For the 3-D community this year there have been many cries that 3-D is dead! Not so! 3-D TV in the US certainly has been suffering. But the sales of 3-D TV has been rising dramatically. All the new 4K TVs, Ultra HD, have 3D as a feature. And our testing of LG’s Ultra HD 84 inch and 65 inch TVs reveal that they do a fantastic job of upscaling HD 3-D. At the public display that we did using 3-D LG ultra HD TVs two were showing 3DGuy’s HD 3-D and one showing 4K3D time lapse. No one in the audience could tell any difference between them. In fact, everyone thought they were all 4K 3-D.
In the cinemas the story was no different. The media in the US would have you believe that 3-D is dying. The facts speak for themselves, eight out of 10 of the 10 top grossing movies for 2013 were 3-D. There were also many more bombs in 3-D. The public, having grown more used to 3-D, is being more discerning. You’d better have a good story and good reasons to have a movie in 3D. Just as a gimmick will not do it. And that’s the way it should be.
3-D printing is another hot topic that will get even hotter in 2014. The 3-D guy released the SuperHero 3-D System in December 2013. Utilizing two GoPro Hero 3 or 3+, a software script and hardware, all combined inside of 3-D printed system. It was an instant and somewhat unexpected hit!
Orders are pouring in from all over the globe. And glowing reports from users across the board.
There is certainly much to look forward to in 2014. Keep the 3-D faith and thanks for reading and watching 3-DGuy.tv.
