Would you upgrade to 3D for Blurays like Pac Rim?

I have a a lazy eye so I never see just one image, always two. Having it all my life made it easy to compensate until I saw my first 3D movie and for the most part, it doesn't really work that well since both eyes have to be in sync.

It was not until Avatar and Prometheus that I actually enjoyed the 3D experience but I had to expend more energy than a normal visioned person would. So for me, 3D is just a gimic. I've found that for the most part, a well engineered plasma and possibly the new OLEDs have such great color saturation and gradation along with those deeper blacks so that it appears 3D to a convincing point.

I guess this was a long way to say that no, I don't feel compelled to go the 3D route but if it works for you, go for it.

All the best,
Nonoise

Lol. Here's the funny part....for whatever reason, I decided to purchase some 3D Bluray discs today at Best Buy today, mostly because there are some movies I wanted for my collection, they were available on Bluray 3D/Bluray standard combo set, they were ON SALE, and I also had both Best Buy gift card balance remaining to used up, AND discount printout coupons from my BB Rewards card! So, all of that, and I decided to buy some 3D goodies!
Of course, the catch is that I do not have a 3D display or projector yet! So, the discs will likely be sitting in my collection for some time, until I eventually upgrade. (hey, maybe It'll get me to upgrade sooner?!)
Well, there you are! I'm buying 3D media (probably coulda waited for even better sales on Black Friday, but I had the bug to buy some stuuuufff!) and I can't even view the darned things! What a concept

Well, here's my take on it... I like it!

The better the monitor or projector the better the 3D experience. I base that on the ability to lessen the ghosting effect. The technology is now moving into an area where ghosting will be completely eliminated as long as you can afford it. OLED with 4K capabilities are now becoming available. It will be many years before 3D, without glasses, will be available/affordable to the general consumer.

I do not have any experience with projection so I cannot comment on that. I can tell you this... Plasma monitors have a better 3D picture but, they're dimmer than the LCD & LED monitors. They do need a dark room.

As far as the glasses go... they really aren't that big a deal for me & my wife. We feel they're worth the little annoyance of having to wear them. Others can't stand them... and some folks can't wear them. There are some people who actually cannot see the 3D effect, a small number of people. Then there's those folks who actually get sick/dizzy watching 3D content.

One of the Blu-Rays I'll mention is Avatar. The difference watching that disc in 3D was unbelievable! 3D doesn't put you into the picture, it's the added dimension of depth that just brings the home movie watching experience a notch higher and more enjoyable. WOW, Avatar in 3D is something else!

The other thing I try to do is buy 3D movies that also have the 2D disc included. Not all come this way. The other thing about some of the 3D discs is that they have a selection that comes up on screen for you to choose whether you want to watch the movie in 3D or 2D. Again, not all have this. We do not have a problem with that. Our TV comes with the ability to watch a 3D disc in 2D and also the ability to watch a 2D disc in 3D. The TV does the conversion. Only problem I've had with this is that the up-conversion to 3D from a 2D disc is definitely not as good as an actual 3D Blu-Ray disc. It's also kind of fun to watch TV in 3D from the up-converted 2D picture, football's kinda cool for a while but then we go back to the 2D broadcast. Broadcast up-conversion to 3D is the lowest quality picture. But to us, it's still fun to watch.

Another example is the very movie you mention. I watched Pacific Rim down in Scottsdale in my Hotel room. Was down there for Laser Spine Surgery, don't know why I even needed to throw that in there! Anyway, I watched it on their flat screen HDTV. Now their TV obviously isn't what we put into our homes but I did get to see it in 2D. The movie itself was not good but it was something I wanted to see on our TV in 3D. Wow, what a difference! I now actually like the movie just because of what 3D did for it. Doesn't change the fact that the movie's still pretty hokie but loved the 3D action scenes! I did see quite a bit of ghosting while watching in 3D but it was tolerable.

I can't say to you, yes you should upgrade. 3D is a subjective format that gets different reactions from different folks.

Don't know if this helps you on whether to do 3D or not. It's just my take along with the experience of watching 3D at home... we like it!

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