{"id":201,"date":"2010-12-14T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-14T23:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2010\/12\/14\/3-d-tv-are-we-there-yet\/"},"modified":"2010-12-14T18:15:41","modified_gmt":"2010-12-15T01:15:41","slug":"3-d-tv-are-we-there-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2010\/3-d-tv-are-we-there-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"3-D TV: Are We There Yet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onclick=\"ps_imagemanager_popup(this.href,'Avatar_536x300.jpg','536','300');return false\" onfocus=\"this.blur()\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/Avatar_536x300.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"84\" title=\"Avatar_536x300.jpg\" align=\"right\" alt=\"Avatar_536x300.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/thumbs\/th-Avatar_536x300.jpg?resize=150%2C84\" border=\"0\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" \/><\/a>3-D! Wow! When a feature movie is released in this format, the 3-D aspect is hyped as much as any of the stars.\u00a0It&#8217;s the latest big-deal thing.<\/p>\n<p>Except that it\u00a0isn&#8217;t. The first 3-D predated even the 20th Century. (For an interesting history, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/hollywoodinhidef.com\/video-gallery\/\">http:\/\/hollywoodinhidef.com\/video-gallery\/<\/a>.) It has come and gone in various technologic processes from the major studios since the 1930s. It seems to have finally hit its stride, in no small measure thanks to James\u00a0Cameron&#8217;s innovative use of the technique in <em>Avatar &#8211;<\/em>\u00a0bring you into the scene rather than have the scene jump out at you. And now you can watch <em>Avatar<\/em> in 3-D at home!<\/p>\n<p>But what can you watch besides <em>Avatar<\/em>? Titles are limited, as well as genres (animation and horror are the bulk of available movies, although sports fanatics may find more to their liking).\u00a0That&#8217;s one consideration you may want to keep in mind if you\u2019re thinking about plopping down multiple thousands of dollars on a 3-D TV for your home.<\/p>\n<p>List cost usually includes two pair of the special shutter glasses you need to wear to experience the 3-D effects. If your family numbers more than two, you\u2019ll need to pop for additional glasses (which could run $150 each) or try to establish a sign-up or turn-taking schedule (yeah, right). Borrowing from friends \u2014 or inviting friends to join you and bring their own glasses \u2014 may not work, as different manufacturers\u2019 glasses are not necessarily mutually compatible.<\/p>\n<p>Another aspect worth considering: That was a lot of years to get theaters across the board to invest in the specialized equipment to present the format. So, while television manufacturers now are developing their own products, there is no uniformity among them. Weigh the thrill and cachet of being one of the \u201cfirst on your block\u201d to own a 3-D TV with the chance you take that your selection may not, ultimately, become the accepted one (remember Beta video? A better-quality video, but VHS won that battle).<\/p>\n<p>Avatar <em>photo by WETA, courtesy Twentieth Century Fox<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3-D! Wow! When a feature movie is released in this format, the 3-D aspect is hyped as much as any of the stars.\u00a0It&#8217;s the latest big-deal thing. Except that it\u00a0isn&#8217;t. The first 3-D predated even the 20th Century. (For an interesting history, visit http:\/\/hollywoodinhidef.com\/video-gallery\/.) It has come and gone in various technologic processes from the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paS5I2-3f","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}