Is it possible to watch 3D output with only one functional eye?

[sulittl48]

I have one good eye and one poor eye. (I can read most of the letters on a chart vs only the first letter on a chart.)

What would happen with 3D TV? What would I see?

I ask because my husband likes all the latest gismos but is holding back on this one as he doesn't think I could cope with 3D images.

Anyone have any ideas?

Not a real problem at the moment but has anyone thought about what happens to those of us with one functional eye when the whole world goes 3D? (Same thing happened with stereo - yes, I am deaf in one ear. Same side.)

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[Catmambo · Accepted solution]

Hi Sulittle

Rest assured its likely to be decades before the whole world goes 3D !!

Best thing to do would be to head to your local store or Sony Centre and get a demo of one of the 3D TV's and see if you get any effect. I'm not sure you would, but its relatively easy at least to find out before actually purchasing one. Its worth noting also that you'll still watch 90%+ of your TV in standard or high definition as there isn't a huge amount of 3D content out there. BRAVIA's do provide not just great picture quality and sound, but many also feature other services like BBC iPlayer which you can still enjoy!

All the best

[scottdougall]

to percieve the 3D effect your brain would have to be able to decode the parallax between the R & L images on the 3D film you are watching

the glasses sequestially mask one eye after the other in sync with the frames on the telly - this is how the parallax is passed to your brain for decoding

if your deminished eye is unable to focus clearly on the telly to resolve detail then you will not percieve the 3D effect as your brain will have nothing to work on - it will not make it up for you...

at best you will recieve some of the gross data and miss the detail so your brain will recieve incomplete information - in this case its a lottery what will happen with your perception

I would suggest that you save your money

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[jumpsuit]

I agree with Scottdougall as indeed the glasses are 'active' rather than passive like the cinema ones.

It may be an idea to go and test one out though just in case you have enough vision for the 'shutters'

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