elephant wrote:

Had a grand outing to our IMAX theatre and saw 

A V A T A R    <<-- which after 17 days has grossed USB1.0B !!!

and I enjoyed the 3D, the sound effects, and the story with its messages about ecological disaster and military misadventures.

My sons criticised the story line for being archetypal and generic ... but they too loved the special effects.  

And the friends who accompanied us were also very positive.

The only person who did not enjoy the 3D and sounds was the missus who suffered from some motion sickness.

Anyone lese seen it ?  I could easily go a second time just to take in the special effects ...

( So how long before consumer electronics [let alone B&O] adopt 3D ??? And I suspect this movie would not even fit on a to Blu-Ray Disc ... )

Just went to see Avatar last weekend too.
Though not in imax (makes be dizzy as well) but in a regular theater in dolby 3D 

This movie was made for 3d and it shows ...absolutely stunning!!
3D tv's and blu ray players will be available in US end Q1 of 2010 with all major lcd and plasma producers starting to take this tech seriously.
However, besides watching some movies or documentaries I see little benefit in this tech.... Not sure I would make such and investment to watch the news or a cheap romantic comedy in 3D....

They split usually split the image in 2x720p images in order to make it work... and you still need dorky glasses ....
I can only see it work if it is implemented quickly by all manufacturers and kind of comes with your new tv by default and at no (or minor) charge. 

cooldude wrote:

implemented quickly by all manufacturers

except our favourite :))

cooldude wrote:

3D tv's and blu ray players will be available in US end Q1 of 2010 with all major lcd and plasma producers starting to take this tech seriously.

this made me feel old as in out-of-date ... I did not even know this coming so soon !

I have been reading up on it ... 

elephant wrote:

cooldude wrote:

implemented quickly by all manufacturers

except our favourite :))

cooldude wrote:

3D tv's and blu ray players will be available in US end Q1 of 2010 with all major lcd and plasma producers starting to take this tech seriously.

this made me feel old as in out-of-date ... I did not even know this coming so soon !

I have been reading up on it ... link

Try cnet.com to see a little more on the new 3d screen.

And Elephant .... don't worry too much about being out-of-date. The upcoming 3d screens will be faster out-of-date than a any good 2D one.

As an interior designer I work on several home-theater installations a year and I have been shown a demo 50" 3d lcd screen and a glimps of a (32" I think) Oled screen. The 3D screen was just fine... but the 2D oled just blew me away and felt more real and more convincing.

Present (!st gen) 3d technology is just based on existing tech and is nothing revolutionary. Even a 3d blu-ray player (of which only last december an agreement has been reached between all the people concerned) will (at best!!!) only show a dual 720p image.

The questions is if you really want to be sitting in front of your tv with an (in my case extra) pair of glasses on to watch the sports or newscasts.
I do see the benefit for action movies and certain documentaries. Also alot of people that have game consoles would love to play some of their games in 3d. But in everyday, regular use ?.... not convinced of the benefits.

I have both a pioneer kuro and a panasonic plasma and though they are not new, there is still not much out there that comes close to the image quality and uncompromised black levels of these sets in HD. (drawback being that they are more reflective than lcd screens). 
We just watched the last star trek movie on blu ray the other day...... simply a delight to watch on a good plasma :)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420223/

"Stranger than fiction"

Although Avater is visually stunning i found it quite boring to watch the best films ive seen recently was

Hurt locker - stunning an surround sound

The wrestler - mickey rourke is amazing

looking for eric

Well I'm not the biggest sci-fi fan, but I really enjoyed Avatar. Visually, I thought it was fantastic and I too saw it in 3D (is there a non-3D version?). The acting was good too in my opinion, or at least when the characters were actually human!

As for 3D being implemented into TVs, there is actually a technology I have been looking into that doesn't require the "dorky glasses" to work. It's difficult to tell whether 3D TV will pull off, but I'm sure the gaming industry will have a go in this area soon.

Before Sunrise (1995): two strangers meet on a train and try to get in as much time together before sunrise.

Before Sunset (2004): this is the sequel, and the characters reunite in Paris nine years later.

Serial Mom (1994): This movie has a wicked sense of humor.

Inception

Its a brilliant film, I've waited over 1 year from seeing the first trailer until seeing the final movie...

The soundtrack is also really good and my 5's love it :-)

Best regards

Stephan

Stephan wrote:

Inception

Its a brilliant film, I've waited over 1 year from seeing the first trailer until seeing the final movie...

The soundtrack is also really good and my 5's love it :-)

Best regards

Stephan

Looking forward to see that one as well.

I saw Inception for the second time this weekend, in my 36 years on this planet I never watched a film twice in the cinema...

The second time was also good because you can connect the dots you just miss the first time you see it.

This movie is really epic in my opinion and what cinema is all about: Clever & intelligent story, beautiful pictures and bombastic sound.

Don't read anything about it, don't watch a cheap internet rip, go to the cinema and enjoy

Best

Stephan