It was only a matter of time before we were able to enjoy Avatar at home just as we enjoyed it in the theaters-in 3d. Im not talking about those flimsy paper glasses that come in your cereal box but the real deal 3d glasses. According to entertainment weekly, all major manufacturers will begin distributing their product this summer. The system will consist of a box and of course the 3d glasses. The active shutter glasses flicker over each each eye so only one is inputting visual information at a time-the good thing about this of course is that they create high quality images and the at home tech required to make this work is cheaper. of course with the good comes the bad and the glasses are probably going to be expensive from the 50-100 dollar range. You may think what else can i watch other than avatar with this 3d device? will i get full use out of it? is it even worth it? Well DIRECT TV jumped on the bandwagon and will be introducing 3- 3D channels starting this summer. Two of the three 3D channels will be a sports channel and a discovery channel. Although the concept seems really cool, i just don't think i will be wanting to buy this- i simply wont get enough use out of it. I'm simply not interested that much... now if Apple made it, that may be a different story!
This sounds great. But I wonder if this new technology will catch on? For the last ten years television networks and manufacturers have been trying to make TV audiences switch from analog monitors to the new High Definition receivers. The transition has been slow but we are finally getting there. A lot more people today are finally making the jump from analog to High Definition. Now everyone is making the switch from DVDs to BluRay. Are we ready to make ANOTHER big switch? Now to 3D HD? I know early adopters will jump on the bandwagon as soon as the technology hits stores, but will the rest of the world follow suit? I am skeptical in the matter. Only time will tell.
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