Comments on: Dawn of the third dimension.

By: Dan Schonhaar

Dan Schonhaar — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:08:34 +0000

Yeah I think you’re right. It’s speculation on my part that you’d have to upgrade your equipment but I can’t imagine that everyone’s TV will support it.

By: Sam Hardacre

Sam Hardacre — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:49:49 +0000

Great post Dan.

I think you’ve hit the nail on the head as to whether 3D can survive in the home environment. If it requires an upgrade to both HD and BluRay, then I’d say it’s chances aren’t great, at least for the time being. I’m not too sure how many more films, if any, are in the pipeline for 3D treatment, but the likelihood of me actually wanting to own them is slim, so a full system upgrade wouldn’t be worth the money in my view.

However, more and more people these days are buying HD and BluRay players so the tables may turn in years to come.

By: Dan Schonhaar

Dan Schonhaar — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:08:46 +0000

@Stu – You realise that the Avatar TV show has nothing to do with the movie, right? Nothing at all.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:00:27 +0000

HD is no fad, however, I think 3D is. We will see. Can’t wait to see this film though, should be interesting.

By: Stu

Stu — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:59:44 +0000

I expect 3D will catch on, even in the home soon enough.

Sky are reportedly releasing a 3D channel next year. That will probably push adoption much like Sky+ HD did for HD TV. http://tv.sky.com/skys-3d-telly-news

I’m looking forward to seeing Avatar, but I feel like I should probably watch the remaining episodes of the TV show before I do. If only I could remember how far I am through it. Guess I’ll have to start again and force the girlfriend to watch them this time.

By: Rick Nunn

Rick Nunn — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:12:21 +0000

Nice write up dude, I’m genuinely excited to see this film and really think that 3G3D could work (although maybe not so much in a home environment?). Well it will have to do until 3d holographic projectors are slightly more widely available…