New Sony 3D kit includes 2 glasses and Chronicles of Narnia (Dawn Treader) 3D

[Landy]

Click here for the kit.

[GizmoDVD]

Fox movie with a Sony TV. Makes sense to me.

[Philnerd]

Last time it was Disney's Alice wasn't it? Kudos to Sony for (a) not locking up their own titles into hardware deals and (b) using relatively short term exclusive windows with other studio's films.

[project-blu]

Last time it was Disney's Alice wasn't it? Kudos to Sony for (a) not locking up their own titles into hardware deals and (b) using relatively short term exclusive windows with other studio's films.

ahem, Michael Jackson's This Is It, ahem.

thankfully with the imports of this the price will plummet fast. VERY good price for a starter kit, too.

[Philnerd]

ahem, Michael Jackson's This Is It, ahem.

Oh that one never really hit my radar screen. I suppose then pew pew on Sony too. Not as bad as the damage Panasonic and Samsung are doing with their exclusives, but they're all still bad.

[Lee Stewart]

Oh that one never really hit my radar screen. I suppose then pew pew on Sony too. Not as bad as the damage Panasonic and Samsung are doing with their exclusives, but they're all still bad.

If the exclusives are helping the CEMs to sell 3DTVs than how does that translate into "damage?"

The last thing we need is another CED failure.

[Maxx_75]

I have to agree that the exclusives are bad. No matter what TV brand you buy you are loosing out on a good handful of exciting titles to view and show to friends and coworkers etc. Maybe they are not worried about it as the home 3d market doesn't have a prayer until we can have passive glasses 1080P most likely with 4k panels over the next 2-4 years as they trickle down into mid models. Cheap folks will still enjoy 1/2 res 3d that still looks good.

I guess in my mind this is all early adopter pre-game. 2 years it should be hopping or at the least have most mid to high end sets have the feature with the (4k-ness) being the prefered marketing vehicle.

[Lee Stewart]

I have to agree that the exclusives are bad. No matter what TV brand you buy you are loosing out on a good handful of exciting titles to view and show to friends and coworkers etc. Maybe they are not worried about it as the home 3d market doesn't have a prayer until we can have passive glasses 1080P most likely with 4k panels over the next 2-4 years as they trickle down into mid models. Cheap folks will still enjoy 1/2 res 3d that still looks good.

I guess in my mind this is all early adopter pre-game. 2 years it should be hopping or at the least have most mid to high end sets have the feature with the (4k-ness) being the prefered marketing vehicle.

4K panels will not be needed. The CEMs will license the RealD method that allows 1080P per eye using passive glasses. The manufacturing cost is a fraction of what a 4K panel would cost. It's just another sheet of glass which runs about $235.

LOL - and since when has 100% CGI kids movies to be considered "exciting titles?"

[Maxx_75]

What Shrek movies aren't exciting ? LOL

[Lee Stewart]

What Shrek movies aren't exciting ? LOL

Ah . . .

OK - that is a subjective issue.

Here is a current list of the exclusive titles:

MONSTERS vs. ALIENS - [S3DR]

ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS 3D - [S3DR]

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON - [S3DR]

IMAX: INTO THE DEEP - [S3D]

IMAX: GALAPAGOS - [S3D]

AVATAR - [S3D]

BOLT - [S3DR]

SHREK: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION 3D [S3DR]

MEGAMIND - [S3DR]

NARNIA VOYAGE OF DAWN TREADER - [2D-3D]

You can get AVATAR if you buy a Panasonic 3D BD player. BOLT is available as an import from France through Amazon France:

http://www.amazon.fr/Volt-Combo-Blu-...EYCZZ34FGHXTM7

[RichGardner]

You can get the Samsung starter kit that includes the Shrek movies and Megamind at Frys for $150.

[taygan315]

I want to know when these exclusives are going to be released of their exclusivity. I want to pick up Megamind, Ice Age 3, How To Train Your Dragon, and this latest one with Narnia.

[Krawk]

I HIGHLY DOUBT this will fetch $300 like Avatar did, LOL.

[Wolvie]

I have to agree that the exclusives are bad. No matter what TV brand you buy you are loosing out on a good handful of exciting titles to view and show to friends and coworkers etc. Maybe they are not worried about it as the home 3d market doesn't have a prayer until we can have passive glasses 1080P most likely with 4k panels over the next 2-4 years as they trickle down into mid models. Cheap folks will still enjoy 1/2 res 3d that still looks good.

I guess in my mind this is all early adopter pre-game. 2 years it should be hopping or at the least have most mid to high end sets have the feature with the (4k-ness) being the prefered marketing vehicle.

+1. The small benefit gained by incentivizing new 3D owners is largely outweighed by the limited exposure these exclusives create in the marketplace. And for existing 3D owners, it does little more than to create frustration, at best, and resentment, at worst, for jumping into the early adopter pre-game.

Want to appease both markets? How about bundling it for newbies and releasing it separately for everyone else. These exclusives make no sense, esp. at a time when 3D is need of wider adoption.

[taygan315]

I may pass on this kit and wait til the fall. I know there is nothing official yet, but I bet a new kit will be released with POTC: OST being the bundled freebie.