K Johnson
Moderator
1093 posts
Mar 09, 2010
12:01 PM
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Just when you thought you had the latest, greatest...
Sony said Tuesday it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers to embrace the technology for their living rooms.
The Japanese electronics giant, known for its PlayStation 3 game consoles and Bravia flat-screen TVs, will offer its fully capable 3-D TV model in four sizes this summer.
The 40-inch and 46-inch versions will go on sale on June 10 in Japan, while the 52- and 60-inch TVs will be available starting July 16.
Although the company did not release a global launch date, Sony senior vice-president Yoshihisa Ishida said the new TVs will hit stores in the U.S. and other countries around the same time.
The 40-inch 3-D will cost the equivalent of about $3,300 Cdn, and the biggest 60-inch will retail at $6,650.
Included are two pairs of Sony's 3-D glasses, as well as a camera sensor on each unit that will adjust sound and picture quality based on viewers' positions. A remote control button enables the switch from a regular 2-D image to 3-D.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/03/09/tech-3d-tv-sony.html#ixzz0hiAQKcOn
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66 chevy
54 posts
Mar 09, 2010
12:29 PM
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Dang it! I just bought a 52" plasma screen with all the bells and whistles. Gotta sell it and get the 3-D for sure.
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Oscargal
379 posts
Mar 09, 2010
12:31 PM
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So now instead of just losing the remotes we lose the glasses now too???
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icetitanV1.2
Moderator
2415 posts
Mar 09, 2010
12:40 PM
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Gimmick all the way. Cant see that really taking off. But what I do see replacing the current Plasma/LCD screens are the new LED and OLED tv's. The picture quality at 1080i on an led tv as compared to say an lcd is quite striking.
The OLED is organic led and is pretty expiremental. You can buy a 17 inch for 10 grand on ebay.
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The Mike
576 posts
Mar 09, 2010
12:49 PM
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3,000-6,000 dollars and I still have to wear those annoying glasses? Meh. I'll wait until the day they release a 3-D television that doesn't require any headgear. THAT would be something to spend your money on.
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MotherEarth
272 posts
Mar 09, 2010
1:01 PM
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I wouldn't want one, even if some thinks it's the lastest greatest...3-D gives me a headache.
Last Edited on 9-Mar-2010 1:01 PM
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icetitanV1.2
Moderator
2416 posts
Mar 09, 2010
1:07 PM
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Maybe the billions of dollars spent on the LHC will unlock the 4th dimension and we can have a 4-D TV. This is what science should be doing with its time after all.
Ha. Get it? "doing with its time"
KJ: HA!!!
Last Edited on 9-Mar-2010 1:10 PM
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Jailbird
79 posts
Mar 09, 2010
1:09 PM
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I must agree with MotherEarth! I have a friend that can't resist the latest greatest and he has spent a fortune on this crap. You should see this guys house..almost looks like the bridge of the Enterprise.
Hang on to what you have and enjoy for a while.
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K Johnson
Moderator
1094 posts
Mar 09, 2010
1:13 PM
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I agree as well. I have a Toshiba 35" Flat screen (square picture) television. To me, it's plenty large and does the job.
Although...a big ass 60" 3-D experience sounds tempting. Not a 60" bum...TV I mean. That may have sounded...ah fergit about it.
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Casper
364 posts
Mar 09, 2010
1:30 PM
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I can think of a million other ways to better spend that kind of moneY. I could re-do my on suite bathroom for that much!
Last Edited on 9-Mar-2010 2:06 PM
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K Johnson
Moderator
1095 posts
Mar 09, 2010
1:32 PM
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Whats a "mone"...
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Trace Ventura
35 posts
Mar 09, 2010
1:41 PM
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A mone is an expression of either pain or enjoyment. Or is that "moan"...maybe it's figurine you display in your garden or yard. or is that "nome"
I don't know what a mone is....alrighty then!
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icetitanV1.2
Moderator
2418 posts
Mar 09, 2010
2:43 PM
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Clearly my supeirior intellect is needed here.
http://www.mone.org/
And did I spell superior wrong?
KJ: Iceman...Michigan Nurses?
Last Edited on 9-Mar-2010 2:49 PM
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icetitanV1.2
Moderator
2419 posts
Mar 09, 2010
2:54 PM
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I gotta be honest here. I didnt actually go to the site. I was in shock that there was a site in the first place. Nurses eh? I might need to go back to the dream interpratations thread....
KJ: "interpretations"
ME: 0-2 which brings my "fancy word" spelling record to 0-81 lifetime.
Last Edited on 9-Mar-2010 3:41 PM
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