ESPN 3D

[jeffy]

<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Sports broadcasting will enter a new dimension in 2010 ... the third dimension, as ESPN will unveil the industry's first 3-D network.

ESPN 3D will showcase a minimum of 85 live sporting events during its first year, beginning June 11 with the first 2010 FIFA World Cup match, featuring South Africa versus Mexico, ESPN and ABC Sports president George Bodenheimer announced.

Other events to be produced in 3-D include the 2011 BCS National Championship Game, college basketball and football contests, up to 25 World Cup matches and the Summer X Games. Additional events will be announced at a later date.

"ESPN's commitment to 3-D is a win for fans and our business partners," Bodenheimer said in a statement. "ESPN 3D marries great content with new technology to enhance the fan's viewing experience and puts ESPN at the forefront of the next big advance for TV viewing."

ESPN has been testing ESPN 3D for more than two years, even showing a USC-Ohio State college football game in select theaters and to 6,000 fans at the Galen Center on USC's campus.

"This is a turning point for 3-D," Consumer Electronics Association CEO Gary Shapiro told USA Today.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=4796555




Seems a bit unnecessary to me. Would anyone really want to wear 3D glasses every time they sit down to watch a sporting event? I've seen two movies in 3D lately, and by the time each movie was over, I couldn't wait to get those damn glasses off, and the last movie gave me a headache.

[jstraw]

I'm as nerdy, geeky, gadget-freaky as they come but I am underwhelmed by the coming 3D tv revolution.

I wish they wouldn't even do this.

[rok]

Samsung is supposedly coming out with the first 3D sets this year, and they don't require special glasses to view. I don't get it.

[ColoradoCub]

Just another technological gimmick to get you to drop $1k on yet another new TV.

[jeffy]

<!--quoteo(post=74494:date=Jan 7 2010, 02:12 PM:name=ColoradoCub)-->QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Jan 7 2010, 02:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Just another technological gimmick to get you to drop $1k on yet another new TV.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

That's exactly what I was thinking.

[rok]

<!--quoteo(post=74497:date=Jan 7 2010, 01:21 PM:name=jeffy)-->QUOTE (jeffy @ Jan 7 2010, 01:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=74494:date=Jan 7 2010, 02:12 PM:name=ColoradoCub)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Jan 7 2010, 02:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Just another technological gimmick to get you to drop $1k on yet another new TV.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

That's exactly what I was thinking.
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Pretty much. I would have to think that prolonged viewing of a 3D set could damage your sight, and even cause motion sickness for many people.

This has bad idea written all over it.

[Destined]

Who the fuck wants to see Chris Berman, Joe Morgan and Mel Kiper in 3D?

[jstraw]

<!--quoteo(post=74519:date=Jan 7 2010, 03:16 PM:name=Destined)-->QUOTE (Destined @ Jan 7 2010, 03:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Who the fuck wants to see Chris Berman, Joe Morgan and Mel Kiper in 3D?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->


When are they coming out with NoD?

[PcB]

I rarely watch the booyas in regularD.

[BarwinDarney]

<!--quoteo(post=74623:date=Jan 7 2010, 06:52 PM:name=PcB)-->QUOTE (PcB @ Jan 7 2010, 06:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I rarely watch the booyas in regularD.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What are the booyas?

[CFOrfan]

BOOYA

[dk123]

<!--quoteo(post=74494:date=Jan 7 2010, 01:12 PM:name=ColoradoCub)-->QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Jan 7 2010, 01:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Just another technological gimmick to get you to drop $1k on yet another new TV.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Those Samsungs are going to be a lot more than 1K...

[Ace]

<!--quoteo(post=74702:date=Jan 8 2010, 12:26 AM:name=BarwinDarney)-->QUOTE (BarwinDarney @ Jan 8 2010, 12:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=74623:date=Jan 7 2010, 06:52 PM:name=PcB)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PcB @ Jan 7 2010, 06:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I rarely watch the booyas in regularD.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What are the booyas?
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Stuart Scott - BOOYA!

Excellent name, by the way. Love it.

[ColoradoCub]

<!--quoteo(post=74710:date=Jan 7 2010, 11:21 PM:name=dk123)-->QUOTE (dk123 @ Jan 7 2010, 11:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=74494:date=Jan 7 2010, 01:12 PM:name=ColoradoCub)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Jan 7 2010, 01:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Just another technological gimmick to get you to drop $1k on yet another new TV.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Those Samsungs are going to be a lot more than 1K...
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In a couple of years, when nobody is buying them, they will drop to 1k