Originally Posted by
jimmyzen
In almost every tech blog writers are saying the whole 3D thing is just a flash in the pan that electronics companies are using to generate sales. There are medical studies that say 60% or more of viewers can't watch 3D for very long without experiencing headaches, blurring of the vision, and/or nausea. There are still technical problems from the effect needs to be viewed from specific positions to really work to 3D is still tied to those damn glasses. Some glasses are anchored by cords and it's funny how nobody in the ads seems to have to wear prescription glasses. I wear glasses and in places where I had to wear safety glasses over my regular glasses it was an awful experience. There are a lot of tech folks calling 3D a scam, a sham, and worse designed to get $$$ from consumers for something that doesn't deliver what it promises.
Maybe someday they will do 3D without requiring the extra gear and all the other issues will get solved as well. There was a reason it didn't catch on back decades ago when it first appeared in movie houses. I think the fascination with it now is the "wow" factor because it's something new to people. Techno-gadgetry is the new way of asserting status in society and there is always an eager market for the newest innovations even if they prove not so great in the long term.
People were really impressed with my video player and its 1 1/2 X 1 inch screen. I was, too, until I actually tried to watch a 2 hour movie on it. Once was enough.
I think people will get tired of the whole glasses thing and 3D will fade until they figure out a way to show it without the glasses. As to remaking movies in 3D- a bad movie in 3D will still be a bad movie. Other than that it's just like the second coming of vinyl LPs- a minute upsurge in sales does not indicate the making of a new trend.
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