Planning To Buy 3D TV? Here Are The Pros And Cons

How popular is the 3D experience growing these days? What if I say that ESPN plans to broadcast this year’s soccer World Cup, held in South Africa, in3D. Or if I say that according to Scott Birnbaum, vice president of Samsung’s LCD business, the demand for 3D TV will skyrocket in the next couple of years. But if its popularity promises to grow further, are the producers planning to develop the technology ahead also?

Television has seen a tremendous change over the years and has continued to develop. From black-and-white tube sets to Technicolor consoles to plasma and LCD high-definition TVs. Tech companies are producing bigger and thinner TV screens and huge, amendable viewing experiences with Internet connectivity, widgets, and apps and broadcasters are looking at ways to move beyond high definition. According to a recent article of PC World, they explored the idea of 3D with a Samsung Spokesperson. The man said that earlier when tech companies tried to make 3D TV, they had mixed feeling as to how the viewers would react to such an invention. Besides, it ought to be an expensive affair. But Samsung has a strong answer to this confusion.

“If you’re unsure whether a 3D TV is a good investment, you may be reassured to learn that 3D TVs can handle 2D video just fine and also, Samsung’s 3D TV can convert 2D content into “3D”content with simulated depth, but not “real” 3D content. In addition, Samsung has formed a “global strategic partnership” with DreamWorks Animation, the studio that produced such 3D features as Monsters vs Aliens and How to Train Your Dragon, to make 3D television more feasible, with Samsung producing the hardware and DreamWorks producing the content,” The spokesperson added.

The idea however come with some drawbacks.3D shutter glasses, which usually come bundled with 3D Blu-ray disc players and 3D TVs, can be quite expensive on their own (around $100 for a low-end pair). In addition, some people may experience bad effects from watching 3D TV, the list includes teens, children, and the elderly, pregnant women, sufferers of serious medical conditions, and individuals who are sleep-deprived or inebriated, according to Samsung’s 3D TV Warning. And finally, 4 to 10 percent of the population can’t even see 3D TV because they’re unable to process stereoscopic imagery, PC World reported.

Sony is scheduled to launch its 3D TVs in Japan on June 10, and will start selling 3D TVs worldwide at around the same time. LG Electronics will begin delivering full-array LED-backlit LCD 3D TVs in the near future. For its part, Panasonic has promised 3D Plasma TVs by this summer, and it launched one model in March at Best Buy. Still its growing popularity indicates some new upcoming technologies like 3D TV like that in a movie theater, multiple monitors designed to present a wall size picture, and ultra-definition resolution.

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