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10/06/09
People just know that even AFTER they paid more for the technical upgrade they'd STILL have to pay more for the artificial premium.
At least the hardware gets cheaper eventually, the artificial premiums never end.
Look at Blueray. Pay more for the player, then pay more for the disks.
10/05/09
That, I would GLADLY pay more for.
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However you then say that those same people will only pay $5 or less extra for the discs?
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AMAZINGATASTIC!
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Even if the movie is good, often the 3D effects do not add to the quality of the film. Sometimes it even detracts. For example, Up was a great movie, but the non-3D version (in my opinion) was superior.
Part of the reason that can happen is that there has to be a compelling reason to sit with those obnoxious glasses on for hours at a time. While there may occasionally be a great 3D movie, it is hard to believe that it will happen enough to warrant purchasing a new TV and wearing 3D glasses.
Perhaps when sports programs start broadcasting in 3D it may be compelling. But, even then, I just can't imagine having twenty buddies over to watch a game and all of us wearing those ridiculous things.
10/05/09
@Kaiser-Machead: I think the *ahem* bulk of folks aren't in this for the eye-bleeding Optimus Prime effects nor how it can *cough* raise the plot.
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it means they're willing to pay up to $49 extra.
10/05/09
Okay I get that 33% will pay up to $49.99 more than for a tv without 3D.
But what about the other 67%? would they pay more than $50? would they pay $0? would they pay $0-$5.
Am I the only one who is confused? I mean if it said that 33% would pay more than $50 then we would know that 67% would pay less or nothing at all. But the way it is originally said, it leaves a lot of ambiguity.
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That being said, it is actually a very well-thought-out, planned gimmick. Heck, the CEO of Dreamworks was even recently saying that theaters need to be charging *more* at the door for 3D movies because the movie-going public hasn't shown any resistance yet.
You're right, though, for it to matter in real life is for it to stop being treated as "Oooooh! That ball almost hit me in the face!" and more like an actual element of movies, as much as color or motion is. Depth is yet another aspect of the world we see that's thoroughly unexplored in movies. And right now, it's like the world is getting a 101 class in Photoshop geeking out because they can have multiple layers. There's more than that.
A dude over at /film seems to think that the Toy Story 3D makeover did that: [www.slashfilm.com] We'll see, though.
Oh, and also, as always: get rid of the glasses. THEN you have my attention.
07/11/09
I kind of get where they're coming from though. My MDA has a slide out keyboard, and like all WiMo devices, also has an onscreen keyboard, Graffiti (like Palm), Jot/letter writing and full on handwriting reco.
I found I was using ALL of them - each one for different situations.
07/11/09
and enjoyed the soft keyboard, so when Pre was announced, I Pre-sumed that it would have a soft one too.
I'm a programmer
and when Pre gsm comes out, and I get it, I'll write one for myself, at least.
Don't know why it wasn't included in the first place.
07/11/09
First I laughed long, then I laughed hard, then I laughed loudly...
I love the iPhone touch keyboard.
People whining about it still had last century's phones with about 50 too small to use plastic buttons...
You've seen the future, you don't need a zillion buttons any more...
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iPhone: click address bar, type.
Pre: type.
Sometimes it saves time, and usually it's a lot easier to type while not looking.
07/12/09
I previously had a Samsung Blackjack II and that physical keyboard that I found just awful especially since my passwords are based of a Qwerty desktop keyboard.
07/12/09
With that said though, I do like having the option, and I would like it if both (Pre and iPhone) had both.
07/11/09
Honestly after wanting the soft keyboard so bad I think I have used it twice. I found myself using the same argument also, "the soft keyboard would be handy for quick replies..." but to be honest its easier just kicking out the keypad and typing faster on the keys. The onscreen is slower.
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