Vols game this weekend on ESPN 3D

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I wish Charter in Knoxville offered it. However, I'm guessing the experience is probably overrated. Has anyone watched a football game in 3D before?
 
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Freak said:
I wish Charter in Knoxville offered it. However, I'm guessing the experience is probably overrated. Has anyone watched a football game in 3D before?
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They had it set up at a local sports bar here last year for the nfl on Sunday, i didn't think it was much different than a regular t.v. and the glasses are pretty annoying
 
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I've watched highlights in 3D at HH Gregg. Not that impressed. I'm not a fan of 3D really
 
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Can you imagine how scary it would have been if they were broadcasting in 3D when Jonathan Crompton was playing QB?
 
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GAVol said:
Can you imagine how scary it would have been if they were broadcasting in 3D when Jonathan Crompton was playing QB?
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Errant throws floating into my living room? Cool.
 
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ncvol17 said:
3D is a gimmick. HD is the go forward for sports TV IMO.
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I don't believe the two are mutually exclusive. Several upper end HDTVs come with 3D. In my experience it's more like an added feature now than a specific type of television.
 
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I work at HHGregg. I can honestly say 3D is not worth paying extra for. But yes your best TV's have 3D as an added feature so that is true.
 
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chatt-townVOL said:
I work at HHGregg. I can honestly say 3D is not worth paying extra for. But yes your best TV's have 3D as an added feature so that is true.
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I bought mine from HHGregg. Like you mentioned, the tv I wanted came with 3D. I never purchased the glasses, though.
 
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I'm a big fan of high-def 3D and just recently got a 42" Vizio passive 3DTV that works with the lighter glasses that you get from theaters. I've only seen a couple of 3-4 min 3D highlight clips of past ESPN 3D games and thought they looked awesome. Here is one:
College Football 2010 in 3d - YouTube

Generally, aerial camera shots aren't too impressive in 3D because the sense of objects' depth gets seriously reduced. However, when they place cameras at field level and zoom in on the line of scrimmage or the ball-carrier, it looks fantastic. With the close-up shots, the difference between foreground objects and background objects is much more apparent. I imagine that instant replays are more impressive in 3D than live plays.

I've found that 3D entertainment can be pretty variable, and some movie directors are really conservative with the maximum amount of separation that they will use between the foreground and the background. However, ESPN uses a nice amount of natural-looking depth and isn't afraid to make objects and people extend out of the screen a little bit.

There was only gimmicky "pop-out" moment in one of the clips. A former Ohio St. player on the sidelines walked right up to the camera and stuck his championship ring right in front of the lens. It was pretty cool seeing his entire fist extend into my living room. I had to pause it and try to read the lettering on the ring.

Overall, watching the field-level shots just adds an extra layer of immersion to make it feel more like you are actually in the stadium or on the field. Right now, the ESPN 3D channel is pretty sparse with content. I hear they just run the same content over and over on a loop until an actual live-event is scheduled. I definitely look forward to getting it sometime in the future though and wish I could watch the UT/Vandy game in 3D this weekend.
 
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Fingers said:
I purchased a 3D television earlier this year also. Tried to buy it at HHGregg but they were sold out.
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I'll bet you were walking in the store . . .

Freak said:
I bought mine from HHGregg. Like you mentioned, the tv I wanted came with 3D. I never purchased the glasses, though.
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. . . as Freak was walking out. :question:
 
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I am on the broadcast network side of this issue and can tell you 3D can be very good but requires many elements. First it must be shot in 3D and broadcast in 3D very few "head ends" have the 3D broadcast as to do it right requires Mpeg 4 and lots of bandwidth. And of course your at home set top box must have HD and 3D ability along with your TV and glasses.
 
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I have a 3D TV (Samsung) and LOVE it. Does anyone here have ESPN3D and is capable of recording the game in stereoscopic 3D? I'd love to have that.
 
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Cool, now I can see us lose in THREE DIMENSIONS!!


Want to make a joke along the lines of how gimmicky 3D is...but can't think of a good one
 
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Lou Holtz in 3D is terrifying. All those spit molecules flying @ you...too much.
 
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