3DTV is Not for the Pregnant, Young, Old, or Drunk
Better take that breathalyzer before you sit down for some Avatar.
As we've at CES and the amazing buzz created by films such as Avatar, 3D is the next big thing after the jump to 1080p high-definition. Now the 3D experience is hitting the home theater big time with all major TV makers putting out 3D HDTVs this year – but they're not for everyone, especially not children, the elderly, sleepy people, pregnant women and drunks.
According to a warning page created by Samsung, viewing a 3D TV could be risky to certain people with certain conditions. Some of them include:
· Pregnant women, the elderly, sufferers of serious medical conditions, those who are sleep deprived or under the influence of alcohol should avoid utilising the unit’s 3D functionality.
· Children and teenagers may be more susceptible to health issues associated with viewing in 3D and should be closely supervised when viewing these images.
Of course, there are very real risks associated with epilepsy and other vision-affecting factors, so Samsung (and its legal department) is certainly erring on the side of extreme caution.
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oh boy bring in the stupid law suits... i cant imagine what some will be like but im sure we will be quite surprised at some, even though they will have a warning on them... i guess it will be a warning every time you turn it on or put in the disk or something...
We'll send the potential buyers to west point. If they're physically fit enough to handle it there, then they might be ready for 3D TV.
I don't let driving stop me, why should I pause at using a t.v.?
well then 3D TV is not for me!
What?! No drunk TV watching? That's about the only time I ever do watch TV!
This article will give so many people ideas.
I can't even be tired? WTF
right! never drink and watch ..... wait what?!
Dirtman73
I don't let driving stop me, why should I pause at using a t.v.?
Not cool man. Stay in a parking lot and run into a light pole and save yourself the time.
They forgot people who already wear glasses.
Have you guys read the warnings inside of any game manual or electronic device? It was bound to happen, they are just trying to cover their asses in case anyone gets hurt.
The whole sleepiness thing seems a bit much if you ask me. I use 3D Vision all the time during long nights of droopy-eyed gaming; have been since early 2009 and I haven't noticed any problems associated with it at all.
I still think it's too gimmicky.
"those who are sleep deprived" ...that's 90% of the reason I watch tv...
Oh and I forgot to mention that I also have used it drunk, on LSD, and a few other hallucinagens to no ill effects.....and might I say its one of my favorite things to do on any of them
Too funny. In other news, hungry people shouldn't eat popcorn while watching movies.
"Children and teenagers may be more succeptible to health issues associated with viewing in 3D and should be closely supervised when viewing these images."
Wait - so I have to be watching THEM watching tv?
what about those of us tripping on acid? we can still enjoy it no?
The whole sleepiness thing seems a bit much if you ask me. I use 3D Vision all the time during long nights of droopy-eyed gaming; have been since early 2009 and I haven't noticed any problems associated with it at all.
Just wait until your eyeballs fall out.
Who in modern western culture isn't over tired these days? It'll be a while before I consider buying a 3DTV, but seriously, I've been over tired since 1996, when I was working on thesis work in university, I've been a night owl all my life, now I can't enjoy the newest tech in the entertainment industry? That wasn't on the promotional material for "Night Owl Club of North America"!
....um..... no
Hah I love how I got downvoted for mentioning drugs. What I said is true though, whether you like the subject matter or not.
"3DTV is Not for the Pregnant, Young, Old, or Drunk"
that's just wrong... it should be...
"3DTV is Not for the Pregnant, Young, Old, Drunk, well...almost everyone."
so if you are sleepy, 3D TV will wake you up?
I always wondered if my "performance" on the drums in Guitar Hero was actually an epileptic episode.
Toss in a 3D TV and I may never recover!
Well, rather than mocking this it should get you thinking. 3D is relatively new technology that has been proven to be rather taxing on the eyes and brains. It's a good thing research is being done into potential side effects and they should be taken seriously.
truth be told it is not really that new , nor is it really true 3d , i get sick of 3d being abbusively applied to technoligies , first it was applied to movies agest ago that used a tricked method of making a 2d image appear 3d with some cheesy glasses and a color effect. then it was applied to gaming when they came out with games that faked 3d via a wire mesh of polygons with a thexture virually wraped around it, then again the term was applied to CGI (computer generated image) films because the term was catchier than CGI now it's being applied to this new technology, and it's liek all of a sudden the old stuff wasn't "3d" and you know what i'm freaking sick of it , it's gimicy and stupid and i wont miss label a tech just because the whole industry want's a catchy new buzz word to tack onto things. and further more IT IS STILL A 2D imaging surface that it is viewed from so IT S NOT 3D !!!!!!!!
real 3D will be holographic imagers until i see that i can give two s---s less about whatever new 2d imaging tech they want to tag the word 3d onto
Finally all 4eyes will be forced to contacts. Laser surgery for me! Just kidding, they stil have the problems with glasses and enough EXPENSIVE ASS glasses for everyone.
P.S. Anyone else see Comcast was broadcasting the Master's Gold in 3D TV this weekend? 3D TV, 3D Box, 3D glasses, and HDMI required. Interesting was with an 1080i HDTV and HD Box (no HDMI, component) they broadcast a vertical split screen with side-by-side golfers. You could a bit of difference in the pics. Interesting, verrrrry interesting. Also headed down to Best Buy or Fry's to see the real thing.
The worst thing about this kind of extreme CYA is that we see so much of it that we can't tell which warnings are just CYA, and which ones warn of real safety issues. In the end, we just ignore all of them, and that is counterproductive.
Just so when another dumb american watches 3d when they "WERENT SUPPOSE TO" dies, companies have some way to escape responsibility
I had no idea that 3D was harmful. I have been keeping both eyes open all the time. When I go outside, when I stay in, when I drive...everything I see in in 3D except television. I wonder what I have done to myself? I wonder why we even have 2 eyes? The safety police should have warned us sooner. What about hearing sound in stereo, 3 channel, quad, 5.1 or even more...what about those dangers. Does no one even care. We are doomed. This is probably what happened to the neanderthals. Extinction thru 3D. If we were ment to have 3D we would have been born with HDMI imputs, or maybe display ports.