So who is upset the the GN isn't 3D!! LOL

[RamboDroid]

So glad that the GN didn't get that gimmick. I know some have said that the bump, face unlock, and other features in the new GN is gimmicky but none would be as gimmicky as 3D.

Love how Google has pushed the OS in an expanding features way, even if it picks up somethings that are not really "necessary" after all its a phone lets have fun with it.

 

[s14tat]

Re: So who is upset the the GN isn;t 3D!! LOL

I don't know...... maybe evo 3d owners?

 

[Salacon]

Re: So who is upset the the GN isn;t 3D!! LOL

I definitely could not in any way possible care less about 3D. In all aspects of technology. I don't care about 3D movies, 3D TVs, and certainly not 3D phone displays.

 

[Yadao]

Stereoscopic 3D is actually really nice. It's not like the crappy old red/blue glasses technology illusion.

Even though the tech is really cool, it's not all that useful for phones other than for watching 3D movies (even then, on a small screen, you're limited to more of a looking into the screen effect than stuff popping out at you). You could also say it's good for 3D games, but if it's touch based, your fingers get in the way sorta killing the 3D effect.

So yeah, on something like the Nintendo 3DS or a 3D HDTV, it's an awesome feature. On a phone though, it's really impractical.

 

[potatolover1102]

I wish people would get off bashing 3d! I love it and want it on everything I can get it on! My Samsung LED 3d tv rocks and is usually better than the theater experience even so all these people that laugh because it is a gimmick need to get over themselves. I do agree on a phone it can be a gimmick but watching a 720p movie on that huge screen in 3d would be awesome!

 

[Yadao]

I do agree on a phone it can be a gimmick but watching a 720p movie on that huge screen in 3d would be awesome!

The only problem is that 3D screens require twice the number of pixels in either direction to produce 2 different images. One for each eye. There's a filter in the top layer of the screen that blocks half the pixels from one eye and the other half from the other eye. From what I can tell, a 4.6 inch 3D SAMOLED HD screen is impossible with the current tech. Pentile matrix might also cause a problem. Not to mention it's harder on the CPU/GPU since it has to render two images simultaneously.

The tech is different on your TV and in a theater. The reason it works on TVs is because of the glasses you wear and the TV working together. The TV has the normal amount of pixels you'd expect. It works by flashing one image for the left eye then one for the right eye over and over again super quick. The glasses simultaneously switches between blocking out one eye while letting the other see at the same rate that the TV is changing images. Both eyes never see the TV at the same time but it's so fast you can't even notice. This is why the screen looks blurry without wearing the glasses. In theaters it a bit simpler. They use two different beams of polarized light, and the glasses they give you have different polarity filters for each eye.

 

[CynicX]

I wish people would get off bashing 3d! I love it and want it on everything I can get it on! My Samsung LED 3d tv rocks and is usually better than the theater experience even so all these people that laugh because it is a gimmick need to get over themselves. I do agree on a phone it can be a gimmick but watching a 720p movie on that huge screen in 3d would be awesome!

The main problem with 3d is screen size. The smaller the dumber it gets. Since 3d can't pass the borders of the screen it takes away from the actual 3d effect.

I like 3d at the Imax. Its OK at a normal movie theater. Its silly at someones house and is very restricted unless you can engulf yourself in the screen which means sitting 2 ft away. Phones, that's just dumb. It becomes more and more of a gimmick look what I have show piece.

 

[Aegis]

Honestly, I hadn't even considered 3D on the Nexus.

 

[jdbower]

3D screens are interesting, but a 3D camera is where the real power lies. I'd love it if I could use my phone as a range finder, the potential of augmented reality with 3D is huge, and you could do neat things with alternating the cameras to do rapid-fire stills.

3D screens get mocked the same way color movies ruined the nature of cinema or adding sound meant that the actors didn't need to be skilled to express emotion. These things bring what we capture closer to what we experience, it's all a matter of whether this is the generation where it sticks or not.

 

[infernalman7]

3D, despite being very interesting, it is the strongest fail ever.

It's there for marketing reasons most of the time. 3D in cinemas I can understand. But 3DTVs and everything else will take a bit more time.

 

[crzycrkr]

Simple fact. 3d imax is good. Everything else that has 3d attached to it sucks. Last time I was in the store I checked out one of the 3d TVs. I couldn't stop laughing. Can't believe a few people out there spend money on this crap.

 

[Auzo]

I currently have the EVO 3D. 3D is a fun little feature, but I could care less that the GS doesn't have it. I haven't used it once since the first couple weeks. I want the GS so hopefully it makes it to Sprint.

 

[descendency]

3D is really only good if you have really large displays with really high pixel densities that are intended to be viewed at about 6-10 feet.

The current 3D technology isn't very good on any level: phone, tablet, monitor, or TV.