3D Television Doesn't Half Make You Concentrate!
By Janey1966
@Janey1966 (24170)
Carlisle, England
October 17, 2011 5:49pm CST
When something is broadcast in HD our brains can cope with it like a standard definition image, so we don't feel drained after we've watched it.
However, 3D is a different matter.
As you know, we have this 32" Samsung HDTV that just so happens to have 3D built in. Also, the deal we got meant 2 pairs of 3D glasses and the Megamind Blu-Ray (yet to buy a machine) was included for nowt!
On the main Samsung page of this Smart TV it has a 3D app. In there are a few 3D short films to get us used to watching stuff in this format.
We've just watched one all about sardines and it was more exciting than it sounds, believe me! All these predators fishing for them at the same time, such as dolphins, sharks, gannets, whales..people..you get the idea!
Anyway, I was open-mouthed all the way through it as it was an awesome experience. However, due to the nature of how 3D works..2 seperate images that the glasses convert to an image our brain can..er..process..is an exhausting process, it really is.
At least I didn't fall asleep though but we did turn the lights off for a more dynamic effect, so I'll blame the darkness for John nodding off.
Have you got a 3D telly? I've got more used to it now as the first time I saw 3D in Comet I got a blinding headache afterwards!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_television
On the main Samsung page of this Smart TV it has a 3D app. In there are a few 3D short films to get us used to watching stuff in this format.
We've just watched one all about sardines and it was more exciting than it sounds, believe me! All these predators fishing for them at the same time, such as dolphins, sharks, gannets, whales..people..you get the idea!
Anyway, I was open-mouthed all the way through it as it was an awesome experience. However, due to the nature of how 3D works..2 seperate images that the glasses convert to an image our brain can..er..process..is an exhausting process, it really is.
At least I didn't fall asleep though but we did turn the lights off for a more dynamic effect, so I'll blame the darkness for John nodding off.
Have you got a 3D telly? I've got more used to it now as the first time I saw 3D in Comet I got a blinding headache afterwards!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_television1 person likes this
12 responses
@inertia4 (27978)
• United States
20 Oct 11
Well, I am not going to buy those 3D TV's. Why? Because, Philips has one that does not require glasses. It is an LED 3D TV. I will wait a few years and then I will invest in one of those. I currently have a regular LCD HDTV. I am fine with that for now.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
21 Oct 11
Yes, I know of LG who have developed one that doesn't require glasses but it's not out in the public domain as yet.
One word of warning though..the ones without the specs suffer from a lack of resolution on the screen..so if I were you I wouldn't buy the very first offering from Philips..but - maybe the 3rd one down the line. Give 'em chance to improve them.
They can't give away plasma screens now due to the fact they are expensive to run. Honestly, they're so cheap, it's unbelievable. I remember when they first came out...they were huge with a price-tag to match!
They can't give away plasma screens now due to the fact they are expensive to run. Honestly, they're so cheap, it's unbelievable. I remember when they first came out...they were huge with a price-tag to match!1 person likes this
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
23 Oct 11
I've often wondered why Apple has never brought out a TV before and I'm glad it's coming. Wow, it will certainly be stylish to look at..and that's before it's turned on lol.
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@inertia4 (27978)
• United States
21 Oct 11
I appreciate your input. But I read the article about that Philips TV about 5 or 6 years ago. So it was developed already, but they did not put it on the market. Also, Apple is going to be coming out with an actual TV, and I believe that it will be something to see. I say that because everything Apple does is always an exciting thing. But you're right, I never buy the first ones anyway, thats why I will wait a few years.
@changjiangzhibin89 (17242)
• China
18 Oct 11
You mean 3D TV gets you drained when something is broadcast.I haven't experienced that ,but It certainly puts my old one to shame ,I think.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
18 Oct 11
It's because our brain has to process two images at once..through the glasses. All very complicated but I'm not going to watch 3D all the time as it can become strangely addictive. There is a "3D" button on the remote and I could watch - say, Sky News, press this button and it converts it into 3D. However, I'd have to fight the box to get the glasses out to put the battery in in order to watch it. What a pain!
There will be televisions in future whereby the telly itself mimics what our brain does, therefore glasses would not be necessary. However, this means that the resolution is greatly reduced, although that will (most likely) improve over time.
We can't keep up with all this technology!!
There will be televisions in future whereby the telly itself mimics what our brain does, therefore glasses would not be necessary. However, this means that the resolution is greatly reduced, although that will (most likely) improve over time.
