Any REALISTIC hope that 3D MOVIES may soon LOSE popularity or die out?
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People complain about "shaky cam" all the time. I don't see your point.
People complain about "shaky cam" all the time. I don't see your point.
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How is that meaningless.
60% watched the movies in 2D and 40% watched them in 3D. I think it shows that 3D is losing a little steam. I really don't have any high level statistics.
How is that meaningless.
60% watched the movies in 2D and 40% watched them in 3D. I think it shows that 3D is losing a little steam. I really don't have any high level statistics.
Re: Any REALISTIC hope that 3D MOVIES may soon LOSE popularity or die
Please back off with the vid clip posts lacking any actual content.
Please back off with the vid clip posts lacking any actual content.
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You can buy 3D TV's at Walmart. They have several. I have been seriously considering picking one up.
You can buy 3D TV's at Walmart. They have several. I have been seriously considering picking one up.
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The vast majority is by definition the "normal" people. You are an outrider.
I think his point that it's not a "fad" it's been around for more than a decade now.
The vast majority is by definition the "normal" people. You are an outrider.
I think his point that it's not a "fad" it's been around for more than a decade now.
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Which doesn't change the facts. It's not a fad and it's not going anywhere.
I do agree however that it is often overused particularly when it was brand new.
Which doesn't change the facts. It's not a fad and it's not going anywhere.
I do agree however that it is often overused particularly when it was brand new.
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Why is shaky cam not a fad, but 3D is?
Why is shaky cam not a fad, but 3D is?
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3D isn't a fad. The people saying it are incorrect. 3d was a fad in the 50's and 80's but not today. It's far more successful today than in the past and there is a lot more investment in it now.
As for the people saying shaky cam is a fad, they are not just incorrect, they are making fools of themselves. It's been widely used for over a decade.
3D isn't a fad. The people saying it are incorrect. 3d was a fad in the 50's and 80's but not today. It's far more successful today than in the past and there is a lot more investment in it now.
As for the people saying shaky cam is a fad, they are not just incorrect, they are making fools of themselves. It's been widely used for over a decade.
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I agree it's overused but it's not going away.
I agree it's overused but it's not going away.
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I don't really think "The Shawshank Repemption" would have been made better with eye-popping 3D graphics (or even subtle 3D). A movie on a 2D screen is still interpreted by our brains in 3D. Unless 3D becomes the standard w/o glasses and holographic media is the mainstream, I don't see all genres taking advantage of the 3D platform.
I don't really think "The Shawshank Repemption" would have been made better with eye-popping 3D graphics (or even subtle 3D). A movie on a 2D screen is still interpreted by our brains in 3D. Unless 3D becomes the standard w/o glasses and holographic media is the mainstream, I don't see all genres taking advantage of the 3D platform.
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Exactly so. Running on about the fact that there have been earlier attempts at it as if that makes dismissal of what's going on now "wise" accomplishes the opposite - it makes clear that the poster doesn't actually understand what's happening.
The studios aren't going to let go of this technology, because it's driving the acceptance of a change in distribution technology that's crucial to their continued profitability.
Cable television - or "pay TV" as the movie exhibitors called it decades ago in attempts to alarm viewers
- had a number of false dawns starting at least as early as the 1960s. No doubt there are still some folks convinced that current digital delivery of TV programming is some sort of fad that will recede in favor of old-fashioned over-the-air broadcast. 
Exactly so. Running on about the fact that there have been earlier attempts at it as if that makes dismissal of what's going on now "wise" accomplishes the opposite - it makes clear that the poster doesn't actually understand what's happening.
The studios aren't going to let go of this technology, because it's driving the acceptance of a change in distribution technology that's crucial to their continued profitability.
Cable television - or "pay TV" as the movie exhibitors called it decades ago in attempts to alarm viewers
- had a number of false dawns starting at least as early as the 1960s. No doubt there are still some folks convinced that current digital delivery of TV programming is some sort of fad that will recede in favor of old-fashioned over-the-air broadcast. Re: Any REALISTIC hope that 3D MOVIES may soon LOSE popularity or die
It's a fair point. I was pleasantly surprised to be able to get a widescreen TV quite cheaply when I moved to the UK. In the States they didn't exist unless they were expensive HD sets.
It's a fair point. I was pleasantly surprised to be able to get a widescreen TV quite cheaply when I moved to the UK. In the States they didn't exist unless they were expensive HD sets.
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^Which is sort of my point we have a reatiler saying 30% of TVs sold (within a two week period) were 3D ready. So could we be seeing a repeat where other parts of the world embrace the new format before the US?
Looking back at it I found it crazy that someone would by a pan and scan DVD instead of a WS DVD. Even if their TV was 4x3 I was buying Videos in WS format before I even had a WS TV.
^Which is sort of my point we have a reatiler saying 30% of TVs sold (within a two week period) were 3D ready. So could we be seeing a repeat where other parts of the world embrace the new format before the US?
Looking back at it I found it crazy that someone would by a pan and scan DVD instead of a WS DVD. Even if their TV was 4x3 I was buying Videos in WS format before I even had a WS TV.
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I think the point was that it wasn't Retail Sales, it was Distributors buying them to sell Retail, and they didn't sell as well for the Retailers as was expected, hence they ended up with a backlog they're dumping for cheap or returning. How many go into the store, isn't as important as how many the store sells or doesn't sell.
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^
http://www.brandrepublic.com/go/news/article/1046615/dixons-3d-tv-sales-surge/
This is a link where a Retailer says 30% of TV's sold where 3D ready
^
http://www.brandrepublic.com/go/news/article/1046615/dixons-3d-tv-sales-surge/
This is a link where a Retailer says 30% of TV's sold where 3D ready
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Well the BBC will also be airing the Wimbledon finals (Mens and Ladies) in 3D.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9506439.stm
I suspect that plans are also underway to transmit some of the Olympics in 3D.
Well the BBC will also be airing the Wimbledon finals (Mens and Ladies) in 3D.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9506439.stm
I suspect that plans are also underway to transmit some of the Olympics in 3D.
