Tonight the NFL will broadcast the game in 3D in New York, Los Angeles, and other cites..
and announced today, the Daytona 500 will be broadcast in 3D as well.
Disney announced that all future movies from this year forward would be in 3D..
Enjoy your HD TV.. its already outdated.. and most people don’t even own one as of yet.. 
How ironic. I just said yesterday that soon everything will be in 3D. Huh, I must have great intuition, even when I am being funny.
Good for them. The least watched game all weak will be in a signal that nobody can take advantage of. Way to go Direct/NFL. 
I think it is going to air only in movie theaters in 3D
Yeah, I work for Geek Squad Home Theater Installation and they had talked about this technology a year ago. Mostly for gaming. And, of course, I have the 1080p technology, but how do you keep up with it? Do I sell my tvs that I got? It will be a few years before the 3d stuff will be without it’s bugs? By then will they have something else out? I’ve heard of 1440p technology down the pipe. In that case not all the HDMI cables will work with them? Only the Monster 1000 series are forward looking technology cables. The only people that can keep up with this stuff is the rich. And even that group of people went down. It hurts the mind if you really think about it!! 
It’s the same with computers, the moment you buy one you’re behind the technology.
You just gotta go with what you think is best and affordable at the time. I’ve been waiting for HD flat screens to come down in price and of course, now there’s a new mousetrap!
So you have to wear glasses too?? I don’t get it. I just want to sit in the garage and have a beer while the twins game is on in the background.
sorry but I would rather spend my money on fishing instead of watching the boob tube. over a thousand buys alot of gear or a few trips a year. 
Maybe when they sell a 47 inch for $500 , then i might get a new one.
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I dont own a HD TV but i have a buddy that does and it is pretty sweet to watch movies on (as he doesnt have any HD channels) but i wouldnt say that its out dated by this “3D” tv if in order to watch it you have to wear glasses?
well if they start doing 3D like Disney does 3D I would say that wearing glasses would be worth the effort.. When stuff starts coming “out of your TV at you” it may seem to be worth it..
but may be not..
all I am saying is that HD will not be the “test of time” and that other technology is coming faster then we can keep up with.. especially at normal consumer price points.
Anybody ever hear of “Beta” that was going to blow VCR tapes right out of the water.
both Beta and Vhs were sony products.. and if I am not mistaken, beta-1 and Beta -2.. the problem was cost.. if you were stuck buying only a Sony.. the tapes were too high a price to pay.. so when Sony “allowed” the VHS machine to be copied.. they took themselves out of business.
say what you want.. HD still is not consumer friendly.. and its going to be replaced before the price becomes consumer friendly.
remember.. about 6 years ago a DVD recorder was $1000.. now its in your computer as stock material. and Blue Ray is here..
its gonna happen.. one because Disney will make it happen.. and they control a ton of the industry..
I’m not sure how we got on to the Sony stuff? Blu Ray? I think we’ve kind of hashed out the Blu Ray HD stuff before…but…the reason that beta lost in the first place was cuz Sony didn’t allow porn on beta. VHS did. Money talks. Now it’s because Sony has more studios in their back pocket than HD did.
My only question is why are they even fooling around with CD`s DVD`S when we can buy a USB 16 GIG memory for $29 and store every movie and song one person could darn near want. Play in any machine that had USB port. You know they are taking us all for a ride on these other types of media.
I could see going down to the local video rental taking my own USB storage they download my movies with an experation date built in to the movie and I have no need to return it. Saves gas time and never a late fee.
LEAGUE REALIZES THE POTENTIAL OF 3D BROADCASTS
Posted by Mike Florio on December 5, 2008, 9:15 a.m.
One of the more intriguing comments we’ve seen in the wake of Thursday night’s landmark broadcast to four U.S. theaters a live NFL game in stunning 3D relates to the NFL’s intended use of the technology.
“The NFL is committed to our current distribution partners,” said Howard Katz, the league’s senior V.P. of broadcasting and media operations, according to the Boston Globe. “I don’t think we have any intent of doing widespread distribution of our games into theaters or on a closed-circuit basis.”
Key word: “current.”
The “current” deals with FOX, CBS, NBC, and DirecTV run through 2011. ESPN’s $1.1 billion per year deal to broadcast the Monday night games expires after 2013.
So, yeah, the NFL knows not to undermine the television ratings by exporting 3D broadcasts to the local cineplexes for the next few years. But our guess is that, in the next round of broadcasting contracts, the NFL will reserve the ability to utilize the new technology on a limited basis, just as it has done with the eight regular-season games per year that are televised via the league-owned network. Then, if the league decides that it can ultimately make more money by supplementing the television deals with 3D broadcasts for which folks buy tickets, you can bet that the NFL will do it.
How could the NFL not do it? Once fans experience the 3D technology, they’ll be clamoring for it.
As to the 3D experience on Thursday night, here’s what Nancy Marapesse-Burrell of the Globe has to say: “Despite myriad technical issues, attributed to the satellite feed, the technology shows enormous potential. Once your eyes adjusted to the glasses, which didn’t take long, the visuals were stunning, the picture sharp, and when the graphics came up on the screen, you felt as if you could reach out and pluck them off with your fingers.”
Yeah, folks will be clamoring for it. And then the networks will begin clamoring for ways to allow folks to bring the technology into their homes.
And it’ll all happen sooner than you think.
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