Lee James
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Having seen two 3D films at the cinema (Toy Story 3 and Shrek 4), and not being particularly impressed, I went into Comet today to see what 3D TVs were like. They had two options on display and I have to say I was utterly disappointed by both of them.
One was an active shutter system, and the flickering was just horrible. I would never buy anything like that. I really dont like the idea of wearing flickering electronic glasses on my face. It doesnt seem healthy.
The other system used polarised light, like they have at the cinema. But the resolution was absolutely appalling! I checked with the salesman that I really was watching full HD: he confirmed I was. It honestly looked more like 360p than 1080p! The picture was visibly interlaced, which I guess is how it works. But it was just shockingly bad. It looked far, FAR worse than SD.
I would never buy either of those two systems. Honestly, it was like stepping back in time to a time when screens used to flicker and video was low resolution! Ugh.
I was also disappointed that one demo was showing a computer-animated film, and the other was a football match. I was hoping to see something like a regular film with people, so I could get a good idea of how it looked. Its weird that they dont just have a 3D showcase video, showing a range of different types of shots and subjectmatter, so we can get a sense of how our favourite films might look.
I made this thread because I wanted to ask: is there any good 3D system out there, or in development? One that doesnt require flickering glasses, and has FULL 1080p resolution?
In fairness, I have to say, I was actually impressed by the 3D effect of the animated film (Avatar). Ive never seen anything that gave such a great sense of depth before, even at the cinema. So in theory I would like a 3D TV. I just couldnt buy either of the two systems I saw today.
One was an active shutter system, and the flickering was just horrible. I would never buy anything like that. I really dont like the idea of wearing flickering electronic glasses on my face. It doesnt seem healthy.
The other system used polarised light, like they have at the cinema. But the resolution was absolutely appalling! I checked with the salesman that I really was watching full HD: he confirmed I was. It honestly looked more like 360p than 1080p! The picture was visibly interlaced, which I guess is how it works. But it was just shockingly bad. It looked far, FAR worse than SD.
I would never buy either of those two systems. Honestly, it was like stepping back in time to a time when screens used to flicker and video was low resolution! Ugh.
I was also disappointed that one demo was showing a computer-animated film, and the other was a football match. I was hoping to see something like a regular film with people, so I could get a good idea of how it looked. Its weird that they dont just have a 3D showcase video, showing a range of different types of shots and subjectmatter, so we can get a sense of how our favourite films might look.
I made this thread because I wanted to ask: is there any good 3D system out there, or in development? One that doesnt require flickering glasses, and has FULL 1080p resolution?
In fairness, I have to say, I was actually impressed by the 3D effect of the animated film (Avatar). Ive never seen anything that gave such a great sense of depth before, even at the cinema. So in theory I would like a 3D TV. I just couldnt buy either of the two systems I saw today.
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