We can't keep up with all this technology!!1 person likes this
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
23 Oct 11
The glasses help the brain process what it's "seeing" which explains where the intense concentration comes in. We're not realising we're doing it but..I dunno, 3D kinda forces you to look at the screen. It's not as relaxing as watching a standard image, or even HD but it is cool at the same time!
@changjiangzhibin89 (17242)
• China
19 Oct 11
Why is the telly equipped with the glasses?I cann't imagine what the Tv set will be like in the future.
@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
22 Oct 11
nope, not interested - I am right eye dominate so I really don't see in stereo (3D) unless forced and those colored glasses don't do a thing for me
think I'll stick to regular TVs, thanks - oh, and they don't work with the roomie because she has no color vision...
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
23 Oct 11
That's understandable, preferring standard TV. Mum does too..she wore the specs last night and the 3D "experience" made her feel a bit sick after only a couple of minutes. I doubt that feeling will improve once her cataract has been removed so I'm not going to ask her to wear them again..and I won't that often, either.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
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18 Oct 11
I have only watched 3D in shops and the idea of having to wear glasses on top of my glasses just to watch sardines being chased doesn't persuade me to rush out and buy. I remember as a boy you could go to the cinema and watch 3D films. Not much seems to have changed, just that the cinema has come into the house. We don't even have an HD ready TV. I don't watch much TV and when I suggested to the Boss that we buy a new HD Ready one I got a very withering look. We do have Virgin so we will be fine when the channels switch to digital but for now I'll wait for the next but one big thing in TV development - radio! LOL.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
18 Oct 11
I'm not the greatest saleswoman to plug 3D am I lol.
Tonight I watched a programme about the Boeing Dreamliner, on that Samsung App I told you about. I guess you probably think it's boring like the sardines.
Haha!
Tonight I watched a programme about the Boeing Dreamliner, on that Samsung App I told you about. I guess you probably think it's boring like the sardines.
Haha!
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
19 Oct 11
We just have a plain old ordinary rear projection telly. We thought it was pretty flash when we bought it seeing as it was our first 68cm TV with stereo sound even!
But then they came out with all these flash flat screen jobs not long after which made ours look ancient straight away. 
Still, it does the job, we can watch digital TV through our set top box and watch Digital HD TV shows and films through our media player. No 3D though, but we hate 3D anyway. Those glasses suck!
But then they came out with all these flash flat screen jobs not long after which made ours look ancient straight away.
Still, it does the job, we can watch digital TV through our set top box and watch Digital HD TV shows and films through our media player. No 3D though, but we hate 3D anyway. Those glasses suck! @RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
20 Oct 11
Well now that you have teased me with that vision, I think you need to upload a photo of yourself looking stylish in them!
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
19 Oct 11
I look quite fetching in my ordinary glasses and black glasses over the top.
Er, on second thoughts!!
@bounce58 (17380)
• Canada
18 Oct 11
Not yet.
But I am contemplating getting one. Ever since I 'donated' one of our TV's, I've been wanting one as I don't have a set for myself one the kids are in the xbox. I was just meaning to get a regulra HDTV, but the idea of a 3DTV is intriguing. I just hope that I could afford one for the size I want.
Maybe a Christmas gift for myself?
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
18 Oct 11
I don't see why not!
When we did our research on TVs (and went for this Smart TV) it just so happened to have 3D in it as well as the HD we wanted. It's probably the best telly I've ever seen for the price and we were so lucky that we got the glasses for free, as they can be a fair amount of money to buy on their own.
When we did our research on TVs (and went for this Smart TV) it just so happened to have 3D in it as well as the HD we wanted. It's probably the best telly I've ever seen for the price and we were so lucky that we got the glasses for free, as they can be a fair amount of money to buy on their own.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
19 Oct 11
3D drains me also and it even messes with my vision after viewing. I do not like watching it like that.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
23 Oct 11
I certainly couldn't watch it all the time. My hubby knows someone who gets headaches at half-time after watching a football match in 3D..and that's only after 45 minutes. There is a game later on in 3D but we can't watch it as we don't have Sky World..we would have to upgrade. If it was on the BBC we could watch it but, in a way, I'm glad it isn't for the reasons I described!!
