December 30, 2010 :: Posted by - ds :: Category -
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Now Experience 3D Viewing In Your Living Room
From the cheesy B-grade 3D horror films in 70s and 80s that relied completely on gimmick to the lush forests of Pandora that one can almost touch and feel in James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’, 3D movies have finally hit the big time. And now, 3 dimensional movies are not just an IMAX theatre spectacle as 3D TVs have hit the market and are finding its place in living rooms. Four of the top selling TV manufacturers–Samsung Electronics, Sony, LG Electronics and Panasonic have already introduced their latest versions of 3D TVs in the market. With HDTVs you will see perfect images but with 3D TVs you will experience ‘Aha’ moments – the moments that draw the viewers into a magical world where images seem to be popping out of the TV.
In addition to 3D enabled HDTV you need some special three dimensional equipments to get the full 3D viewing experience. You will need a 3D Blu-ray player (unless the user owns a PlayStation 3), HDMI cable and a pair of 3D glasses. Unlike the polarized 3D glasses at the movie theaters (you must have worn them while catching ‘Avatar’ or any 3D movie at a theater) 3-D TVs require “active shutter” glasses that accept a transmitted signal from an emitter built into the TV. In the future, it is possible to do way with the glasses to view 3D images. Already there are cameras, smartphones and Nintendo 3DS that do not require users to wear glasses.
For many, 3D might seem a new technology but the fact is it has been there for quite a long time. The history of 3D can be traced back to 1838 when stereoscopy was invented. The first 3D film “L’arrivée du train” was filmed in 1903 by the Lumière brothers and believe it or not when the movie was released the audience panicked because they thought the train was about to come out of the screen and crash right into them. There was also a big craze for 3D in 50s and 60s with movie makers like Alfred Hitchcock trying the technology. While 3D shown in the 1950s was of high-quality, but the three dimension images that we see today with the help of advanced projectors and displays make 3D viewing in theaters and at home an out-and-out wow experience.
Antonio Bristow has written many articles on 3 dimensional movies and TVs. In this write-up he gives an insight into 3D bluray technology.
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