What do you think about 3D? Do you like it? Hate it? Think it's better than 4K?

[BleedOrange11]

Originally Posted by Blu-Dog

There is a very real question about very young kids and 3D eyewear. Some adults have problems with it, and eyestrain may be a very real problem for small kids.

I wouldn't put 3D glasses on a kid that's under 10 or 11 years old, and certainly not one that's 5 or 6. 2D is fine for them.

Adults who want 3D content do so of their own volition, and take their own risks, if any.

3D is not dangerous for anyone with normal health and eyesight at any age. There is no risk involved. If you have binocular vision, which is usually developed enough to see stereo 3D by around age 3, then you can enjoy 3D. If you have significant discomfort beyond a small headache the first couple of times (due to the accommodation-convergence discrepancy), there is likely something else wrong with your vision (not caused by watching 3D) that should be treated by an ophthalmologist.

It is true that more people experience side effects after watching 3D than 2D. That is mainly because 3D demands proper alignment of both eyes and a more active use of eye muscles, which is no problem for healthy individuals but exposes people with untreated vision issues. (Of course, technology can also play a role if the 3D is not being displayed correctly because of improper alignment, significant ghosting, or poor calibration, but those issues can be easily fixed.)

See an ophthalmologist or visit the AOA's website for a health professional's opinion.

http://3deyehealth.org/faq.html

[Jsmith82]

Originally Posted by scorpiontail60

Some of us don't like having giant black bars in our field of view from poorly designed clip on glasses that clip onto the lens itself instead of the frame. I've yet to see a set of passive clip-ons which don't have a stupid vertical bar that clips right on to the lens you are trying to look through. Stupid design.

Also, passive 3D is shit technology in the home. I'd rather suffer from having to wear a second set of glasses just to get active 3D.

Watching a passive 3D set is like looking out a window with blinds on it... the **** is with those horizontal black lines that cover half the screen? And the resolution loss is horrifying.

Yeah, first time I watched my Passive 3D set I had diarrhea for a week after my eyes stopped bleeding, then after the shakes wore off and I wasn't curled up in the fetal position murmuring gibberish to myself for after hours out of disgust I started coming back around and built up a tolerance.

[brian9229]

Originally Posted by Jsmith82

Yeah, first time I watched my Passive 3D set I had diarrhea for a week after my eyes stopped bleeding, then after the shakes wore off and I wasn't curled up in the fetal position murmuring gibberish to myself for after hours out of disgust I started coming back around and built up a tolerance.

I recommend active shutter for your discomfort.

[tigermoth]

Speaking of clip on glasses I own a pair of active DLP 3D glasses for my projector that are clip on.

[WJWS Channel 13:Amity]

Originally Posted by sokrman14

Why is Hollywood pushing 3D so much? Disney finally figured it out by cancelling its re-release of Little Mermaid on 3D. Haven't they figured out that 3D is purely a gimmick that "almost" no one likes. I haven't posted on this forum in a really long time; but I couldnt help myself with this little rant.

No one wants to wear glasses!
No one wants to get dizzy!
No one wants aching eyes!

The only reason people buy 3D TV's is because it happens to be included in the TV they want. I bet if you put identical TV's in 3D and non 3D on the market and charged a little less for the other identical TV, practically no one would pay for it, hence the low penetration rate of 3D blurays.

Sorry for my rant, but thanks for reading. Go ahead and bash for those few who enjoy 3D.

So who appointed you official spokesperson for Everyone.
I love 3D and have no problem with wearing the 3D glasses.
I don't ever get dizzy from 3D
and I dont ever get aching eyes.
But hey your official Movie audience spokesperson, So I must be wrong.

[AmrlKJaneway]

I find that I fart more regularly when watching 3D. The whole room stinks and it is very unpleasant for all involved. But the doctor says it's very healthy, and effects 99% of 3D viewers. Will the format succeed? Will people accept the health benefit if it means many hours in smelly theaters? Only time will tell...

[dogofwar]

How popular is 3D....popular enough that people come to forums to discuss it that claim to not like the format. Eleven of the top twenty highest grossing films of 2012 where in the 3D format.

I love 3D, watching movies in 3D is awesome. To me it is no more a gimmick than CGI is. No more a gimmick than when color was introduced over b&w. It's a technology made to make movies more satisfying. 3D makes movie watching more engrossing. I really don't know how anyone could NOT want to watch movies in 3D.

[GPWYANKEE]

I was never a fan of 3D untill i bought a LED for my bedroom.I didnt buy it for the 3D but it was on it and the price was great.After watching a few BluRays in 3D for shits and giggles i fell in love with the concept.My particular TV-Samsung 50 Inch came with great glasses and i really try to watch my movies in bluray when i can.Im pretty sure at 45 years old im not the target demographic theyre shooting for but i think its pretty great.

