{"id":395,"date":"2010-03-31T21:46:32","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T21:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/?p=395"},"modified":"2010-04-02T13:15:29","modified_gmt":"2010-04-02T18:15:29","slug":"3d-how-much-you-gonna-spend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/?p=395","title":{"rendered":"3D – How much you gonna spend?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"look3d\"<\/a>In the consumer technology field today there is nothing with more buzz than 3D.\u00a0 This isn\u2019t the first time.\u00a0 3D movies have been around since the 1890s \u2013 that\u2019s right 1890 with a 1-8 (sorry Avatar you are over 100 years late).\u00a0 In the 1950\u2019s their popularity spiked again.\u00a0 we are all familiar with the classic black and white picture of people sitting in a theater transfixed in their white cardboard glasses.\"3d_movies\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In the 1980s there was new interest in 3D movies care of the IMAX format.\u00a0 Although very impressive it was still a novelty and often relied on 3D stunts like a sword coming straight at you held inches from you nose.\u00a0 Fast forward to the oughts (2000s), animated movies started going 3D and getting more sophisticated relying less and less on cheap 3D clich\u00e9s.\u00a0 In December 2009 Avatar came out.\u00a0 For a lot of people (especially ones without kids) this was the first 3D movie they had seen since the 80s (if they were that old).\u00a0 3D was turning into a tool rather than a gimmick.\u00a0 The technology is showing signs of maturity.\u00a0 You still needed wonky glasses but the 3D was mostly used to help convince you that what was going on was real.\u00a0 People ate it up.<\/p>\n

Many people, yours truly included, have been staying away from movie theaters more and more.\u00a0 The audio visual experience on their couch was equal to or better that that which the movie theater could offer.\u00a0 And when you factor in the prices of tickets, snacks, the sticky floors and the people that think a movie requires a running commentary, well it\u2019s a slam dunk.\u00a0 Wait a few months and watch the blockbuster it in your own theater.\"3dglasses\"<\/a><\/p>\n

But now!\u00a0 The theater has something that you don\u2019t.\u00a0 And you want it.\u00a0 Watching a well made 3D movie just isn\u2019t the same on your 2D setup.\u00a0 So, whatcha going to do?\u00a0 Many people have started to go back to the movies.\u00a0 The theaters will have a chance to win back some of their lost customers.\u00a0 I hope they don\u2019t blow it.\u00a0 Others are going to want that 3D experience at home.\u00a0 Maybe they have gotten spoiled by their private media rooms and will NEVER opt for the public option, or perhaps they are early adopters drawn like a moth to the flame of new technology or maybe, just maybe, they think it\u2019s changed the game and there is no going back.\u00a0 When people start filling up this last category you have a mainstream product.\u00a0 High Def TV found its way into this group, something like home automation has not.<\/p>\n

TV shows are starting to be broadcast in 3D and there are several 3D channels planned.\u00a0 Sony is placing a huge bet on 3D, it could make or break the company.\u00a0 Their new 3D TV line goes on sale in a month, they will come with\u00a0 active glasses that block the vision of one eye then the other and open it up again 120 times a second for each eye.\u00a0 They will cost about $133, your new TV will come with 2 pair.\u00a0 DO NOT drop these in the bin on your way out.<\/p>\n

So, back to my original question, what about you?\u00a0 How much are you going to spend to get that extra dimension?\u00a0 Do you think 3D will be the next hi-def?\u00a0 And will cause millions to upgrade their displays (the same thing that is happening with TVs is also happening with computer monitors) or will it be more like home projectors, more of a niche product?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the consumer technology field today there is nothing with more buzz than 3D. This isn\u2019t the first time. 3D movies have been around since the 1890s \u2013 that\u2019s right 1890 with a 1-8 (sorry Avatar you are over 100 years late). In the 1950\u2019s their popularity spiked again. we are all familiar with the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[24,28],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=395"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":398,"href":"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395\/revisions\/398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thechristys.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}