kenshingintoki
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I love my 3D TV. Don’t have many discs so haven’t used it much but glad I have one.
Also have greatly enjoyed watching 3D movies in PSVR which is surprisingly good.
Shame it didn’t kick off because when it’s good it’s really good.
I've found 3D really excels whenever magic is on screen. Seeing literal magic pop out infront of your eyes is insane. Frozen's "Let it go" scene will forever be extremely iconic in my mind due to that.
Titanic further reiterated that 3D can even be used in films which don't neccesarily play into the gimicks it provides.
Sadly 4K and HDR with their beautiful colour reproduction and detail provides a very very strong alternative with more positives over 3D now IMO. Absolute black is very hard to move back from. I watched Lion King in 3D but I preferred the 4k/HDR disc because the colours were stunning... So I think with 4K/HDR, yes its days are numbered. Similarly Ghost in the Shell was a dark film which I felt I would have been more dazzled by the black. also its how people use or dont use 3D... its clear for example some directors just do 3D for the sake of getting a disc out there.
However over the past 10 years, I've been one of those pathetic idiots who thought 3D was a gimick (although I didn't bash it on internet forums as I'd never experienced it properly) and didn't get to experience it until the past couple of months. And wow did I miss out! this is an old technology which has kind of impressed me... which is saying a lot given I own a Valve Index, Oculus Quest, Rift S... all very superior technologies to spatial representation of an entertainment medium given they're in VR. its just insane than for £50 ( a good pair of 3D glasses ), this form of entertainemnt was available in.. was it 2010? thats mind blowing!
Maybe 3D's next iteration will involve less or no colour loss, lighter glasses etc. I did read they had some passive 3D sets which didn't require glasses, I think James Cameron spoke about them. I think the issue with 3D is TV is a passive form of entertainment. Its meant to be easy. but the 3D glasses and fiddling is not quite there in terms of convienance.
***apologies for the essays****