@derek_a (10873)
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18 Oct 11
Wow, it sounds good, but hard work Janey. I don't think that we will be getting 3D any time soon. I remember seeing it in the cinema when I was a kid and it was good, and then back sometime inthe 90s they put some on TV after they delivered the cardboard glasses. I got a headache then too. I think that I would get used to it, and then it would be just like when we first got HD TV. I only notice a problem now if we put on one of our old video tapes - that we still have and they are awful to watch! I think 3D would be wasted on me. _Derek
_Derek@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
18 Oct 11
John has to swap a cable round to watch video now. The picture is ok but the sound..well..not good. AT least it's forcing him to embrace the 21st Century though lol.
Our black glasses we have from Samsung are better than I thought they would be. Even though we have to wear them over our own specs they feel fine. Obviously, they have thought about the design of them, realising that not everyone has 20/20 vision!
What I can't get over is that one telly can play standard def, high def AND 3D. It's totally mind-boggling compared to a CRT, for example. The prices have come down too. I remember paying at least £650 for a silver flat-screen Sony CRT that was 26" in the early 2000s..and this all-singing, all-dancing 32" Samsung was £499 with the £80-odd glasses and blu-ray disc thrown in for nowt.
Good old Comet!
All we need now is a blu-ray machine..and they've come down too!
@coffeebreak (17797)
• United States
29 Oct 11
I think 3D telly is stupid. These days most of tv is stupid and mindless. You dont' have to think or anything..it is all done right there for you. It was before my time, but I have some on cassette tape of when shows were on the radio and you got to use your mind and intelligence and thought along with the dialog to make up and create the scene along with the show. That was great. TV today is pathetic. I hardly watch anything anymore. Crime, killing, screaming, s8x, blood, guts an gore...that's all it is anymore
@thedailyclick (3017)
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18 Oct 11
To answer your question I haven't got a 3D set.
But you mention one of my main dislikes of 3D and that is it forces you to concentrate more, stressing your eyes and giving head aches. As someone who as you know watches a lot of movies the thought of having to concentrate on them even more rather than relaxing and just being entertained seems wrong to me. I probably would become accustomed to it after a while but it just doesn't appeal to me.
Now the day they are able to create 3D holographic projections of a movie without the need for silly glasses will be very different and I will be first in line to try that out.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
18 Oct 11
Years ago I watched a documentary series about the history of television and how it's developing..and holograms were mentioned right at the end. That's definitely where all this is leading, I'm sure of it. Very Star Trek I must say.
As for the 3D without glasses...LG have developed a telly without the need for them. However, the resolution is drastically reduced...for now.
The way technology is going though, I reckon you will be able to buy a very good 3D telly without glasses, around 5 years from now. No-one will buy it at the start as it will be over a grand so watch the prices come down. If we had to buy the glasses for this telly we have now we wouldn't even think about watching telly in 3D..so Comet were very clever in marketing this particular Samsung with free glasses and a blu-ray disc. Pity we haven't the blu-ray but they're coming down now too!
Bring it on!
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
18 Oct 11
3D is being broadcast more and more, actually. We are subscribers to Sky so they have more content than anyone else. At first we thought we'd have to upgrade to Sky Movies but that isn't true..we don't. So the next time one of their footy games is shown in 3D we can watch it.
Oh, and the Strictly Come Dancing Final will be shown in 3D on the BBC too, as will Wimbledon next year. No doubt the Olympics will have 3D which I'm thoroughly looking forward to...although that's not been confirmed as yet.
I was a sceptic like you to start with about 3D..not anymore, now that I've seen what it's all about, and done some research too on what's coming up in future.
You will be hard-pressed to find a telly now that DOESN'T have 3D included, not here in the UK anyway.
@brenda1996 (108)
• Indonesia
18 Oct 11
I don't have any 3D television at home. But I'm used to see 3D movies at the theater. It's not good, because I wear glasses. So I need to use 2 glasses at one.
I think that 3D isn't too good. I like the normal 2D, because every time I watch 3D movies, I feel dizziness. Maybe because I'm not used to... ?
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
18 Oct 11
Well, when I first watched 3D on a television (in a shop) as soon as I came outside into the brightness my head ached like mad. I didn't like that at all.
However, last night, in the coziness of our own home, it was completely different. We decided to switch the lights off whilst wearing the black glasses (over our own glasses I might add, but they're good ones so it was fine) and it was really good. I was surprised at how impressed I was with the image I was looking at. There are two types of 3D and that's where it gets complicated. Ours is the Active version which I think is better than Passive.
Don't ask..
Haha!
