I wonder if the vision is full 1080p...

[hover]

So lame.

https://www.gethdvision.com/index.asp

just saw a commercial. I wonder if they just recut all the lenses from the old-tech ambervision sunglasses. Then again, I didn't buy it then, either. But JUST WHO IS BUYING THESE???

sorry folks. I just cannot wait until "HD" is a passe marketing term. So overused, so past its 15 minutes.

[Valerus]

this is stupid.

[hover]

speaking of, and now turning this kinda into an HD tv thread...where do we go from here anyway? Is 1080P it? I mean 1st gen was 60hz refresh rate, then 120hz, now they are marketing 240hz. Is there gonna be a plateau, or just when HD is commonplace in every home are they gonna double that resolution and market yet another platform standard that everyine will feel inferior about if they don't own it that day? I mean, there's alot of people like that...you either know one, or you are one.

[hover]

Originally Posted by Valerus

this is stupid.

the item in question or the thread?

If it's the former, yes.

If it's the latter, gee.... I'm sorry man, let me start another girl problem thread.

[Valerus]

lol, the product.

[Marcus Willett]

Originally Posted by hover

where do we go from here anyway?

Apparently here

Money quote: "The new format has a resolution of 7680 × 4320 pixels, four times as wide and four times as high (for a total of 16 times the pixel resolution) as existing HDTV"

[hover]

Originally Posted by Valerus

lol, the product.

hahaha, thank you.


the testimonials kill me. thing is, there's a MILLION QVC addicts out there right now droppin 20's on this crap.

[popinfresh]

These have been around for a while, there's a few different styles on different infomercials, all look terrible.

[Valerus]

Originally Posted by hover

hahaha, thank you.

don't worry, I'm only a douche if you're deserving of the douchebaggery

[fdeck]

I remember when CD players came out, all sorts of analog hi-fi equipment from receivers to speakers and probably even cables were re-labeled "digital ready." That's what we've got here.

It is true that your visual acuity will improve in bright sunlight if you reduce the light level and restrict it to a narrow range of colors. But mainstream amber sunglasses already do these things.

[hover]

Originally Posted by Marcus Willett

Apparently here

Money quote: "The new format has a resolution of 7680 × 4320 pixels, four times as wide and four times as high (for a total of 16 times the pixel resolution) as existing HDTV"

I am not quite sure why this infuriates me. I mean we have DECADES upon DECADES of material being broadcast & rebroadcast to this day that is not even close to our current last generation resolutions, let alone HDTV. And only in the past few years have it become viable for even the lowly cable channels to shoot in High Def. Now this? Simply, in a word, stupid. Wasteful. Needless. It should sell like hotcakes.

[Tarrbot]

hover states:

I am not quite sure why this infuriates me. I mean we have DECADES upon DECADES of material being broadcast & rebroadcast to this day that is not even close to our current last generation resolutions, let alone HDTV. And only in the past few years have it become viable for even the lowly cable channels to shoot in High Def. Now this? Simply, in a word, stupid. Wasteful. Needless. It should sell like hotcakes.

As far as HD goes, it's been a standard for over 20 years (shortly after CDs became mainstream). It wasn't until recently that Congress (and the FCC) forced HD upon us.

And it was way past due.

Right now, not everyone is seeing 1080p even if they have HD content being pushed at them. There are many reasons for this but mainly boils down to two. 1) The content wasn't shot at 1080p or 2) the transmission isn't in 1080p.

So even if you have this extra high resolution TV, you're still not seeing everything in 1080p. You may be seeing upscaled 1080p but it's not true 1080p so it's not as crisp.

Eventually your eyes will get used to seeing 1080p content and know the difference.

What this all boils down to is that yes, ultra HD is out there but 1080p and lower HD standards have been out there for decades.

It likely will be a decade... MINIMUM... before we see that ultra HD content.

I wouldn't worry about it.

[Happynoj]

I don't get these glasses. If you already have 20/20 vision, can they improve it?

[Jim Nazium]

Wait. If I buy these glasses, will real life look as good as HDTV?

All kidding aside, there is some science behind this. Different colors (wavelengths) focus at different distances from the lens in your eye. For one color to be in focus on your retina, others have to be focused slightly behind or in front of it, making them appear slightly blurry. By filtering out one end of the color spectrum, in this case the blue end, the band of frequencies that pass through the glasses is narrower. That allows them to be more closely in focus, so images appear sharper.

The downside is you will look like a tool with these cheezy shades.

[Tsal]

Originally Posted by hover

speaking of, and now turning this kinda into an HD tv thread...where do we go from here anyway?

There's always more, bigger, better. The companies making money right now with the HD are already investing the money into more product R&D, just to keep up with the competition. At some point, HD will be obsolete, just like tube TV's start to be now - computer displays are already far over the HD pixel count.

[Happynoj]

Actually thinking about it, my Ray Bans make all weather look more dramatic, but I'm not really sure whether that is positive or not, because I tend to think that it's going to rain all of the time.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Originally Posted by hover

speaking of, and now turning this kinda into an HD tv thread...where do we go from here anyway? Is 1080P it? I mean 1st gen was 60hz refresh rate, then 120hz, now they are marketing 240hz. Is there gonna be a plateau, or just when HD is commonplace in every home are they gonna double that resolution and market yet another platform standard that everyine will feel inferior about if they don't own it that day? I mean, there's alot of people like that...you either know one, or you are one.

Pretty sure I've seen one brand selling 600Hz TVs

Technology is starting to plateau, but i'm sure we will get higher resolutions still. But it's about the point of diminishing returns. The jump from VHS to DVD was huge, the jump from DVD to Blu-Ray is tiny in comparison (for example).

Originally Posted by fdeck

I remember when CD players came out, all sorts of analog hi-fi equipment from receivers to speakers and probably even cables were re-labeled "digital ready." That's what we've got here.

It is true that your visual acuity will improve in bright sunlight if you reduce the light level and restrict it to a narrow range of colors. But mainstream amber sunglasses already do these things.

They are probably polarising aswell, which will reduce reflections.

But again, these are nothing more than cheap toys really.

[Spector_Ray]

Originally Posted by Happynoj

If you already have 20/20 vision, can they improve it?

X-ray specs....duh!

[Chunk-O-Funk]

That is pretty stupid. (not the X-ray specs, those are cool )

They think people will actually believe we're seeing less than HD now. That's as bad as HD radio.

[hover]

Originally Posted by Chunk-O-Funk

They think people will actually believe we're seeing less than HD now. That's as bad as HD radio.

That's what I'm saying, some people actually WILL. our visual acuity is infinitely better than "hd" and people will still be convinced they need them.