3D 3D is Not Dead. It's Awesome! (1 Viewer)

[RolandL]

Read this short article.

 

[Stephen_J_H]

This is kind of what I've been saying all along. Get enough light on the screen and 3D is amazing.

 

[Lord Dalek]

Still a huge waste of money though.

 

[Peter Apruzzese]

Still a huge waste of money though.

How so?

 

[Tony Bensley]

Read this short article.

What article is that, Roland?

CHEERS!

EDIT! Never mind, Roland. I didn't immediately pick up on the blue highlight font for the word "this". Getting older sucks!

 

[Peter M Fitzgerald]

I can say from first-hand experience that the thread's (and linked article's) sentiments are spot-on. Just a month ago, I took the plunge and ordered an Optoma HD28DSE projector, a manual pull-down 100" screen, a ceiling mount, an RF emitter and a few pair of active-shutter glasses. I had bought a fairly cheap Sony 3D Blu player a couple of years ago, when an earlier Blu deck died. The whole set-up is in a finished basement room, so outside light isn't really a problem. Even when set in the somewhat-less-bright "Eco" mode (to extend the life of the projector's bulb), the 3D is outstanding! So far, I've watched CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, INFERNO ('53), DIAL M FOR MURDER, most of 3D RARITIES, and sampled several other discs (both classic-era titles, like HOUSE OF WAX, GOG and THE BUBBLE, and newer fare, like MAD MAX: FURY ROAD and PIRANHA 3D), and I've been having a ball!

Was it worth it? In this particular case, emphatically yes. I still have my regular, non-3D 50" Panasonic plasma TV (the 100" screen pulls down in front of it), and if the 3D option had solely been for another non-projection 3D set of similar size to my Panny... no, the expense to simply watch the 3D discs I currently have wouldn't nearly justify the cost. However, getting the projector allows me to watch my massive film and TV collection at double the size, with the big added plus of 3D, so it was well worth it. Also, the projector and accessories (not counting the Blu player) ended up costing less than the Panny plasma did, when I bought it in early 2009 (and the latter was at a discount, as well).

Here are some pics of my set-up, though with a non-3D film on the screen:

 

[marshman1138]

My Panasonic Panasonic TC-P55GT30 looks as good as any 3D display I have seen. I love my plasma.

 

[Mark McSherry]

Dang you, Peter! You finally pushed me over the edge--- I just bought the blu of The Space Children!

 

[moovtune]

You should try hanging some black cloth on the ceiling over the screen. That should help keep reflected light from the ceiling reflecting back to the screen and improve your black level.

 

[Dick]

My Panasonic Panasonic TC-P55GT30 looks as good as any 3D display I have seen. I love my plasma.

I love mine, too. But, sooner or later, if we outlive our sets, we're gonna havta go in a different direction.

 

[DFurr]

Adequate light is essential for good 3D. It's an on going problem in a lot of commercial theatres who elect not to use large enough xenon bulbs to project an acceptable picture. The larger the bulb the more they cost notwithstanding they must be changed out after a predetermined number of hours. We watched Suicide Squad at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood Tuesday night (we were the only two people in a 932 seat house) in dual projector 4K laser IMAX projection. Plenty of light, great 3D and not a bad movie.
Low light.....BAD 3D.

 

[Bob Cashill]

That article was heartening to read. Projected 3D is awesome, long live my Epson 5030.

 

[Dave Upton]

I've doubled down on the Sony VPL-VW665ES. It cost me a pretty penny, but now I have 4K, HDR and 3D!

 

[B-ROLL]

Dang you, Peter! You finally pushed me over the edge--- I just bought the blu of The Space Children!

Don't forget to feed them ... but not after Midnite !

 

[SFMike]

I've doubled down on the Sony VPL-VW665ES. It cost me a pretty penny, but now I have 4K, HDR and 3D!

I did the same thing with a Sony XBR75X940D. Finally paid it off and I'm really pleased to take my 3D collection into 4K even if the TV manufactures don't want to support it.

 

[StephenDH]

Directors are not making many movies in 3D; they are handing finished movies over to conversion facilities. Not the same thing.

 

[Dan_Shane]

Directors are not making many movies in 3D; they are handing finished movies over to conversion facilities. Not the same thing.

Certainly not the same thing, yet I have seen some conversions that actually impressed me more than native 3-D offerings. I found the converted 3-D in CAPTAIN AMERICA:CIVIL WAR to be more engaging than any of the three HOBBIT films.

It can be effective as long as the DP stages scenes to take advantage of the process.

 

[Worth]

You also have things like the last Bourne movie, which was post-converted to squeeze a few more dollars from international markets, but was clearly not shot and edited with 3D in mind.

 

[SFMike]

Certainly not the same thing, yet I have seen some conversions that actually impressed me more than native 3-D offerings. I found the converted 3-D in CAPTAIN AMERICA:CIVIL WAR to be more engaging than any of the three HOBBIT films.

It can be effective as long as the DP stages scenes to take advantage of the process.

I totally agree. Conversions have come a LONG way and if done well can be just as enjoyable as a poor natively filmed production. Gods of Egypt was amazing! To bad we won't see more conversions of classic films. It's also to bad a hobbyist couldn't do this, but to do it well is way to complicated and the market has dried up, except viewed in a personal VR theater.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

The 3D in "The Walk" was quite possibly the most astonishing thing I've ever seen in my life. I was completely surprised to discover it was converted. I stopped being critical of something being a conversion since then.