Re: The Latest Offense

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>We've talked before about the overuse and misuse of the term
>"3D" rampant today, but I thought I'd share the latest one I saw:
>
>On the box for a PC sound board (i.e. like a SoundBlaster):
>
>                    "3D Stereo Sound!"
>
>I wish I was making this up...


The way I see it, the term "stereo" is an abbreviation of either
"stereoscopic" (when applied to images) or "stereophonic" (when applied to
sound).  "Stereo" is a Greek word meaning "solid".  3-D stands for "three- 
dimensional" and it is a valid substitute for "solid" or "stereo".  

I don't see why sound should not be called "3d" as a substitute for
"stereo" since it fills and appears to be coming from the three-
dimensional space.  In other words, if you accept "stereo" as a valid
characterization for sound then you should not have a problem with 3D.

IMO :) -- George Themelis


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