Thought I'd post this here in case anyone's interested, with the Strictly
final being broadcast in 3D and Planet Dinosaur early next year:

http://www.john-legon.co.uk/3d-view.htm

It's slightly crazy but it works... :-)

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John Legon

On 30/11/2011 14:48, John Legon wrote:
Thought I'd post this here in case anyone's interested, with the Strictly
final being broadcast in 3D and Planet Dinosaur early next year:

http://www.john-legon.co.uk/3d-view.htm

It's slightly crazy but it works... :-)


I still live in the hope that www.electricaldiscount.co.uk will send me
the 3D Glasses which were supposed to come with the Samsung TV that I
ordered last July!

I would however like an idiots guide as to how 3D are supposed to work,
in terms of the role played by the TV and the source, a satellite
receiver in my case.

Some times I get two pictures next to each other, sometimes I get fuzzy
mode (much as I saw in a demo in Currys) and sometimes the images can be
above and below each other.

My satellite receiver can be confused by some 3D channels (Dolby 3D on
23.5e) which switch it into side by side 3D mode so that the On Screen
Displays generated by the receiver itself (i.e. menu. epg etc) appear
twice after I have switch back to a normal channel, but I just get a
normal single picture.

Also when I switch to the Dolby 3D channel, my Samsung TV prompts me to
select 3D mode.


--
Michael Chare

All of this seems to be a complete waste of time. I was talking to some
people who had been to this Lion King thing in 3D, and they say its like
watching one of those children's theatres with cut out animals moved on bits
of card.
I guess animations are just computer 3Dised then, which would make them
look cardboard.
its all a bit of a gimmick.
Brian

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"Michael Chare" mUNDERSCOREnews@chareDOTorgDOTuk wrote in message
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On 30/11/2011 14:48, John Legon wrote:
Thought I'd post this here in case anyone's interested, with the Strictly
final being broadcast in 3D and Planet Dinosaur early next year:

http://www.john-legon.co.uk/3d-view.htm

It's slightly crazy but it works... :-)


I still live in the hope that www.electricaldiscount.co.uk will send me
the 3D Glasses which were supposed to come with the Samsung TV that I
ordered last July!

I would however like an idiots guide as to how 3D are supposed to work, in
terms of the role played by the TV and the source, a satellite receiver in
my case.

Some times I get two pictures next to each other, sometimes I get fuzzy
mode (much as I saw in a demo in Currys) and sometimes the images can be
above and below each other.

My satellite receiver can be confused by some 3D channels (Dolby 3D on
23.5e) which switch it into side by side 3D mode so that the On Screen
Displays generated by the receiver itself (i.e. menu. epg etc) appear
twice after I have switch back to a normal channel, but I just get a
normal single picture.

Also when I switch to the Dolby 3D channel, my Samsung TV prompts me to
select 3D mode.


--
Michael Chare

On 30/11/2011 16:30, Brian Gaff wrote:
All of this seems to be a complete waste of time. I was talking to some
people who had been to this Lion King thing in 3D, and they say its like
watching one of those children's theatres with cut out animals moved on bits
of card.
I guess animations are just computer 3Dised then, which would make them
look cardboard.
its all a bit of a gimmick.
Brian


AIUI 3D TV is not a big seller, however if you buy a good quality TV you
tend to get 3D anyway.

The Currys' demo I saw was jut computer generated stuff so not very
interesting to me anyway. However, "They" broadcast some of Wimbledon in
3D this year. That might have been interesting to see.

--
Michael Chare

Michael Chare mUNDERSCOREnews@charedotorgdotuk wrote:
: The Currys' demo I saw was jut computer generated stuff so not very
: interesting to me anyway. However, "They" broadcast some of Wimbledon in
: 3D this year. That might have been interesting to see.

Yes - I do not have a 3D set (and will only get it if comes "by default"
with the next set) but I have some 3D Wimbledon recorded on my PVR to watch
in that case!

Michael Chare wrote:

AIUI 3D TV is not a big seller, however if you buy a good quality TV you
tend to get 3D anyway.


Not sure about the big seller bit but I do wonder what the point is of
having a 3d tv. Surely you are paying for something that is of very
little use. A bit like an umbrella with a sunroof?


--
David Kennedy

http://www.anindianinexile.com

Brian Gaff wrote:
All of this seems to be a complete waste of time. I was talking to some
people who had been to this Lion King thing in 3D, and they say its like
watching one of those children's theatres with cut out animals moved on bits
of card.
I guess animations are just computer 3Dised then, which would make them
look cardboard.

Obviously I can't share my 3D viewing experiences with you, Brian, but
can assure you that when done properly - and viewed properly - the
results are vastly superior to watching mere cardboard cut-outs !!

Brian Gaff wrote:

All of this seems to be a complete waste of time. I was talking to some
people who had been to this Lion King thing in 3D

I notice the panto at the Royal Theatre Notingham is being advertised as
"3D", whatever next?

http://www.trch.co.uk/index.aspx?articleid=14979

In article ,
David Kennedy wrote:
Michael Chare wrote:

AIUI 3D TV is not a big seller, however if you buy a good quality TV you
tend to get 3D anyway.


Not sure about the big seller bit but I do wonder what the point is of
having a 3d tv. Surely you are paying for something that is of very
little use. A bit like an umbrella with a sunroof?

since an umbrella* is actually to provide shade, you might want both.

*umbra = latin for shade.

The French, of course, have both a "parasol" and a "parapluie".

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From KT24

Using a RISC OS computer running v5.16

On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:05:04 +0000, Andy Burns
wrote:

Brian Gaff wrote:

All of this seems to be a complete waste of time. I was talking to some
people who had been to this Lion King thing in 3D

I notice the panto at the Royal Theatre Notingham is being advertised as
"3D", whatever next?

http://www.trch.co.uk/index.aspx?articleid=14979


Scoff not!

It says "with amazing 3D special effects".


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Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)