[Jsmith82]

Originally Posted by GPWYANKEE

I was never a fan of 3D untill i bought a LED for my bedroom.I didnt buy it for the 3D but it was on it and the price was great.After watching a few BluRays in 3D for shits and giggles i fell in love with the concept.My particular TV-Samsung 50 Inch came with great glasses and i really try to watch my movies in bluray when i can.Im pretty sure at 45 years old im not the target demographic theyre shooting for but i think its pretty great.

My mother is 48, her husband is early 60's - they have a 55in LED 3D mounted on the wall. Same deal, bought it at America's here in Saint Louis when they were going out of business and the 3d came with it, ironically after they discovered it was part of the TV neither had an interest in seeing anything 3D.

I brought over my 3dBR player and we watched a couple IMAX documentaries.

They now LOVE their 3D tv

[fitprod]

Originally Posted by Will21st

Um,Titanic 3D did extremely well,Cameron himself said that Fox were more than satisfied with the gross.Also,$25 million isn't a 'problem when you're talking 300 million worldwide.

So? Every other week 2-3 new 3D productions,releases get announced,and Jurassic Park will do very well.

Hmmm, considering Universal announced the 3D Blu-ray for April 23rd, I guess they're really psyched about it's theatrical prospects. Just like Paramount with Top Gun.

fitprod

[MovieFanatic2010]

I just watched Prometheus 3D and now i have a friggin head ache plus my dam eyes are burning and i had to wear glasses for over 2 hours so my nose is bleeding and also my left arm fell off which caused me to spill my drink.....Never ever again will i watch a 3D movie...... I'm so pissed off now

[Jsmith82]

Originally Posted by fitprod

Hmmm, considering Universal announced the 3D Blu-ray for April 23rd, I guess they're really psyched about it's theatrical prospects. Just like Paramount with Top Gun.

fitprod

Top Gun went direct to BR3D because the director committed suicide, the sequel was canned and they felt it was the most respectful way to deliver the completed conversion, not because Paramount decided 3d is a dead end.

[Will21st]

Originally Posted by fitprod

Hmmm, considering Universal announced the 3D Blu-ray for April 23rd, I guess they're really psyched about it's theatrical prospects. Just like Paramount with Top Gun.

fitprod

Nope,it's a different Marketplace,simple.Simultaneous releases can make sense,why not fire on all cylinders while you have the publics marketing attention.Not just a cost-saving exercise but also viable economically.

[3Dfan]

Originally Posted by BJKH

I didn't like 3D movies in till I watched Hugo 3D in the theatres. After I watched it I started to see the potential that 3D has. I watched MIB 3 in 3D too and it was really cool. But when I watched Star Wars: TPM in 3D, I was really disappointed. I guess its a hit or miss with 3D.

iirc, men in black 3 and sw:tpm were both "2d to 3d conversions" and "hugo" was actually filmed in 3d.

[3Dfan]

[QUOTE=GunZenBomZ;6363224]Hate it (eg: headaches/eye-strain/nausea), I was one of the first people to give the community a slap in the face regarding health effects. Which all been proved true & the industry admitted too them finally in a smallish percentage of people. Or was it the online sites doing surveys?!? nvm

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which is weird since I asked optometrists about it when I was a kid and they said watching 3-d (with the 3-d glasses) won't hurt or damage your eyes or eyesight in any way at all.

[Blu-Dog]

Originally Posted by 3Dfan

which is weird since I asked optometrists about it when I was a kid and they said watching 3-d (with the 3-d glasses) won't hurt or damage your eyes or eyesight in any way at all.

Just curious...

1. How many optometrists did you consult?
2. For what condition?
3. When were you a kid? Before electric glasses, or after?

It sounds unusual.

[Zak2000]

just a short question from a 3D-newbie:

Will the current 3D BDs still work in the near future when 4k screens and 3D TVs without required glasses comes out? Or is this perhaps a brandnew technology after all?

[blu-ray apprentice]

3D is the best thing to happened to film since DVD. I think it's here to stay, after all James Cameron introduced it & he is a wizard of the silver screen. I don't understand why people say its stupid. It adds to the film. However I will admit that all 3D is not created equal.

[nando820]

I think 3D is great

Yeah there is a lot of 3D animation fluff that doesn't add much to the movie

But movies like Prometheus, Hugo, Pacific Rim and Gravity benefit so much from 3D. I seen the 2D versions for all but its like watching Gone with the Wind/Wizard of Oz in Black n White or watching a Chaplin film without his own written score

PS: I do wear glasses, I'm 30 and have an active 3D Plasma TV and projector

[ZIROK]

3D is awesome, but I think that some of the attitudes about it arise because most TVs are to small. Even a 60/70 inch is to small. Try watching on a BIG projector up close , where you are so close 5/6/7 feet and the Image is so big that it fills your field of Vision so all you see is Picture and you feel like your in the Movie and your attitude will change.