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Sony, IMAX, Discovery To Launch 3D TV Network
adeelarshad82 writes "In a surprising endorsement for 3D display technology, Sony Corp. of America, Discovery Communications and IMAX Corp. have announced plans to form a US television network entirely devoted to 3D programming. The three parties have signed a letter of intent to form the unnamed venture, which is scheduled to launch in 2012. The new network is intended as a sort of carrot to lure buyers to purchase 3D-enabled TVs." Reader jggimi notes NY Times coverage, which points out that this prospective network won't be the first: "Earlier Tuesday, ESPN announced that it would start 'ESPN 3D' in June 2010. The channel will show a minimum of 85 live 3D events during the first year."
I heard from a trusted source that it's going to be called ADHD3DTV.
The first lineup has been announced, it will feature "Comin' Atcha!" "Think Fast!" and "Look Out, I'm Throwing Things At Your Head!"
-with apologies to Michael Kupperman, the hilarious comic artist I stole that joke from
(-1, Raw and Uncut is the only way to read)
Because it's IN THE THIRD DIMENSION!
Also, it's a shame HTML doesn't have a <reverb> tag.
exactly 3D movies are useless for me as my eyes don't focus in the "right" way.
I see some effects but just get a headache. I think it is some 5-10% of the population suffers from the same problem. That will limit any major 3D tv tech.
i thought once I was found, but it was only a dream.
Ask yourself this: When was the last time you watched anything and said, "You know what? This is good, but it would better if it was in 3D."
... we're just not there yet.
And we never will be unless someone bites the bullet and starts publishing 3D content. I have a feeling that the adoption curve for 3D television will be much quicker than that of HD television since the latter relied on scaling up the world's LCD production facilities.
Wait...what world cup?
Hopefully not the one involving two girls... That was bad enough without three dimensions.
Sorry, try your "I hate the future" speech a little bit more.
MMO Quests are like orgasms:
You may solo them, I prefer them in a group.
Wow, you gave 3D an entire movie experience before deciding it's fate?
And you're skipping blu-ray... uh huh. I'll come back to you in a year when you can't even find a non-bluray DVD player on the market any more.
Ironically, the word ironically is often used incorrectly.
Sorry to be a pedant, but it's only 3D when I can walk around the TV and see things from every angle. This is stereoscopic; "3D" from only one viewpoint by tricks of the eyes+brain.
bluray will due. it has NO market acceptance. no, you geeks don't count, you don't buy enough of these.
for everyone else (non geeks) dvd works, works fine, is cheap and plays everywhere.
sorry, but fanboys of sony can claim that BD is here to stay but wait until sony wants to re-re-remilk the video market.
you BD fans are the suckers, truly. a movie is a movie. it does NOT gain anything (in the storytelling) by being in so-called high def. its a sucker play and in this economy it will simply die, over time. it will never even get to 25% of dvd rentals or sales (mark my words).
downloading drm-free is the future. drm-laden bd can kiss my ass.
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"It is now safe to switch off your computer."
Really? People trying to grab things from the air? I don't know if that is a testament to the 3D or the stupidity of the average theater goer in your area.
There's like a 100 posts and not single mention of 3D porn and not a single 3D porn joke.
Just when I caved and bought my 58-plasma, now they're gonna make it obsolete? Will this work on existing TVs?
I want some of what you're dropping.
7 - 10% of the population are left handed (wikipedia), but that doesn't stop almost all handed tools being right handed only.
I think that companies would be prepared for 5 - 10% to be overlooked in the pursuit of new TV/home entertainment/3D-DVD sales...
I see some effects but just get a headache. I think it is some 5-10% of the population suffers from the same problem. That will limit any major 3D tv tech.
About 10% of the male population is colorblind. That still doesn't prevent half the video games that come out using purple/pink/red/cyan/dark blue/light blue as the major team colors.