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Every four years, the eyes of the world tune in to see soccer at its finest in a truly global tournament, the FIFA World Cup. This year, some of those eyes can tune in to see it in 3D, with the much-anticipated kickoff of ESPN’s latest network, ESPN 3D.
It coincides with this morning’s match between host country South Africa and Mexico. The channel is offered free to DirecTV subscribers, who unfortunately seemed to face a vicious reboot situation earlier this week as the firmware upgrade for 3D threw some things temporarily out of whack. AT&T U-verse subscribers can also bask in 3D soccer.
So, how many of you will be watching soccer’s brightest stage in technology’s buzziest format?
If you went to ESPN.com this morning—less than two hours before the ball dropped between South Africa and Mexico—you’d never know that it was being broadcast in 3D. It promotes “On ESPN, ESPN3.com and ESPN Radio,” plus a slew of other preview stories and columns. But not a peep about ESPN 3D.
Does that make this more of a “soft launch” because it’s such a small percentage of viewers who can take advantage of the technology right now? If you are tuning in, tell us how it looks in the comments section below—are there good angles to effectively use 3D; does it make the back-and-forth action harder or easier to follow; does it make it more engaging?
I wish I was able to but Time Warner Cable SUCKS
Sorry, I’ve seen 3D on Samsung and Panasonic, Sports and Animation and I don’t think it is worth it. I watch the Rangers-Isles game too. It isn’t the same jump as SD->HD, I don’t think the comparison is proper. I see a comparison frame interpolation to none as a better comparison. I don’t like that stuff either. The “greater reality” that both tout is a strange reality in my mind - not quite right. 3D might add an additional dimension but it doesn’t feel real to me.
Are you kidding me !!! 3d is the best the vies are totally crazy it the best picture I have ever seen and the depth is totally incredible.. you just simple can’t get any ‘more ‘real life than this.. This Sensio decoder has a big effect because I have seen other 3d broadcasts and this is the best picture I’ve seen. Amazing!!
I just signed up for 3d on uverse this morning and watched some replay. Experience is best on near goal action and replays. The graphics are jarring as you focus onthe play and then graphic causes eye to refocus out. They need to figure out how to do that better.
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I just bought myself the Panasonic VT-25, not for the 3D, but because my old HD Bravia is about seven years old. The 3D did seem pretty pretty cool and a nice add-on. Some people like 3D while others don’t. Regardless this function is standard on every brand’s flagship 2010 model. Samsung even includes it on their 7,8 and 9 series models. Now I think it’s pretty safe to say that it is going to become a standard on almost every manufactures’ models. Don’t get me wrong, I certainly do not plan on sitting in my living room watching every program in 3D but it definitely is a fascinating feature. @ Victor Pavamani——The reason the cup looks terrible is because you enabled Samsungs ‘Gimmicky,’ 2D to 3-D conversion on a standard ESPN Channel. The quality of that feature is sub-par at best. I would call your cable provider and see if they offer ESPN3D in your area. They don’t in mine until August but I am in no rush buying all the 3D hardware/upgrades. I am simply enjoying my lovely HD Plasma.