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BBC Gives Up On 3-D Television Programming

Posted by Soulskill on from the still-waiting-on-smellovision dept.

RockDoctor writes "After spending several years on supporting the uptake of 3-D TV, the BBC has accepted that people don't want it, and are turning off their 3-D channels following an uptake of under 5% of households with 3-D equipment. I can just feel the joy at not having wasted my money on this technology."

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  1. So what's the problem here? by fustakrakich · · Score: 5, Interesting

    3D or implementation? I want to see Wimbledon in a hologram, played on my coffee table.

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  2. Re:Again, it's not 3D. It's stereovision. by Crudely_Indecent · · Score: 4, Interesting

    On top of that, it's damaging to developing minds. Sega dropped development of a 3d product years ago because of a study they commissioned - the results depicted that children exposed to the 3d display suffered permanent problems with depth perception. Most adults recovered quickly from the 3d interface, but children were permanently affected.

    It was discussed on /. here: 3D Displays May Be Hazardous To Young Children

    For that reason alone, I won't allow my children to attend a 3d movie, and I won't have 3d equipment in my house.

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