Anyone else think 3D technology will fall on its face?

[Luke]

A fad is just a trend that doesn't last, and now we're just waxing semantics, but any new area in technology/fashion/design/etc. is pretty much a fad until proven that it can last.

I'm so, so very happy that the eminem look was a fad. So happy to see the wife beaters, bleached hair and adidas visors go out of style. Luckily a nice suit and a pair of cap toe shoes will always be in style. I'm hoping the mega huge sunglasses on girls leaves soon. It's as if some fashion designer said, "How do I make sunglasses that appeal to ugly girls? Hmm. I got it! Make the glasses cover their entire ugly face!". Seriously, I can't tell if a girl is cute or not when wearing those things. Might as well don a space helmet.

[CRTGAMER]

Blu-Ray DVD's and HD TV were also once considered a "fad". Then again, so were HD dvds.

Really? When?

Bout three years ago. At least Blu-Ray survived.

I don't think I've ever seen HDTV referred to as a fad, except for once in a dumb message board post I found while googling "HDTV fad".

I don't know for sure, but I think 3D TV and movies are probably here to stay, though I don't really like either. Electronics manufacturers need something new to sell everyone who already bought an HDTV, and movie studios need to give people a reason to go to the theater and put up with all that crap rather than just watching movies at home.

I think Luke is refering to HD-DVDs. Remember the stink of no Blu-Ray of this Paramount movie?



Maybe HD type discs are a fad, or will eventually drive out DVDs. DVDs compared to VHS is a huge leap, but jump to HD video not as drastic a change. Competition of viewing movies online via direct media streaming also taking consumer viewing time. Internet killing newspaper and magazines, may also kill the home video market. Will Blu-Ray hold? Frys had a full page ad last week with well over 200 Blu-Ray movies listed out. Looked like a desperation measure to push Blu-Ray.

Too much inventory like the swiney over stock HN1 Flu vaccine.
Government even putting out Freeway and TV ads trying to get people to roll up their sleeves for a vacination shot.

Woop ranting again, back to 3D debate. Still think 3D may be a fad, as long as it is on a 2 dimensional flat screen and silly glasses. To play or watch 3D, the pic should be a true 3D. You should be able to "walk around" the view.

Anyone play Operation Blockade? A novel approach to 3D, interesting but embarrassing to play. Still basically a flat screen.




Hologram concept in Time Traveler Arcade was on the right track, as technology gets better I think we will see games and TVs approaching graphics as in Star Wars Chess game. True 3D at all angles. Picture a Hologram FPS if that's possible.

[J T]

I really like 3D some of the time, but I can't imagine really wanting everything in 3D. The only reason I go to see movies in the theater anymore is because they are on a huge 3D i-max. Otherwise, it's too much money for an experience that isn't necessarily better from what I would get at home.

[DerekG52]

The only reason I can really see 3D becoming a permanent thing is because there is a ton of support by the movie studios, TV makers and anyone else who would make money off of it. This isn't just 1 or 2 independent studios trying this. Imagine having to buy another set, expensive peripherals, and a new excuse to jack up dvd or blu-ray prices.

[the7k]

I think currently the only real way to continue with 3d is if they utilize the headtracking stuff they've shown with the wii, and claimed with the ps3 move.

Yeah, this is the future right here. A shame it hasn't caught on yet.

[DerekG52]

I think currently the only real way to continue with 3d is if they utilize the headtracking stuff they've shown with the wii, and claimed with the ps3 move.

Yeah, this is the future right here. A shame it hasn't caught on yet.

Wow that was pretty intense, hopefully more can come of that.

[CRTGAMER]

I think currently the only real way to continue with 3d is if they utilize the headtracking stuff they've shown with the wii, and claimed with the ps3 move.

Yeah, this is the future right here. A shame it hasn't caught on yet.

Wow that was pretty intense, hopefully more can come of that.

Concept has been done, read my previous reply above on the V3 Operation Blockade Arcade, still viewing a 2D flat screen.

Good that a Home Brew programmer keeping 3D control alive.

[Niode]

What pisses me off is Sony etc claiming that you're going to need to buy a new TV to support 3D when everybody with a plasma (and certain CRT HDTVs) already have the ability to display images at faster than 120Hz (required for 3D at 60fps). NO... I already have the ability to display the damn signal, just give me a pair of stupid glasses that sync...

THAT is the reason it's going to fall flat on it's face. The majority of people aren't going to upgrade their TV, people have only just upgraded to HDTV (it took nearly 4 years for them to be in the majority of consumer's homes) and that was only because their CRTs were dying or dead.

3D games make me feel sick so it's completely useless as a technology for me anyway, the sooner it goes away the better as far as I'm concerned.

[DCsegaDH]

I think most people just replaced their CRTs with LCD televisions and I don't think this will be popular because most people aren't going to be upgrading to 3D televisions yet if their LCD televisions are fairly new.

I heard on the news that the glasses alone will cost $600, I don't think I will buying 2 or 3 glasses at that price!

[ujnhunter]

I think most people just replaced their CRTs with LCD televisions and I don't think this will be popular because most people aren't going to be upgrading to 3D televisions yet if their LCD televisions are fairly new.

Eh... no. I'd never replace my CRT's with LCD's. CRT is so much better it isn't even funny.