3D here to stay?

by Jim on Jul.26, 2010,under Everything Else

I'm sure you have all been to a movie recently that has been shown in 3D.  This latest fad is taking the movie field by storm...but is it here to stay?

If you can remember the old 3D technology...the paper glasses with the red and blue lenses...you will admit that 3D today is leaps and bounds above that.  I've been to see a few recent movies in 3D and I'm not sure that it really added anything extra to the movie.  In the end we saw a few cool graphics, but I ended up with a headache at the end without any WOW factor to show for it.

Now we have the 3D televisions coming out.  If you haven't seen them in stores, they work the same as the movie.  You will need a 3D DVD, then have to wear glasses while watching it to get the 3D effect.

The biggest question we have here is this...is 3D here to stay or is it a passing fad like the previous 3D technology?  I'm just not sure we can convince the general public to buy a new 3D enabled television and then sit in their living rooms with special glasses to "enjoy" some rather ho-hum effects.  But, that's just my opinion.