[mythtv-users] OT: 3D TV

[Christopher Kerr]

On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 1:31 PM, Phil Wild <philwild at gmail.com> wrote:
> Visually, we can only identify objects in 3D when they are close to
> us. I can't remember for sure so don't quote me but I think that the
> cutoff is 20m and after that, you can not distinguish between 2d and
> 3d.

This is very evident in Avatar - the opening sequence in space is
disappointingly flat looking, but the next scene in a narrow corridor
is quite immersive.

> I am off to see Avatar in 3D this Thursday, something makes me think
> that I am now going to be paying more attention to the 3D than the
> movie...

Best way to see it, the movie itself is garbage. Think Pocahontas with
blue people and explosions.