Are you ready to see 3D?

2D (even in HD) is so yesterday, at least it seems. All the big-ass companies such as LG, Samsung, Toshiba, Sharp, and of course Sony are now touting their asses off for 3D TVs, especially Sony. Its PlayStation 3 (i.e., my favorite machine of all time) is going to support 3D content (i.e., games and videos) with a small firmware update, starting from June 2010!


Sony in Hong Kong has a series of event to promote this new 3D TV series. And, one of these activities was being held in Shatin New Town Plazza, which is a very convenient spot for me (on the way to my work). So, I took this opportunity to give it a try, a new 3D TV.


There are two types of 3D TV, as far as I know, one is with those notoriously-awful stereoscopic glasses (of which I have tried out in Sony booth) and the other one is glass-free 3D TV. After I tried out Sony with-glasses 3D TV, watching some football show, even only 1 minute, I could already feel uncomfortable. The glasses are not that uncomfortable, but definitely is a hassle. The problem is I think our brains, I mean human's brain, are not designed to interpret 3D information. That's why definitely need some time to get used to it. I got a bit nausea after watching it. And, frankly the effect was not that impressive - yeah I can see the depth in addition to height and width, but honestly the screen is small, and I don't feel I am really immersed in the TV show.

Anyway, I might be wrong. I mean 3D perhaps is good for gaming - imagine playing Gran Turismo on a big-screen 3D TV. I will reserve my opinion on 3D TV as it is now. One thing I am sure, I won't be using it to watch 2-hour movie in my home on my small-screen 3D TV.