3d broadcast this weekend

Hoffmans

"Sky and ESPN will both launch 3D networks in the coming months, with ESPN airing a minimum of 85 sporting events, including 25 World Cup finals matches from South Africa.
Sky will get the ball rolling Sunday by filming the English Premier League clash between Arsenal and Manchester United in 3-D and broadcasting it to selected pubs across the United Kingdom and Ireland.
It will be the first live 3-D TV sports event broadcast to a public audience anywhere, according to the company part-owned by News International.
Sky 3D will be launched in April before it is later made available to all Sky+HD customers for a wider range of content including documentaries and movies.
Gerry O'Sullivan, Sky's Director of Strategic Product Development, said in a statement:
"2010 is the year for 3D TV." seems so....

Richard Dower

Gimmick, charge more now for 3D content.....meh.

phasers

Didn't they try 3D stuff years ago but it never took off?

It's a total gimmick

Endaaaagh

Is this "buy a new telly" 3d or "just invest in a cheap pair of glasses" 3d??

J-blk

Endaaaagh wrote: »

Is this "buy a new telly" 3d or "just invest in a cheap pair of glasses" 3d??

"Cheap glasses 3D" I think. What a waste it is, even at cinema screens, I just don't see the benefit at all and the bloody glasses get uncomfortable fast - total gimmick.

Richard Dower

^ it's buy a new telly AND 3D capable Blu-Ray player + HDMI 1.4 compliant + glasses.

J-blk

Richard Dower wrote: »

^ it's buy a new telly AND 3D capable Blu-Ray player + HDMI 1.4 compliant + glasses.

Eventually, yes, they want you to upgrade everything (though Sky couldn't care less about Bluray, the manufacturers will push those as well), but I thought this weekend's broadcast is of the variety that will work on existing HDTVs, with just the craptacular glasses?

When they roll out the full service, it's going to be new TV time apparently:

http://corporate.sky.com/media/press_releases/2009/3d_tv.htm

The service will be broadcast across Sky’s existing HD infrastructure and be available via the current generation of Sky+HD set-top boxes. To watch 3D, customers will also require a new '3D Ready' TV, which are expected to be on sale in the UK next year.

(dated July 2009...)

Though the jump from SD to HD is totally worth it IMO, I just don't see the point of 3D at all, pretty worthless really and adds almost nothing to the experience...

Outkast_IRE

I can understand and see why 3d is such a big issue for movies as the movie can be made with the 3d in mind and the results can be amazing .

However 3d tv i dont like the idea of really i understand it might add a bit of depth to the picture but really would it be worth it for the amount of programming you actually want to watch in 3d.

I think thought the jump to hd was great but this to me sounds like it will just be a money spinner , i dont like the idea of sitting in the pub with the 3d glasses on

Minstrel27

Richard Dower wrote: »

^ it's buy a new telly AND 3D capable Blu-Ray player + HDMI 1.4 compliant + glasses.

Take away the Bluray player and HDMI and you will be correct about Sky 3D

Minstrel27

J-blk wrote: »

but I thought this weekend's broadcast is of the variety that will work on existing HDTVs, with just the craptacular glasses?

No. It will need a 3D television and new glasses.

Reginald P. DuM

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

I think thought the jump to hd was great but this to me sounds like it will just be a money spinner , i dont like the idea of sitting in the pub with the 3d glasses on

It's ridiculous even the notion of watching a match down the local in 3D. What will my pint of Guinness look like.. Sky can keep this one.

BaZmO*

The hardest part of watching it in 3D is trying to get use to the 2D world afterwards.

Richard Dower

BaZmO* wrote: »

The hardest part of watching it in 3D is trying to get use to the 2D world afterwards.

The world around you right now *is* 3D :rolleyes:

ScrubsfanChris

3D in the home just won't work.
Example: A while back I saw Final Destination in 3D and I was sitting pretty close to the screen. The images were brilliant (if only the story was).
Then a few weeks back I saw Avatar in 3D but this time I was sitting far back, and whats very noticeably in 3D is the edge of the screen ie: when the picture cuts off. So it makes sense to be close to the screen to not see this effect. And I don't think people are prepared to sit 3 feet from there big new 42" 3D tv and where 3D glasses at the same time.

3D is great in the cinema, and thats where it should remain.