The Future of 3D

I thought of talking about 3D again, as we have a lot of 3D TVs coming out before the holidays. It is amazing to see how the technology has advanced, where 3D use to be these paper glasses with red and green lenses and it was only about things jumping out at you, but now it is more about depth when you watch a movie. I will be honest though, it still has a bit to go before it is even closer to perfect, but still is amazing.

I heard the Playstation 3 now has a 3D feature where you can play games that were made in 3D. And Nintendo is making a portable device called Nintendo 3DS where you can play games in 3D without wearing 3D glasses (now that would be really cool). From how things were years ago, 3D is now starting to become big.

Even Blu-Ray companies are starting to sell 3D Blu-Ray equipment and software. In fact, just the other day, Universal Home Entertainment announced Despicable Me to be released on 3D Blu-Ray on December 14, of course it will also arrive on regular Blu-Ray and DVD, but the 3D Blu-Ray will also include the 2D version, so for those that don't have 3D yet but plan to upgrade in the future, there you go. Just like the same idea with when Blu-Ray was starting to become big, they would (and still) sell Blu-Ray movies that would include the DVD version with it, which is in my opinion one of the best ways to sell your product.



Of course, there are other 3D Blu-Ray releases for those who are interested in 3D and have a machine. Like Disney's A Christmas Carol, Clash of the Titans (which was really bad in 3D), and Alice in Wonderland. There is also releases of Avatar (James Cameron, Not The Last Airbender) and How to Train Your Dragon coming as well. Right now, they will only be included in special bundle deals, so you have to purchase a 3D TV from a certain company to get it. For example, you can get How to Train Your Dragon if you buy a starter kit from Samsung. So yeah, that will restrict those who really want to get into 3D because of these movies, but I am sure as time goes on, probably in less than a year, these movies will be available to buy separately. Of course, you can still enjoy How to Train Your Dragon in 2D on Blu-Ray October 15 (so excited). I will be honest though, all this technology is cool, but I will wait a few years till the prices come down a bit and they handle any technology issues that might be present right now. But of course, when the time comes, I do look forward to investing in 3D. If anyone wants a 3D TV right now and not spend thousands of dollars, there is one TV by Samsung that is $999, it is only in 720P and it is plasma, but it is 50", but with 3D TVs costing about $3000, that isn't too bad, but like I said, I will wait. For those interested, the technology is out there, and you can find it.

But for those that want to enjoy 3D without having to pay for all this home equipment, you can go to the theater this weekend and go see Legend of the Guardians, which looks really cool. There are also many different movies that will be released in 3D before this year ends, there is Megamind, Tangled, Tron Legacy, and Gulliver's Travels. Since 3D became popular with Avatar last Christmas, there are also movies that were filmed in 2D but certain companies decided to convert to 3D, those are Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (very excited) and Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Keep in mind, if you still don't like 3D or can't handle it, there is still 2D versions of these movies coming out in theaters as well. While I wasn't impressed with the 3D conversion of Clash of the Titans, I may give Harry Potter a shot in 3D as the decision was made around the same time when they decided to convert Clash to 3D, and Clash was only given 2 months to convert in 3D (which probably explains why it didn't turn out so well) but Harry Potter has had more time to work on a 3D conversion (hopefully), so maybe it will be a bit better. But nonetheless, a really good live action 3D movie is when the companies decide from the start to do their movie in 3D, like with Avatar. That is a decision that many companies has gone with in pre-production lately, so they turn out good and not as sloppy as Clash of the Titans. One of these movies is Transformers 3, before they started production, they decided to film in 3D, so there is one live action movie that should look good in 3D.

So yeah, 3D has a bright future, of course there isn't anything wrong with 2D movies, they are still good movies, in fact this weekend look for Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps as well. There is a lot coming out in the next while, both in theaters and in the home. I will continue to keep you updated.