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Why People Should Stop Being Duped By the 3D Scam
Slashdot ^ | 4/23/11 | Soulskill

Posted on 04/23/2011 7:18:10 AM PDT by Clint Williams

Phoghat writes

"The entertainment and electronics industries keep trying to push 3D on consumers, even though a lot of smart people have caught on to the fact that it is a scam and not innovation as the industry would like you to believe. From the article: 'This is a bad experiment that the industry is forcing consumers to subsidize. And since they can’t create a better product, they’ve simply latched on to 3D as a marketing ploy that the entertainment and electronics industries can use to trick people into thinking that they are getting a superior experience. It’s only working because just enough people are falling for the scam to keep it alive.'"


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To: Erasmus

That had to put the kibosh on getting up to get a snack!


101 posted on 04/23/2011 8:50:29 PM PDT by mylife
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To: I Drive Too Fast
Don’t feel too bad. I paid $1,999.97 for a Sony 40” XBR4 on Amazon (3 years ago - IIRC). I love the tv. They only got better.

Hmmmm. I actually paid about $1,440 for my XBR9 right after Thanksgiving 2009. I keep seeing ~$1,000 LED LCDs.

How has your XBR4 performed?

102 posted on 04/24/2011 4:51:22 AM PDT by GreenAccord (Bacon Akbar!)
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To: I Drive Too Fast

And I bought just over a year ago a Sony KDL-40EX500 for US$798 (you can get a new one for around US$735-US$750 currently). It’s still considered one of the best 40” CCFL-backlit LCD flat panels out there even now (it’s still in full production—Sony still makes it for people who don’t want Internet apps like you get with the KDL-40EX520).


103 posted on 04/24/2011 6:17:30 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: DollyCali; All

I tried to watch ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein in 3 D’ ages ago in a grotty little Art House theater.

Gave up on the entire concept less than a half hour into the film and haven’t considered the idea of 3D since.

Jack.


104 posted on 04/24/2011 6:30:29 AM PDT by Jack Deth (Knight Errant and Resident FReeper Kitty Poem /Haiku Guy)
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To: Clint Williams
So if I walk behind a 3D panel do I see butts or can I rotate the image and see all angles, until then it's just an expensive Viewmaster. Yes I do like tech, real tech.
105 posted on 04/24/2011 3:35:09 PM PDT by this_ol_patriot (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner)
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To: mylife
I see 3 D all the time.




106 posted on 04/24/2011 3:52:03 PM PDT by Koracan
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To: GreenAccord

Excellent TV. No problems at all.


107 posted on 04/24/2011 8:55:00 PM PDT by I Drive Too Fast
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To: Clint Williams

I suspect it’s like anything else. There are a dozen implementations out there, and some work better than others. Our Panasonic plasma setup gives an awesome 3D effect with vivid colors, excellent contrast and no headaches— not even for my wife, who is very prone to motion sickness, etc. “Tron Legacy” was flippin’ awesome in 3D on that thing!

Try before you buy, is the word, and try different manufacturers’ units before making up your mind.

In our case, we got our plasma for a really good price at Costco. Basically we paid no “3D premium” at all. And of course it plays regular broadcast and DVDs beautifully. I’m really glad we got it.


108 posted on 04/24/2011 9:02:13 PM PDT by RightOnTheLeftCoast (Obama: running for re-election in '12 or running for Mahdi now? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi])
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