Re: 3D TV? Whoah!

[P3D Vincent G. Macek <vmacek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill Davis writes:

>Man, am I ever glad I tuned in to Home Improvement a few minutes ago!  In
>one two minute segment I saw them poke a half-dozen different items at the
>audience, all accompanied by a lot of "Whoa!"  Now I won't feel bad about
>missing the rest of the lineup.

You definitely caught the 'best' part of it.  The 'Whoa!' scenes were the
only ones that registered depth for me.  I give Tim Allen credit for
enthusiasm for 3D; even showing the camera setup.

>I can just hear 10 million Americans saying to each other  "Wow, 3-D really
>sucks!  No wonder it died."  More than 10 million, I suppose.  What is ABC
>gonna do when everyone tunes to CBS, NBC, FOX or TLC tomorrow and Friday?

Yeah, I hear them myself.  Color anaglyphs are iffy anytime, more so on a
TV screen (I get good results on my monitor - wonder if HDTV would be any
better?  3DHDTV...I like it...) and even more so to the general public
(many of whom have a tough time seeing GOOD 3D).

>The upshot is that this will help keep real 3-D eclectic and we won't have
>to deal with every Tom, Dick and Harry buying up all the equipment at the
>swap meets! (Well, maybe Harry Poster :-))

Nice to see you bringing up the up-side here.  That wouldn't be Tom, Dick
and Harry from 3RD ROCK, would it?  And where's Sally?:^)

Vince Macek



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