Dick
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With the information provided in the Digital Bits link telling us that Samsung and LG are dropping 3-D support on their 2016 t.v.'s, I ask: is this a deterrent for you, Mr. Furmanek, to continue getting 3D Blu-rays out on physical media (I surely hope not)? Are you, Mr. Epstein, with your admirable review support of 3D releases, seeing writing on the wall?
I ask because I own 127 3D titles as of now (an investment of thousands of dollars), with a few more on order, and if my Panny plasma dies (as it inevitably will one day), I hope I'm not going to be shit out of luck. I want to have support from a company that still manufactures these things. I guess I could invest in a 4k just to have the backward compatible 3D option. But are either of you sensing we are getting that close to extremely limited 3D HD TV?
I, like Mr. Epstein, am a dedicated supporter of this niche format. My question is: Should I consider not investing the added expense of these 3D video releases? I realize they usually contain a 2D copy, so I wouldn't be completely screwed if suddenly I was without a 3D monitor. There is no way I will pass up GOG and IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE and anything else from the 3D Archives, but I can live without most current films in this format if such a day looms in the foreseeable future.
This has been a relatively brief but awesome run for us 3D aficionados, and maybe it will continue. But if t.v. manufacturers are dropping their support, what motive have even the specialty labels for continuing their supply of 3D Blu-ray releases?
Perhaps Europe will become our only option, as 3D Blu-ray appears to be doing well there. That's fine with me, just as long as this beloved format doesn't die after all this quite spectacular momentum.
I ask because I own 127 3D titles as of now (an investment of thousands of dollars), with a few more on order, and if my Panny plasma dies (as it inevitably will one day), I hope I'm not going to be shit out of luck. I want to have support from a company that still manufactures these things. I guess I could invest in a 4k just to have the backward compatible 3D option. But are either of you sensing we are getting that close to extremely limited 3D HD TV?
I, like Mr. Epstein, am a dedicated supporter of this niche format. My question is: Should I consider not investing the added expense of these 3D video releases? I realize they usually contain a 2D copy, so I wouldn't be completely screwed if suddenly I was without a 3D monitor. There is no way I will pass up GOG and IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE and anything else from the 3D Archives, but I can live without most current films in this format if such a day looms in the foreseeable future.
This has been a relatively brief but awesome run for us 3D aficionados, and maybe it will continue. But if t.v. manufacturers are dropping their support, what motive have even the specialty labels for continuing their supply of 3D Blu-ray releases?
Perhaps Europe will become our only option, as 3D Blu-ray appears to be doing well there. That's fine with me, just as long as this beloved format doesn't die after all this quite spectacular momentum.