Anybody else on here on the 3D train?
Having recently finished setting up the projector (bin rescue), screen (£20, gumtree), and working out the glasses required (£20, eBay), I finally got my first taste of home shutterglass 3D.
We watched Pirates!, as I happened to have the disc in 3D already.
3D lends itself well to Aardman’s models and physical sets.
I like 3D best when it’s like looking through a window, or onto a stage.
It also turned out that my steelbook of The Hobbit contained the 3D copy too.
We’re only 30 mins through it, but there are some nice shots (I particularly liked the one of Bilbo watching Gandalf through the window)
I checked with CEX, and 3D discs are now mostly quite reasonably priced. So we went and bought about 70% of the local branch’s stock, for the princely sum of £20.*
While yes, it is a novelty, and a bit of a gimmick at times…It’s fun.
And gives me a bonus inexpensive collectable hobby!
*(Pro-tip: If you’re going to do similar, go when it’s not busy, and apologise to them in advance. The 3D discs are all mixed in with the standard ones, and the poor guys spent about 20 minutes hunting)
My preferred 3D viewing method is in VR because you get full side-by-side 3d (1920x1080 resolution video per eye) and AFAIK this isn’t supported on most screens/projectors. You have to build/acquire f-sbs videos yourself (I’ve made most of my own and while the actual process is easy there is learning involved), but it’s greatly bolstered my affinity towards 3D content.
Avatar 2 is, unsurprisingly, the most technically impressive fsbs content I’ve watched, but I’ve enjoyed most of the 3D movies I’ve watched this way.
As far as I know, I’m getting frame packed output from the player (PS3), which gives a 3840x1080 output over HDMI1.4.
Then the projector alternates between each side rapidly in step with the glasses. So it should be full res.
My understanding is that BD stores one image plus difference (kinda like stereo FM), but the end result is the same.
I kinda agree though, if I could afford a decent enough headset that wasn’t meta-locked, I’d probably start muxing them to watch on there! Although extra glasses is a lot cheaper than everyone having a headset.
Edit: Apparently, the PS3 isn’t true HDMI1.4, but does fulfil the 3D aspects of it.