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What do you think of the new 3D TV's?

3D TV's are coming to the market and some channels are announcing that they will be broadcasting in 3D. What do you think about it? I don't like it because you have to wear 3D glasses. This is difficult for people who already wear glasses. In my opinion, if TV (or movies, video games etc...) goes 3D, then you shouldn't need to uses glasses to view it.

Public Comments

1. That is not an unpopular opinion. However, you don't offer an alternative to the basic issue, which is that, with moving images, three dimensionality cannot be achieved unless one presents different images to each eye. I'm sure we'd all be happy to hear your technological solution to this issue.
2. i agree with the first answer. there is no way around it. you will have to wear 3D goggles to view 3D content. plus this blocks out your surrounding peripheral view so you don't see things in your own living room. you will then be totally submersed in whatever you are viewing or playing if it is a video game. that is the only way to make it truly 3D. i suppose if you had really uber expensive equipment that could project 3D holograms all over your living room it would work. but you'd see all your crap lying around the house. you'd have to have a special room that would project images on all the walls and celings to make you feel like you were there in 3d. Goggles are way more cost effective to get this to home consumers.
3. Expensive! If you are still going to need glasses, why not just get a regular High definition 2D TV - much less expensive and get these wraparound viewing glasses at $350 a pair (if you need 2 pairs only $700 - but you can take them anywhere! You can watch 2D, 3D from any source and also do super gaming!
4. There is another issue with 3D that rarely gets discussed, but it can be a serious problem to that portion of the population that doesn't have well-balanced vision in both eyes. If one of your eyes is weaker than the other and you basically see well with just one eye, no 3D mode that involves special glasses will work for you. For example, if the system uses special glasses, with one lens red and the other green, you'll just see an ordinary 2D picture tinted red (or green). As bizarre as this might sound, anyone considering investing the huge sum necessary to buy a 3D TV might want to get an eye test first.
5. I think it is a gimmick to get people to spend more money. I have an HD television and I bought "Polar Express" and "Journey to the Center of the Earth" both in 3D. They work fine,so why do they have to now come up with a special TV to show 3D images. I think it is BS.
6. Well they are developing a few ways to watch 3D without glasses and I think it's supposed to come in 2011. 3dtvinformation.com explains the different types of 3D and which ones need/don't need glasses etc.