Comcast, 3D And Men In Green Wearing Big Glasses

I'll be excited about the Masters in 3D when I actually know someone who owns a 3D television. In the meantime, I would relish and happily post the first image anyone can snap of an old white guy in his green jacket sporting oversized Buddy Holly 3D shades.

But the best news in yesterday's announcement is Comcast's part in the Masters 3D distribution. Would seem to bode well for Golf Channel going 3D sooner-than-later and Comcast's future network, NBC, staying in golf.

Comments

[LiquidKaos]

I ripped off the hookedongolf guy's pic of Bobby Jones wearing 3d glasses, if that does anything for ya Geoff.

I don't have a 3d TV(but do own a PS3 which is soon-to-be-capable), but will modify my desktop PC in order to take advantage of this broadcast...(and find a way to stream it up to Canada...)

I would currently drop anything to work with any broadcaster in any capacity in order to make 3d golf(and other sports) a reality.

I will most likely never see Augusta National in person, and all I ever hear about is the elevation, lol...maybe I'll get to appreciate it for once.

Anyhow - I'm pretty jazzed for all this sweet Masters news the past day or so.



-LK

[igolfchip]

I am baffled by this whole push towards 3D.

I am a tech junkie of the higest order, but I have zero interest to upgrade my 50" HD plasma set to another new technology that requires me to wear goofy glasses while I sit in front of the TV.

I mean, we're already disassociating ourselves from normal, intimate discourse. Now you won't be able to see the person sitting next to you while conversing during a commercial break or upon hearing some witty caddyshack quotation.

[Hitter]

we get 3D, but we CANT get a few pictures of the new range? Billy, help us out! its really wet up here in the northeast!

[LiquidKaos]

@igolfchip -

3d will revolutionize sports viewing. Glasses will soon be unneccessary when some of the emerging tech takes hold(once we get a taste of what is capable with good 3d, the supply and demand will start!)

If you could attach a lenticular viewscreen over your 50" plasma which allowed you to view 3d sports without glasses, would that be interesting enough?

How about(for those with cash and a dedicated media room), a projector setup and rounded 60+" screen? Your 3d would be suspended inside the 60" field...I think it would look incredible.

For golf? It could be spectacular = the entire hole, the ball flight, "true" elevation. I'm seeing a player walk into a bunker, he's now hidden from sight...the sand comes flying from the bunker and the ball as well - it's a split screen view, so we're now seeing the ball explode and land on the green as well...oooooooooooooo....I'm giving myself goosebumps.

Maybe, just maybe...some of the Men of the Masters read this site...maybe, just maybe...they won't give up on this idea(and maybe give me a job helping out to boot, lol).

Ahhh - to dream.



-LK

[Joe Jemsek]

After 2 mins of searching looks like the Masters in 3D is going to require around $3,000 for new TV.

[igolfchip]

@liquidkaos Nope - doesn't do anything for me.

Also, I dread the HDTV trap. What I mean is that once you see HD, regular resolution programming just never looks the same (although it was just fine before you saw HD). Even less programming will be available in 3D.

Lastly, I wish people realized that the push to HD and now to 3D is less about giving you a stunning experience, but more a business exercise by the owners of content to try to stifle content piracy. Larger the file, harder it is to move around the internet / more costly to store. Intrigued to learn the difference in filesize between BluRay HD content and 3D content on same media.

[LiquidKaos]

@ Joe Jemsek - It's definitely costly right now...as far as TVs go anyway. It's possible to upgrade your video card to a 3d capable one and use some nifty looking sunglasses to get a very large 3d view. I don't own this equipment(yet, here's hoping), but it doesn't look that difficult to setup. I'm also not sure if it would be possible to output the PC signal through a DVI/HDMI interface to a larger viewscreen, but it would be one of the first things I'd check out.

@igolfchip - It's a serious bummer that I cannot let you into my head to see what I believe is possible for 3d golf(and most sports in general), lol...if you enjoy sports(I mostly just watch golf, curling, some hockey) the possibilities seem to be endless(to me anyway - I have meager knowledge and ability, lol). As far the entire thing being a money grab - of course it is. Everything and anything usually is. However, if the technology can be adapted or presented in a way that can offer a significant improvement over current display methods(for specific content), then it should be boxed up and sold, just like anything else.

As far as HD goes, I don't own a HDTV yet - but I have watched plenty of HD content through PC and it's great...I just don't "need" to watch a sitcom in HD. Sports though - it definitely gives a boost. As would 3d, in my opinion, lol.

Piracy? I didn't know that a studio would create an entirely new shooting/broadcast method to stop 16-yr. olds downloading the latest episode of whatever passes for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" these days. Seems a little far-fetched, I dunno...lol

Bring on the 3d!



Cheers,


LK

[Rious]

I am not sure I get it.

Who will have this ability? Even on Comcast?

Why not try to continue perfecting 1080p push?

[Jay Townsend]

I have same seen the 3D technology, and it is amazing.

[Geoff]

Jay,
That's it? You're going to tease us like that??? Details!

[LiquidKaos]

Yeah, cmon...make with the details!


-LK

[Myself]

The 3D is amazing! And you can see the people and carry on normal conversations while wearing the glasses, unlike the movie glasses or the old blue and red glasses.