will see movies converted to 3D like Alice in Wonderland was. The "conversion" method of that movie proved that old films can once again be re-experienced like never before. Gold mine for movie studios, they will be pushing this hard.]]>Mar 10th 2010 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/
That's exactly my point.

I think there is a limit to what extent of specialization a consumer will go to acquire a product, or simply enjoy it now and then.
3D has always been a gimmick and will always be, though it comes and goes and fills in the economic gap between new generation of technologies. That way, corporations can bring new products to the market, not only to fool the consumer but mostly, to stay alive and please investors.

Peace.]]>Mar 10th 2010 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/
Funny thing is it is worthless for the new stuff. Enjoy!]]>Mar 10th 2010 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/
Any of them. That's the hypocrisy of many 3-D naysayers: First they complain that 3-D movies are a bunch of tacky, in-your-face gimmicks. Then they point to non-tacky, non-gimmicky movies and say, "These aren't the right kind of movies for 3-D."

After taking 3-D pictures for 25 years, I can say that some of the best are simple scenes. For example, people around a table with glassware on it, and an open window in the background revealing a cobblestone street receding in the distance.

Think it through.]]>Mar 11th 2010 1:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 17th 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/
Better watch out. That thing on your head might make its way onto your face.]]>Mar 10th 2010 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Then.. don't buy any..?]]>Mar 10th 2010 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/And it'll still have better blacks than an LCD.
Furthermore, it was not rapidly rising, more like too noticeably rising. As the panel loses brightness, it's automatically set to a higher brightness setting, which costs some blackness. But as i said, i bet you'll be hard pressed to find an LCD that comes close to this one in terms of black level, at least one that does not use local dimming, which is not yet anywhere near perfect either.]]>Mar 10th 2010 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/
The polarized LCDs are like $10k for a 46-inch and shows 2D content at 540p. So I wouldn't hold your breath.]]>Mar 10th 2010 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/
Those TVs already exist. I saw one at SIGGRAPH; I think it was a JVC-branded unit. The guy showing it didn't even know how it worked, but examination revealed that they had polarized the horizontal rows in alternate directions. Thus you get full horizontal resolution but only half vertical resolution to each eye.

And no, this doesn't mean that 2-D content is only 540p. Why would it? Unless you keep your glasses on for 2-D content, which would mean each eye would get 540 rows...

Probably the best solution for the 3-D enthusiast is to buy two separate front projectors and put polarizing lenses on them. The polarizers are quite cheap, as are the glasses, and you'd get full resolution and no flicker. You would need a silver screen, though.
]]>Mar 11th 2010 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/"Panasonic 3D home entertainment system goes on sale to a country in mourning"

Which country is in mourning and for what death?

Or did you mean Morning as in the start of the day?
]]>Mar 10th 2010 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/
"As for us, we're going back to watching Snowboard Academy on VHS, as we do every time one of its stars has fallen."]]>Mar 10th 2010 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/I just checked The Google. It's Corey Haim. LAPD is calling it an "accidental overdose".]]>Mar 10th 2010 1:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Yeah, i was seriously wondering. I don't know who that guy is, so the joke just confused me.]]>Mar 10th 2010 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 2:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/10/20091009153722500.JPG

The glasses. If the link doesn't work, just google "Panasonic 3d glasses"]]>Mar 10th 2010 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/I'm just a caveman, your world frightens and confuses me. And I don't understand why I should pay you $200 for what we just did. ]]>Mar 10th 2010 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 1:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Yes, but most existing TVs only accept up to 60 Hz input signals. Which means, your 3D glasses would flicker at 30 Hz, which is pretty much unacceptable. And you would have to adjust the IR transmitter on the player for the exact delay between the player output and TV display of frames.]]>Mar 10th 2010 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/
I see... Does it mean it's necessary to display a unique set of two stereoscopic images multiple times for the 3D effect to work (so that we don't see the shuttering) ?]]>Mar 10th 2010 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Unique or repeated (as in pulldown from 24 fps) does not matter, but having 60 Hz per eye seems to the minimum for good 3D. ]]>Mar 10th 2010 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/
I can't type today...]]>Mar 10th 2010 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/You're right. You can't view anything else on this TV except 3D media. Think about what you just said and post back.]]>Mar 17th 2010 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 19th 2010 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/panasonic-3d-home-entertainment-system-goes-on-sale-to-a-country/Mar 10th 2010 1:43PM