What can you say about 2D to 3D conversion?

[wittybartz]

For those who already tried it, does it look the same as original 3d? I read that Samsung tvs has this feature. Are there other tvs that have the same feature?

 

[yang0409]

My lg smart 3d tv has this feature too. I tried it a couple of times and it works. But of course it can't be as good as original 3d.

 

[Tom1283]

My 3d tv is also from lg and during the times I used this feature, I observed that how good it converts the 2d to 3d is also based on how the show was made. It depends on camera angles and effects. Another brand I know that has this feature is Panasonic.

 

[Roy84]

I agree that it works but I don't really use it. I'm not a fan of this feature not because my lg is not doing it good but I believe if it's 2d then I should just watch it as that.

 

[wittybartz]

But when you convert the programs in your lg tvs, does it entails more than 5 steps? If it does, I think it will be inconvenient doing that every time you want to convert something

 

[yang0409]

For my lg, it's easy. The remote of my tv has a button dedicated for 2d to 3d conversion.

 

[wittybartz]

How about for other brands? Would you know if Samsung's or Panasonic's 2d to 3d conversion is as convenient as LG's? Or is LG the better when it comes to this feature?

 

[yang0409]

For their new remote I didn't see any button for 2d to 3d conversion but I know that their old remote has it. Both samsung and lg aimed to have less buttons on their new remotes which I think is a good idea.

 

[trepxe]

I would say so far I've had the best results on games. (i have the lm9600)

 

[Tom1283]

For their new remote I didn't see any button for 2d to 3d conversion but I know that their old remote has it. Both samsung and lg aimed to have less buttons on their new remotes which I think is a good idea.

Yeah, but I think there are more people who appreciate lg's remote than samsung's. LG's remote is awkward to use at first because it resembles a wii controller but I think it's still better than samsung. I think the track pad in samsung's remote is more difficult to use.

 

[jcoultas98]

You guys are way off track on the thread.

3D in general gives me a headache, now automatic 2D-3D is worse. pass, thank you.

 

[yang0409]

Yeah, but I think there are more people who appreciate lg's remote than samsung's. LG's remote is awkward to use at first because it resembles a wii controller but I think it's still better than samsung. I think the track pad in samsung's remote is more difficult to use.

I thought I was the only one who felt that using the remote was awkward. Although after a few months of using it I don't feel that way anymore. Probably it was just in the beginning because it was not really like the typical remote we're used to.

 

[yang0409]

You guys are way off track on the thread.

3D in general gives me a headache, now automatic 2D-3D is worse. pass, thank you.

Probably you might have watched from an active 3d tv. What I heard is that flickering, which is how active 3d normally works, causes headaches. I'm not sure about this though because my lg tv uses passive 3d which doesn't involve flickering.

 

[jcoultas98]

Movie Theater 3D gives me as much of a headache as any active 3DTV (which I own). The Flickering of the active set does not bother me. 3D in general gives me a massive headache. Active and passive each has their strengths and weaknesses. If you have not actually seen active 3D vs passive 3D, you don't have any idea which is better. Kudos to LG for their incredible marketing job on passive.

TLDR: Real 3D gives me a headache, Fake 3D is worse.

 

[slrmichael]

Titanic re-released the film in 3D. It was shot in 2D. Did they use the same technique that the LG 3D TV 2D-3D remote applies when you press that button?

 

[yang0409]

Movie Theater 3D gives me as much of a headache as any active 3DTV (which I own). The Flickering of the active set does not bother me. 3D in general gives me a massive headache. Active and passive each has their strengths and weaknesses. If you have not actually seen active 3D vs passive 3D, you don't have any idea which is better. Kudos to LG for their incredible marketing job on passive.

TLDR: Real 3D gives me a headache, Fake 3D is worse.

In short, you just don't like the 2d to 3d conversion feature.

I agree though that active and passive 3d tvs have their own pros and cons. I experienced using both types and I find passive 3d more convenient for me.

 

[gabelevvvy]

I think the level or tolerance or sensitivity for 3D varies among viewers. There are some models that you can control 3D depth, so you might want to try one.

 

[yang0409]

I think the level or tolerance or sensitivity for 3D varies among viewers. There are some models that you can control 3D depth, so you might want to try one.

Right! I think the new models of 3d tvs have the depth control feature too aside from the 2d ro 3d conversion. My lg has it and I can choose from 20 3d depth levels.

 

[jcoultas98]

This is very true.
From wiki:
It is believed that approximately 12% of people are unable to properly see 3D images, owing to a variety of medical conditions. According to another experiment up to 30% of people have very weak stereoscopic vision preventing depth perception based on stereo disparity. This nullifies or greatly decreases immersion effects of digital stereo to them.

There is also a group on the other end who are extremely sensitive to stereoscopic vision. Those people develop headaches regardless of the depth effect. Sometimes, our brain doesn't like to be fooled.

 

[peteredward]

I have an LG 3D TV and it has that feature as well. It does a fairly good job of converting 2D to 3D. However, the 3D is not as in-depth compared to a film that is already filmed in 3D.