@Curves: Well, the fact that people pay money to watch movies in theaters implies that we would all have 20' screens if it was possible. The limiting factor is therefore the size of the rooms in which TVs are placed. The size at which TVs are "too big" is the size at which they cannot be comfortably placed into a normal person's living room.
@Curves: Never too big. NEVERRRRR. Got my 50" six months ago. I wish it was 100". Bigger is better, I'm not sure I care about measuring the ideal viewing distance to my couch (I keep moving it closer). Now who's gunna say it, hmm?
I always read these types of press releases thinking "Hmm, that would look good in my living room, I wonder how much it costs" and typically it ends with me feeling inadequate, but this time you didn't post prices... so I had to search. Which made me feel like a really inadequate time waster.
I can't believe the industry keeps sinking money into something that always has been and always will be nothing more than a gimmick. 3D sucks. Perhaps (and I'm going way out on a limb here) all of this 3D stuff will eventually lead to a worthwhile product that doesn't require shitty glasses and make viewing without the ability to see it in 3D not suck. Honestly ask yourself if you have ever seen something in 3D that was actually made better by being in 3D besides that 3 seconds of "oh that was kinda cool" when some stupid thing comes out of the screen at you.
@Enigmaaron1: You are behind schedule. The resurrection of 3D in the last two years is exactly because they try to perfect the technology that doesn't require glasses anymore. There are even TVs that do that, without glasses. But they still need another 10 years to mature. But that's where they are going. There's a reason behind this sudden stream of recent 3D movies lately.
@Eugenia: 10 years is 10 lifetimes for technology. If it can't be done in a few years it's not worth doing. Becuase by the time it "matures" the rest of the world has passed you by.
My point is that they should stop trying to go mainstream with something that isn't ready for it yet. They keep dusting off 3D every ten years and it's still not ready. Most TV's can't display in 3D. Think of how hard the digital transition has been, can you imagine trying to get people to go to 3D.
Most intriguing. I realize this is only a concept camera at this point, but I still wonder how they envision that lens system to work. I am guessing it would have to be two indpendent lenses each capturing to individual sensors. If that is the case, then:
1) Is it a prime lens (meaning, fixed focal length) or zoom?
2) If it's not a zoom, is it at least an interchangeable lens?
3) How well can it function without the rest of WALL•E attached?
Stories like this make me kick myself for not attending NAB this year.
Why would the CIA be making a presentation to the president about eco-technologies that can reduce our dependence on foreign oil?
I mean, I can understand the CIA being interested in eco-tech, but that sounds like the kind of thing they'd just write a briefing document about (a briefing document that nobody would ever read).
One time in college my friends and I gained full access to the set of the movie "The Legend of Bagger Vance" and hung with the cast and crew because we were carrying clip boards and some crew member thought we were crew and told us to go to our locations before filming commenced even though we were just onlookers. We spend the rest of the day BS'ing our way through the sets.
@IKEACAR: A clipboard, a hardhat and walk around like you know where youre going and have a specific destination. If anyone asks, you say "Are you new here?" and keep walking.
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My point is that they should stop trying to go mainstream with something that isn't ready for it yet. They keep dusting off 3D every ten years and it's still not ready. Most TV's can't display in 3D. Think of how hard the digital transition has been, can you imagine trying to get people to go to 3D.
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That may be the silliest thing I've read today.
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1) Is it a prime lens (meaning, fixed focal length) or zoom?
2) If it's not a zoom, is it at least an interchangeable lens?
3) How well can it function without the rest of WALL•E attached?
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I mean, I can understand the CIA being interested in eco-tech, but that sounds like the kind of thing they'd just write a briefing document about (a briefing document that nobody would ever read).
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A little BS goes a long way.
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