Given the current paucity of real 3D content for our new shinies, I thought it might be a good idea to have a thread for Samsung owners to discuss the discs that have demonstrated good (or bad) results with the 2D to 3D conversion mode.
So far I've tried two discs: Star Wars (DVD) and Avatar (BD).
With that opening shot of the Star Destroyer flying overhead, Star Wars has to be at the top of any movie geek's 3D wishlist. The conversion package makes a brave attempt at it, giving the launch bay and the engine nacelles depth, but the ship as a whole appears to be too big for proper interpretation as it looks a bit flat. However, the shot of the Tantive IV being crippled has excellent perspective and the corridor shootout works well enough too. Unfortunately I didn't have time to watch the whole thing, but what I did see was fairly good.
Avatar, being made for 3D, gains more from the conversion. Again, I've not had time to watch the whole thing, but I did a "good bits skim" to pick out a few key scenes. The shot of the burning coffin shows just how much depth you can gain; it's like looking through a glass window into the scene. It's not as good as the cinema version simply because the size of a TV doesn't permit the same level of immersion, but objects occupy the space properly. I couldn't find the scene I really wanted to watch - Jake and Neytiri walking through the falling ash, which when seen in a cinema makes it appear as if the ash is falling on the people in the rows in front of you - but I intend to do a full watch of the movie soon and I'll find out then.
So far I've tried two discs: Star Wars (DVD) and Avatar (BD).
With that opening shot of the Star Destroyer flying overhead, Star Wars has to be at the top of any movie geek's 3D wishlist. The conversion package makes a brave attempt at it, giving the launch bay and the engine nacelles depth, but the ship as a whole appears to be too big for proper interpretation as it looks a bit flat. However, the shot of the Tantive IV being crippled has excellent perspective and the corridor shootout works well enough too. Unfortunately I didn't have time to watch the whole thing, but what I did see was fairly good.
Avatar, being made for 3D, gains more from the conversion. Again, I've not had time to watch the whole thing, but I did a "good bits skim" to pick out a few key scenes. The shot of the burning coffin shows just how much depth you can gain; it's like looking through a glass window into the scene. It's not as good as the cinema version simply because the size of a TV doesn't permit the same level of immersion, but objects occupy the space properly. I couldn't find the scene I really wanted to watch - Jake and Neytiri walking through the falling ash, which when seen in a cinema makes it appear as if the ash is falling on the people in the rows in front of you - but I intend to do a full watch of the movie soon and I'll find out then.