The article I am writing about this week is titled “3-D TV broadcasts set stage for more.” It is about Augusta National Golf Club, who has connections with IBM and Comcast. Augusta National Golf Club was the first organization to produce and broadcast a live event in 3-D. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_television stated, “A 3D television is a television that employs techniques of 3D presentation, such as stereoscopic capture, multi-view capture, or 2D plus depth, and a 3D display—a special viewing device to project a television program into a realistic three-dimensional field.” Their first 3-D live performance was on Wednesday at the Masters Tournament’s Annual Par-# Contest. The TV industry estimates that 1 million 3-D sets will be sold before the end of the year. The cost range for a 3-D television is $600-$800. This article stated, “The technology is based on two images, broadcast simultaneously and then matted together. The images shift, left to right, at about 125 cycles per second.” This causes the 3-D effect.
I believe that 3-D televisions are a great idea and a great technological advancement. I know that it will affect everyone in a huge way. Soon old televisions will be thrown away and 3-D ones will be bought all around the world. I think it will look silly with everyone wearing glasses while watching TV. The one concern I have is that I hope people do not become lazy. I hope that people still get out and go out because there is a definite possibility that people could relate 3-D TV to real life. Besides this one concern I think it is great that people are starting to create such great technology. I have never used a 3-D television myself, but I am sure these TV’s will be very popular in the near future like the article had stated.
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